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The revolutionary movements [11] in Italy made the presence of the last 20,000 soldiers of the Italian Army in Albania basically impossible. On August 2, 1920, the Albanian-Italian protocol was signed, upon which Italy retreated from Albania (maintaining only the island of Saseno). This put an end to Italian claims for Vlora and for a mandate ...
Albania became an Italian protectorate subordinated to Italian interests, [22] along the lines of the German Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Victor Emmanuel III was proclaimed king of Albania, creating a personal union with Italy; he was represented in Tirana by a viceroy. A customs union was created, and Rome took over Albanian foreign ...
When Mussolini seized power in Italy, he turned to Albania with renewed interest. Italy began to penetrate Albania's economy in 1925, when Albania agreed to allow Italy to exploit its mineral resources. [12] That action was followed by the signing of the First Treaty of Tirana in 1926 and the signing of the Second Treaty of Tirana in 1927 ...
The Kingdom of Italy did the same when proclaiming independence of Albania under its protectorate on June 23, 1917, in Gjirokastra. [49] General Giacinto Ferrero proclaimed on that day the Italian Protectorate and the next weeks entered Greece and occupied Ioannina in Epirus . [ 50 ]
Italian protectorate of Albania may refer to: Italian protectorate over Albania , existing during and after WW1 Italian protectorate of Albania (1939–1943) , existing before and during WW2
Italy grew tired of Albania and its economic and socio-political problems. Italy started to worry about problems of international politics as in 1936-1937 Europe everything started to shift rapidly, especially the political situation in Germany. [5] Italy occupied Albania in 1939 and declared it its protectorate.
Italian cannons captured by Albanian irregulars during one of the battles. The military stalemate continued for three months until the Italian and Albanian governments signed the Treaty of Tirana on 2 August 1920, [16] which ended the conflict. Italy undertakes to recognize and defend the autonomy of Albania and, retaining only Saseno, abandons ...
Albania had held strategic importance for Italy since the Renaissance, when the Republic of Venice controlled some areas of the Albanian coast (called Albania Veneta).In addition, southern Italy contained Albanian-speaking communities (Arbëreshë people), who had taken refuge there from the Ottoman invasion of Albania during the Skanderbeg era, and who were favorable to a possible union of ...