Italian Protectorate over Albania

This article is about the specific polity Italian Protectorate over Albania and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was the first Italian effort of the Kingdom of Italy to establish a protectorate over Albania. It was established during World War I in an effort to secure a de jure independent Albania under Italian control. Due to revolts by the Albanian population, Italy left the territory in 1920.

Establishment

Chronology

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1. World War I

Was a global conflict between two coalitions, the Allies (primarily France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States) and the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). It was mainly caused by the competition of the western countries over domain in Europe and in the rest of the world with their colonial empires. The war ended with the defeat of the Central Powers. The war also caused the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Russian Civil War.

1.1.World War I Balkan Theatre

Was the theatre of war in the Balkan Peninsula during World War I.

1.1.1.Albania during World War I

Albanian theatre of World War I.

1.1.1.1.Collapse of Albania

Invasion of Albania by the central powers during World War I.

1.2.Aftermath of World War I

Were a series of treaties and military events that can be considered a direct consequence of World War I.

Disestablishment

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