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    Italian prime minister and dictator Benito Mussolini. Albania was rapidly overrun, its ruler King Zog I went into exile in neighboring Greece, and the country...
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    Albania (Leka Anwar Zog Reza Baudouin Msiziwe Zogu, born 26 March 1982) is the current head of the House of Zogu, the former royal family of Albania....
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    Triepshi. The Albanian flag has gone through a number of changes over the years as different regimes have modified it. During the reign of King Zog (r. 1928–1939)...
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  • married when their brother Zog I of Albania became King.[citation needed] In 1930 the diadem of the Princesses of Albania was created by Töpfert Vienna...
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  • October 2014. Pearson, Owen (2004). Albania in the Twentieth Century, A History: Volume 1: Albania and King Zog. New York: I.B. Tauris. p. 138. Zickel, Raymond;...
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    penetrated and dominated Albania during Zog's rule and was planning for annexation of Albania years prior to the event. Albania came under strong Italian...
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    Durrës (redirect from Durrës, Albania)
    (/ˈdʊrəs/ DUURR-əs, Albanian: [ˈdurəs]; Albanian definite form: Durrësi) is the second-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Durrës...
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    Benito Mussolini gave Albanian King Zog I an ultimatum demanding that he accept an Italian military protectorate over Albania. Zog refused, and the Italians...
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    In 1997, Albania experienced widespread civil unrest due to economic problems caused by the collapse of pyramid schemes. The large sums of money siphoned...
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    group. It is the native language of the Albanian people. Standard Albanian is the official language of Albania and Kosovo, and a co-official language in...
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    Tirana (redirect from Tirana, Albania)
    club. It was there that, in September 1928, Zog of Albania was crowned King Zog I, King of the Albanians. Tirana was the venue for the signing of the...
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    overseeing agricultural development and the use of public lands. Under King Zog, Albania reformed its internal administration under the "Municipal Organic Law"...
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    such as Zog I of Albania, or of a micronation, such as Leonard Casley of Hutt River, Western Australia. In 1928, Ahmet Zogu, a president of Albania, proclaimed...
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    Shkodër (redirect from Shkodër, Albania)
    During September 1928, Albania was proclaimed a monarchy by King Zog I. He was a self-made Muslim monarch and the king of all Albanians until 1939 when Italy...
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    Sea and caused King Zog I to flee. In 1941, while in Tirana, the King escaped an assassination attempt by the 18-year-old Albanian patriot Vasil Laçi....
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    resulted in the replacement of the Kingdom of Albania under King Zog I with the Italian protectorate of Albania, with King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy as...
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    armies occupied Albanian territory... Pearson, Owen (2004). Albania in the Twentieth Century, A History. Vol. I, Albania and King Zog: Independence, republic...
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    Protectorate over Albania.[citation needed] Later during the monarchy period and the reign of King Zog, Italy became the closest ally of Albania, making it a...
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    ISBN 978-86-7179-103-8. Owen Pearson (2004). Albania and King Zog: Independence, Republic and Monarchy, 1908-1939. I.B.Tauris. pp. 93–. ISBN 978-1-84511-013-0...
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  • Ismet Bey Kryeziu (category Government ministers of Albania)
    Yugoslav government, he immigrated to Albania. Kryeziu was a pro-Zogist. He was one of the trusted man of King Ahmed Zog and exercised influence on him. Together...
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    the political shift. King Zog's government was closely tied with the United States. King Zog opened an office for the Albanian consul general in New York...
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  • is a comprehensive list of flags used in Albania. Flag of Albania Coat of arms of Albania (armorial) Albanian heraldry List of flags of Kosovo "16th issue...
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    delivered Zog an ultimatum, demanding the acceptance of an Italian military protectorate over Albania. Zog refused, and on 7 April, Italy invaded Albania and...
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    Battle of Durrës (1939) (category Battles involving Albania)
    Retrieved 2 December 2017. Owen Pearson, Albania in the Twentieth Century, A History, Volume I - Albania and King Zog, I. B. Tauris Publishing, 2004, p. 444...
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    Dielli (Albanian indefinite form Diell), the Sun, holds the primary role in Albanian pagan customs, beliefs, rituals, myths, and legends. Albanian major...
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    20th centuries by Ali Pasha of Ioannina and the government of King Zog I of Albania. Today it possesses five towers and houses a clock tower, a church...
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  • resistance by Zog to interwar Italian political and economic influence in Albania those factors contributed to an environment were an Albanian national consciousness...
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    Vlora War (category Military history of Albania)
    Albania and King Zog: independence, republic and monarchy 1908-1939 Volume 1 of Albania in the twentieth century, Owen Pearson Volume 1 of Albania and...
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  • instituted among the tribes of northern Albania. Dukagjini is believed to have been born in Lipjan, Kosovo. Zog (born Ahmed Muhtar Zogolli; 8 October 1895...
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  • (1957–2014) 2020 - Abdul Rashid Dostum (b. 1954) 1 September 1928 - HM King Zog (1895–1961) 20 March 1925 - William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood...
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