Independent Albania
Independent Albania (Albanian: Shqipëria e Pavarur) was a parliamentary state declared in Vlorë (at the time part of Ottoman Empire) on 28 November 1912 during the First Balkan War. Its assembly was constituted on the same day while its government and senate were established on 5 December 1912.
Albania | |||||||||||||||||
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Coat of arms
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| Anthem: Himni i Flamurit "Hymn of the Flag" | |||||||||||||||||
Map of the de jure boundaries of Albania according to the London Conference (1913) in white | |||||||||||||||||
| Status | Unrecognized country | ||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Vlora | ||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Albanian | ||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Islam, Christianity, etc. | ||||||||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Albanian | ||||||||||||||||
| Government | Parliamentary republic under a provisional government | ||||||||||||||||
| Head of State | |||||||||||||||||
• 1912–1914 | Ismail Qemali | ||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||||||||||
• 1912–1914 | Ismail Qemali | ||||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Assembly of Vlorë | ||||||||||||||||
• Upper house | Senate of Albania | ||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 November 1912 | |||||||||||||||||
• Prince accepted the throne | 21 February 1914 | ||||||||||||||||
| Currency | Albanian lek | ||||||||||||||||
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The delegation of Albania submitted a memorandum to the London Conference of 1913 requesting international recognition of independent Albania. At the beginning of the conference it was decided that the region of Albania would be under Ottoman suzerainty but with an autonomous government. The requests by the delegation for recognition based on the ethnic rights of Albanians were rejected and the treaty signed on 30 May 1913 partitioned a major part of the claimed lands between Serbia, Greece and Montenegro, leaving as independent territory only a central region, which was put under the protection of the Great Powers. The ambassadors of six Great Powers met again on 29 July 1913 and decided to constitute a new state, the Principality of Albania, as a constitutional monarchy. Finally, with the Treaty of Bucharest being signed in August 1913, this new independent state was established, leaving about 40% of the ethnic Albanian population outside its borders.