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People would then buy these bonds which looked like stamps for 10 or 15 cents each from the government and the government promised to return them with an interest after a period of 10 years or more. During a war especially during World War 1, governments needed all the extra money they could get their hands on to help pay for the war equipment ...
The first list is based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) fact sheet, which includes a list of the world's top 40 military spenders as of 2023, based on current market exchange rates.
In 2021, Haradinaj stated that the EU might drive Kosovo to unite with Albania. [73] President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić commented that Haradinaj's statement is "a threat to the whole region" and that Serbia would have an adequate answer to such actions.
Tigray War. The Ethiopian National Defense Force says that it has killed 15 members of the Tigray People's Liberation Front, including the region's former deputy police commissioner, and captured eight others, including the region's former president Abay Weldu. Business and economy. Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
11 June – During the 2021 United Nations Security Council Elections, Albania was elected to serve a two-year term, beginning in 2022, as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. It will be the first time Albania has sat on the Security Council. [3]
As the communist regime collapsed in Albania during 1990, there was a real fear that the armed forces might intervene to halt the collapse of communism by force. In the event, the armed forces stood by as the regime of which they had been a part disintegrated. During the 1980s, Albania had reduced the number of infantry brigades from eight to four.
On 1 September 1928, the Constituent Assembly proclaimed: Ahmet Zogu "King of the Albanians" under the name Zog I. [9] At this time, the Basic Statute, the Civil Code, and the Commercial Code were adopted. [10] In 1929, the whole world would be gripped by the Great Depression caused by overproduction. Albania would not escape its effects either.
Socialist Party of Albania Starting from 16 February 2019, the opposition parties organized a series of protests and rallies against the government to demand new elections and the formation of a technocrat government that would ensure the fairness of the electoral process, citing electoral fraud and corruption in the government as the main ...