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Country Profile. Location of Albania in the earth Population: 3.2 million Land area: 28,748 square kilometres Economy Ethnic diversity: 98 per cent Albanian, 1.7 Greece, 0.3 Macedonian, Vlash, Gypsy, Serb and Montenegrin Who are the Albanians? Ottaman Empire Era.
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Country Profile • Location of Albania in the earth • Population: 3.2 million • Land area: 28,748 square kilometres • Economy • Ethnic diversity: 98 per cent Albanian, 1.7 Greece, 0.3 Macedonian, Vlash, Gypsy, Serb and Montenegrin • Who are the Albanians? • Ottaman Empire Era
The Albanian ‘national awakening’ • League of Prizren, 1878 • Congress of Monastir, 1908 • Conference of Ambassadors, 29 July 1913 • First World War • 25 December 1918, Albanian National Congress, Turkhan Pasha became President of Albania
Independent Statehood • Full membership of League of Nations, 17 December 1920 • Ahmed Zogu became prime minister • Relation with Fascist Italy • Foreign occupation and civil war,1939-44 • Communist Party of Albania (CPA), Enver Hoxa, (renamed to Party of Labour of Albania in 1943 • National Liberation Front (LNC), Enver Hoxa
Albania under Enver Hoxa • 2 December 1945, elections, new constitution • Relations with Yugoslavia • Soviet critism of Mao’s China, ‘Sino-Soviet Split’ • April 1985, Enver Hoxa died
Albania under Ramiz Alia1985-91 • Political liberalization and economic reform • Balkan Conference, February 1988 • June 1990, Membership of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) • The three-round parliamentary election, 31 March, 7 April and 14 April • The new ‘constitutional law’ 29 April 1991 • The Socialist Government, Fatos Nano, 4 June 1991 • Government of National Stability, Ylli Bufi • Second Governmet of National Stability, December 1991 to March 1992 • Elections, 22 and 29 March 1992
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