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A provisional government of Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus was established in February 1914 and organized armed units who clashed with the Albanian militia. They were composed both Orthodox Albanian and Greek-speaking males aged from 15 to 55 and consisted mainly by deserters of the Greek army, many of them natives and bandits. [36]
Albania was considered a Besetztes Freundesland (Friendly Occupied Country). The Austro-Hungarians left the local administration in place, formed an Albanian gendarmerie and opened schools. The development of a proper Albanian language and orthography was promoted to reduce Italian influences. They also built roads and other infrastructure.
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]
A mid-1912 Albanian revolt resulted in Ottoman recognition of the "14 Points", a list of demands which included the establishment of an Albanian Vilayet. [35] The push for Albanian autonomy and Ottoman weakness were seen by contemporary regional Christian Balkan powers as threatening their Christian population with extermination. [36]
The following is a list of armed conflicts with victims in 2020. ... deaths in one calendar year are considered wars by ... Archived 8 August 2017 at the ...
Albanian Shkodran forces under Kara Mahmud Pasha invade Montenegro. Albanian forces pass through the territories of the Nikšići, Paštrovići and Bjelice. The Montenegrin coastline is reached and Cetinje is burnt down. First Scutari-Ottoman War: Pashalik of Scutari: Ottoman Empire. Pashalik of Yanina; Bosnia eyalet; Rumelia Eyalet; Victory
Graph of global conflict deaths from 1900 to 1944 from various sources. This is a list of wars that began between 1900 and 1944.. This period saw the outbreak of World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945), which are among the deadliest conflicts in human history, with many of the world's great powers partaking in total war and some partaking in genocides.
This is a timeline of Albanian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Albania and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Albania. See also the list of Albanian monarchs and list of heads of state of Albania