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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 ...
Under the secret Treaty of London signed in April 1915, Triple Entente powers promised Italy that it would gain Vlorë (Valona) and nearby lands and a protectorate over Albania in exchange for entering the war against Austria-Hungary. Serbia and Montenegro were promised much of northern Albania, and Greece was promised much of the country's ...
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 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 ...
Italy and its colonial possessions in 1914 The flag of Italy shown hanging alongside an Albanian flag from the balcony of the Italian prefecture in Vlorë, Albania during World War I The Partition of Turkey in the Treaty of Sèvres of 1919. The light green marked area is the territory from Anatolia allocated to an Italian sphere of influence.
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
The Italian ambassador demanded that Albania become an Italian protectorate. April: The Albanian army mobilized. April 5: Leka, Crown Prince of Albania, the heir to the Albanian throne, was born. Zog appealed to the democracies. April 6: Zog appealed to the Balkan Pact. April 7: Italian invasion of Albania: Fifty thousand Italian marines landed ...