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The Italian protectorate over Albania was established by the Kingdom of Italy during World War I in an effort to secure a de jure independent Albania under Italian control. It existed from 23 June 1917 until the summer of 1920.
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]
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, which enabled Italy and Albania to form a defensive alliance. [ 12 ]
In June 1917, Italy established the Albanian Republic in the territory it held in southern Albania, de facto operating as an Italian protectorate. As Central Powers forces were pushed out of Albania, the protectorate grew in size and came to control nearly all of the country by the end of the war in November 1918.
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, with permission of the Allied command, occupied Northern Epirus on 23 August 1916, forcing the neutralist Greek Army to withdraw its occupation forces from there. [3] In June 1917, Italy proclaimed central and southern Albania as a protectorate of Italy while Northern Albania was allocated to the states of Serbia and Montenegro. [3]
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’s deal with Albania to process irregular migrants is “very, very different” to the scrapped Rwanda plan, Yvette Cooper has said. The Home Secretary drew a distinction between Rome’s ...