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Fan Noli. Theofan Stilian Noli, known as Fan Noli also as Θεοφάνης Στυλιανός Μαυρομάτης (6 January 1882 – 13 March 1965), was an Albanian -American writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, historian, orator, Archbishop, Metropolitan and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church and the Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in ...
The Albanian Declaration of Independence ( Albanian: Deklarata e Pavarësisë) was the declaration of independence of Albania from the Ottoman Empire. Independent Albania was proclaimed in Vlorë on 28 November 1912. Six days later the Assembly of Vlorë formed the first Government of Albania which was led by Ismail Kemal and the Council of ...
Gurakuqi was born to a Catholic family in Shkodër, a vilayet center of the Ottoman Empire at the time, on February 19, 1879. He studied at the Jesuit -run St. Xavier College [2] He was also a poet and published under the pen name Jakin Shkodra and Lekë Gruda. He published articles in Albania, Drita, Kalendari-kombëtar, Liria e Shqipërisë ...
v. t. e. The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania ( Albanian: Kisha Ortodokse Autoqefale e Shqipërisë ), commonly known as the Albanian Orthodox Church or the Orthodox Church of Albania, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church. It declared its autocephaly in 1922 through its Congress of 1922, and gained recognition from the Patriarch ...
Families of Frashër. House of Brothers Frashëri, Albania. The village of Frashër in southern Albania saw the emergence of several notable families ( Albanian: Frashërllinjtë) in the history of Albania. They contributed to the independence of Albania throughout military actions but also in literature and politics.
The Albanian Republic ( Albanian: Republika Shqiptare) was the official name of Albania as enshrined in the Constitution of 1925. Albania came into an alliance with the Kingdom of Italy after signing the Treaties of Tirana, which gave Italy a monopoly on shipping and trade concessions. [1] Albania was declared a constitutional monarchy in 1928.
Casualties and losses. 26 Deaths, 50 Injuries. The June Revolution ( Albanian: Lëvizja e Qershorit) also known as the Antibourgeois Democratic Revolution ( Albanian: Revolucioni Demokrat Antiborgjez) was a revolt backed by the parliamentary opposition to the Zog I government, following the 1923 Albanian parliamentary election .
The Great Powers recognized the independence of Albania in the Treaty of London in May 1913 and the Principality was established on February 21, 1914. The Great Powers selected Prince Wilhelm of Wied, a nephew of Queen Elisabeth of Romania, to become the sovereign of the newly independent Albania. [4] A formal offer was made by 18 Albanian ...