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The People's Socialist Republic of Albania, (Albanian: Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqipërisë) officially the People's Republic of Albania from 1946 to 1976 and later the Republic of Albania from 1991 to 1992, was the period in Albanian history when the country was a communist state under the one-party rule of the Party of Labor of ...
The agreement recognized Northern Epirus as an autonomous and self-governing region of Albania under the suzerainty of the Albanian prince, while also acknowledging the Greek character of the area. However, due to political instability in Albania at that time, the protocol was never put into effect. [4]
A new constitution superseded the 1950 version and renamed Albania the Socialist People's Republic of Albania. 1977: Top military officials were purged after a "Chinese conspiracy" was uncovered. 1978: July: China terminated all economic and military aid to Albania. 1980: Hoxha selected Ramiz Alia as the next party head, bypassing Mehmet Shehu ...
At the same time, an uprising in the country's south by local Greeks led to the formation of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus in the southern provinces (1914). [64] The republic proved short-lived as Albania collapsed with the onset of World War I.
Subsequently, an autonomous Republic [note 1] of Northern Epirus was proclaimed on 28 February 1914, in Argyrókastro, following negotiations between representatives of the region's populations and Georgios Christákis-Zográfos, a politician from Lunxhëri and former Greek foreign minister. This was followed by the formation of a provisional ...
The Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus (Greek: Αὐτόνομος Δημοκρατία τῆς Βορείου Ἠπείρου, romanized: Aftónomos Dimokratía tis Voreíou Ipeírou) was a short-lived, self-governing entity founded in the aftermath of the Balkan Wars on 28 February 1914, by the local Greek population in southern Albania (Northern Epirotes).
The establishment of the Autonomous Albanian Republic of Korçë was done on December 10, 1916, by French authorities with a protocol, according to which an autonomous province would be established on the territories of Korçë, Bilishti, Kolonja, Opar and Gora in eastern Albania.
The Republic of Central Albania was supported by the local Muslim nobles as well as by Serbia. [13] Toptani's seizure of central Albania also resulted in the Catholic population of northern Albania being cut off from Qemali's administration; however, the Catholics had never been eager to submit to any central Albanian government anyways. [9]