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Historical Timeline for Albania - A chronology of key events
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Albania Timeline[edit | edit source]

Date Event
2nd millennium BC appearance of the Illyrians structured into around thirty tribes
7th century BC appearance of Greek colonies
3rd and 2nd centuries BC conquest then Roman occupation
395 AD division of the Roman Empire, the Illyricum is handed over to the authorities of Constantinople,
4th and 6th centuries different waves of invasion in the Balkans
6th century the Illyricum divided into several provinces then invaded by the Antes, the Huns, the Lombards and especially the Slavs
1190 constitution of a principality of Albania with Kruja for capital (north of Tirana)
XIIIth century this space becomes a battlefield and is seen occupied by different powers (Bulgarians, Serbs, Epirots, Venetians, Angevins) without any of them succeeding in uniting the Albanian people under the same banner, which comes to divide into antagonistic clans
1385 the Ottoman Empire invades most of Albania
1443 Skanderbeg raises a powerful army and manages to repel the Ottoman invasion.
1468 death of Skanderbeg
1506 Albania is entirely conquered by the Ottomans, the beginning of a massive Islamization which will not reach the regions of the South and the North.
1555 First work written in Albanian by Gjon Buzuku (Catholic prayer missal) published in Italy.
End of the XIXth century the conscience of national belonging tries to be awakened by the intellectuals of the "Albanian Renaissance", at the same time as the power of the Ottoman Empire begins to decline and that the neighboring countries gain little by little their respective i
1872 First translation of the New Testament into Albanian by Kostandin Kristoferidhi, from Elbasan.
1878 the Prizren League brings together nearly 80 intellectuals trying to rise up against the declared “arbitrary” definition of the geographical borders of Albania (treaties of San Stefano and Berlin).
1891 the Prizren league is dissolved by the Ottoman armed forces
1908 Congress of Manastir, creation of an alphabet adapted to the Albanian language
1912 Ismail Qemal Bej declares the independence of Albania and becomes head of the provisional government. Capital in Vlora.
1913 independence of Albania recognized by the Western States during the Conference of Ambassadors in London.
1914 German Prince William de Wied provisionally obtains the throne of Albania.
1916 a stronghold of the French army settles in the region of Korça and helps its inhabitants to constitute an independent Republic (until 1919, after demobilization of this army and under neighboring Greek pressure). Creation in 1916 of the French lycée in Ko
1920 Italy obtains an exclusive management mandate on Albanian territory.
1925 presidency then self-proclaimed monarchy of Ahmet Zogu.
1939 World War II breaks out, Italy invades Albania, King Zog I is forced to flee, to Spain, then finds refuge in France. He died there in 1961, his remains were repatriated in 2012. The French high school in Korça was closed by the Italians, the French teache
1941 creation of the Albanian Communist Party, later the Labor Party, by Enver Hoxha.
1944 the armed forces organized by Enver Hoxha scare the Germans away. Albania has taken back its lands, it becomes the only country not to have relied on any foreign aid to achieve liberation.
1946 Creation of the People's Republic of Albania, presidency of Enver Hoxha for seven consecutive five-year terms (prohibition of multiparty politics and no authorized opponent).
1967 Launch of revolutionization, and opening of the fight against religions
1978 after periods of friendship with Yugoslavia, the USSR and China, Enver Hoxha decrees the withdrawal of Albania into itself, which no longer has any contact with the outside.
1985 Enver Hoxha dies.
1991 Fall of the Communist regime; Albania is experiencing a transition from a planned economy to a market economy, generating a severe economic crisis, while the population, being able to cross the borders freely, emigrates en masse, mainly to Italy, Greece a
1997 civil demonstrations which occur after the collapse of the investment companies with pyramidal structure.
1999 conflict in Kosovo, thousands of Kosovar refugees arrive in Albania, supported by the population.
2003 negotiations between Albania and the EU with a view to concluding an association and stabilization agreement, the first stage of the accession process.
2006 signing between Albania and the EU of a stabilization and association agreement, a prelude to the country's possible accession to the EU
2007 George W Bush becomes the first US President to pay an official visit to Albania (several roads will bear his name)
2009 Albania becomes a member of NATO
2014 (June) Albania receives the status of candidate for EU membership, this is its fourth official request.
March 24, 2020 Foreign ministers of EU member states give green light for the opening of accession negotiations with Albania

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