| 1204
|
Part of the Despotate of Epirus (under Byzantine,
then Serbian, and later Bulgarian influence). |
| 1259 - 1268
|
Durrës (Durazzo) independent. |
| 1356 |
Albanian Principality |
| 1384 |
Ottoman conquest of Albanian tribes and principalities
begins. |
| 18 Aug 1392
- 1501 |
Venetian rule in Durrës (Durazzo). |
| 1396 - 26 Jan
1479 |
Venetian rule in Shkodër (Scutari). |
| 2 Mar 1444 -
17 Jan 1468 |
Gjergj Kastrioti - Scanderbeg (b. 1403 - d. 1468)
leads an Albanian state in central Albania. |
| 1466 |
Vlorë (Valona) part of the Ottoman Empire (from
1810 - 1846 part of Rumelia, and from 1846 part of Janina . |
| 1478 |
Interior regions part of Ottoman Empire. |
| 26 Jan 1479
|
Shkodër (Scutari) part of the Ottoman Empire.
|
| 1501 |
Ottoman conquest completed; Albanian lands divided
into several Vilayets or provinces: Rumelia , Yanya, Monastir (1846-1877),
Ishkodra, Uskib (1846-1863), Valorë (to 1810), and (from 1877) Kosovo.
|
| 1878 - 1881
|
Albanian rebellion under the League of Prizren
|
| 23 Aug 1912
|
Ottoman Empire agrees to grant limited autonomy
(autonomy for the Albanians, not for Albania). |
| 1 Nov 1912 -
26 Oct 1913 |
Serbia occupies Durrës. |
| 28 Nov 1912
|
Independence declared. |
| 23 Apr 1913
- 6 May 1913 |
Shkodër occupied by Montenegro. |
| 14 May 1913
- 1914 |
Shkodër under international military administration.
|
| 29 Jul 1913
|
Independence recognized by the great powers. >
|
| Jan 1914 - 7
Mar 1914 |
Under an International Commission (Austria-Hungary,
Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Russia). |
| 7 Mar 1914 |
Albanian Principality |
| 5 Sep 1914 -
19 Sep 1914 |
Under an International Commission. |
| 26 Dec 1914
- 2 Sep 1920 |
Italy occupies Vlorë and parts of Southern Albania
in 1915 - 1917; and from Nov 1918 former Austro-Hungarian occupied
the areas. |
| 14 Jun 1915
- 23 Jan 1916 |
Shkodër occupied by Montenegro. |
| Jan 1916 - 13
Nov 1918 |
Northern and Central Albania occupied by Austria-Hungary
(and Bulgaria in the east from 1915). |
| Jun 1916 - 26
May 1920 |
District of Korce and the south under French occupation.
|
| 1919 |
Albanian provisional government recognized by
Italy as the legal government of the Italian protected zone. |
| 22 Aug 1920
|
Italy a recognizes full independence of Albania.
|
| 17 Jul 1921
- 20 Nov 1921 |
Proclamation of an independent Mirditë republic
in the north. |
| 9 Nov 1921 |
The Great Powers confirmed the independence of
Albania, within its frontiers of about 1913. |
| 31 Jan 1925
|
Albanian Republic (proclaimed 22 Jan 1925). |
| 27 Nov 1926
|
Treaty of Alliance and Security of Tiranë signed
with Italy, by 1938 Albania becomes a de facto Italian protectorate.
|
| 1 Sep 1928 |
Albanian Kingdom |
| 7 Apr 1939 |
Invaded by Italy. |
| 16 Apr 1939
- 9 Sep 1943 |
Personal union with Italy (de facto annexation).
|
| 8 Jul 1940 -
24 Apr 1941 |
Greek occupation of northern Epirus. |
| 29 Jun 1941
- 20 Oct 1944 |
Kosovo, part of western Macedonia (Kercova, Dibra,
Tetovo, and Struga) and small parts of Montenegro (Ulcinj and few
villages east of Podgorica) are annexed to Albania (formally 3 Dec
1941). |
| Sep 1944 - 20
Oct 1944 |
Kumanovo and surroundings in formerly Bulgarian
Macedonia are annexed to Albania. |
| 8 Sep 1943 -
20 Oct 1944 |
German occupation. |
| 11 Jan 1946
|
People's Republic of Albania |
| 28 Dec 1976
|
Socialist People's Republic of Albania |
| > 30 Apr 1991
|
Republic of Albania |
| Apr 1997 - 14
Aug 1997 |
Multinational Protection Force in southern Albania
|
| 29 Jun 1997
|
Referendum rejects restoration of the monarchy.
|
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