Albania Declares Independence
28 November 1912 — Delegates meeting at Vlorë proclaim Albania independent from the Ottoman Empire during the First Balkan War. Ismail Qemali leads the provisional government. Independenc...
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28 November 1912 — Delegates meeting at Vlorë proclaim Albania independent from the Ottoman Empire during the First Balkan War. Ismail Qemali leads the provisional government. Independenc...
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January–August 1912 — Albanian insurgents launch a major revolt against Ottoman authority. Rebel forces eventually enter Skopje and force the Ottoman government to accept substantial conc...
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1912–1914 — Officials in Germany and Austria-Hungary increasingly fear that Russia and Serbia will become stronger with time. Railway construction, military reforms, population growth and...
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1912–1913 — Trace the Balkan Wars, competing territorial claims and Great Power diplomacy that created modern Albania while leaving many Albanian-speaking populations beyond its borders.
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