Kingdom of Albania

This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of 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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Albania was declared a monarchy in 1928 with King Zog I. Because of the First (1926) and Second (1927) Treaties of Tirana that led Italy gain power over the country (among other things it allowed the Italian Military to enter Albania freely), it is considered a de facto Italian Protectorate.

Establishment

September 1928: Albania was declared a monarchy by the Constituent Assembly, and President Ahmet Bej Zogu was declared King Zog I. The kingdom was supported by the fascist regime in Italy, and the two countries maintained close relations.

Chronology

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1. Italian invasion of Albania

Was a brief military campaign which was launched by the Kingdom of Italy against the Albanian Kingdom in 1939. The conflict was a result of the imperialistic policies of the Italian prime minister and dictator Benito Mussolini.

April 1939: On April 7, 1939, Mussolini's troops, led by General Alfredo Guzzoni, invaded Albania, simultaneously attacking all Albanian ports.

April 1939: At 9:30 on April 8, 1939, Italian troops entered Tirana quickly conquering all the government buildings.

April 1939: Scutari surrendered to the Italians in the evening after 12 hours of fighting.

April 1939: On 12 April 1939, the Albanian parliament voted to depose Zog and unite the nation with Italy in personal union, offering the Albanian crown to Victor Emmanuel III.

Disestablishment

April 1939: On April 7, 1939, Mussolini's troops, led by General Alfredo Guzzoni, invaded Albania, simultaneously attacking all Albanian ports.

April 1939: Scutari surrendered to the Italians in the evening after 12 hours of fighting.

April 1939: At 9:30 on April 8, 1939, Italian troops entered Tirana quickly conquering all the government buildings.

April 1939: On 12 April 1939, the Albanian parliament voted to depose Zog and unite the nation with Italy in personal union, offering the Albanian crown to Victor Emmanuel III.