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First posted on April 10th 2002, last revised on March 22nd 2009






Albania since 1989
Albania 1968-1989
Albania 1949-1968
Albania 1944-1949
Albania 1939-1944
Albania 1925-1939
Albania 1918-1924
Albania 1913-1918


Albania was created as a state by the intervening powers in 1913. For the history prior to 1913, accounts either follow (a) the history of administrative/political entities of that time, or (b) that of the history of the territory which in 1913 would become Albania, or (c) the history of the Albanian ethnicity.
(a)

P. of Shkoder,
1757-1831

P. of Janina,
1788-1822


Larger Entities

Rumelia
Ottoman Empire


(b)

Albania 1878-1912
Albania 1831-1878

(c)

Albanians until 1912
General Files on the History of Albania, organized by topic instead of by period

Historical Encyclopedias : Albania 1809-1904
Timeline : Albania since 1204
Historical Atlas, Albania, Rumelia, Ottoman Empire Pages
List of Wars : Albania, Rumelia






WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNAL FILES
Country Profiles from CIA World Factbook; BBC Country Profiles; World Desk Reference
Country Studies from Library of Congress; from Nations Encyclopedia
Links, General from SSEES; from Library of Congress, Portals to the World; from BUBL
Links, on History from Virtual Library History; from Virtual Library Labour History; from Virtual Library Women's History
Historical Maps Albanian Vilayets 1878, from Frosina
Albania 1912-1914, from Köztes Europa
Timelines from timelines.ws; from BBC News; A Brief Constitutional History of Albania, from IPLS, backward timeline, focus on recent events
Accounts of History from Wikipedia, from the Albanian Homepage; A Brief History, from Albania - Land of the Eagles
Texts and Documents of Albanian History, from Zemra Shqiptare
Encyclopedia Entries on Albania, from Catholic Encyclopedia, 1907 edition; from EB 1911; from Wikipedia
Encyclopedic Articles on Korce, Mirdite, from Footnotes on History, by James L. Erwin
Article Albanien, Durazzo, Skutari, Tirana, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892
Politics Politics of Albania, from Wikipedia; Political Resources on the Net : Albania
Albania : The Party System 1950-1956 and 1957-1962, from Political Parties : A Cross-National Survey, by Kenneth Janda
Albania Profile, from International Crisis Group
Military see under List of Wars : Albania at this site
Economy & Finances Entry Albania, from Global History of Currencies, by Bryan Taylor
History of Tirana Stock Exchange, of Tirana Chamber of Commerce and Industry
see also Library of Congress, Country Studies : Albania; Wikipedia History of Albania
Albania Energy Profile, from Energy Information Administration; List of Hydroelectric Power Stations, from Wikipedia, scroll down for Albania
Mines and Communities : Albania
Ethnography Languages of Albania (7), from Ethnologue
S. Schwandner-Sievers, The Albanian Aromanians' Awakening, Identity Politics and Conflicts in Post-Communist Albania; Greeks of Albania and Albanians in Greece, from Greek Helsinki Monitor; Roma in Albania, from Greek Helsinki Monitor; Albania : The Greek Minority, from HRW
History of the Albanian Language, from Wikipedia, by Çezar Kurti
Falsifying History : The Holocaust and Greater Albania, by Carl K. Savich, tendentious
Migration, Globalisation & Poverty, has numerous pdf files on Albania
World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Albania
Religion History of the (Greek Catholic) Albanian Church, from Eastern Catholic Pastoral Association of Southern California; Articles History of the Jews in Albania, Islam in Albania, from Wikipedia
International Religious Freedom Report 2003 : Albania, from U.S. Department of State
Albania, from Roman Catholic Hierarchy
Patron Saint Index : Albania
History of Cities Tirana, from Albanian Tourist Guide, from World 66, from Wikipedia
Durres, from Albanian Tourist Guide, from Wikipedia
Shkodra, from Albanian Tourist Guide, from Shkoder.net, from Wikipedia
Elbasan, from Wikipedia; Korce, from Wikipedia; Vlora, from Albanian Tourist Guide
Institutions Albania, from Airline History
History, from RTSH (Radio Tirana); Article Radio Televizioni Shqiptar
History of Education in Albania, from Albanur
Structurae : Albania; Search Lighthouse Explorer for Albania
Culture Article Albanian Language, from Wikipedia; A Brief History of the Albanian Language, by Cezar Kurti
Albanian Literature, by Jorgo Bulo; from Wikipedia
Article Music of Albania, from Wikipedia
Article Cinema of Albania, from Wikipedia
Biographies List of Albanians, from Wikipedia; Albanian Personalities, from Albaweb; Famous Albanians, from albanian.ca
Chinese Ambassadors to Albania, from PRC MOFA
Bibliographies Albania, from The Online Books Page
Datenbasis "Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde" (Databasis International Relations and Country Studies), keywords Albanien, Albania; site in German, many English language titles listed
Search RHS Bibliography for Albania
Search UK National Archive Online Library for Albania
Others Alcohol and Drugs History Society : Albania
Category : Albania at the Olympics, from Wikipedia; Article Football in Albania
Disaster History by Country : Albania, from Relief Web
Annals of Israeli-Albanian Contacts on Establishing Diplomatic Relations, by Yosef Govrin; History of the British Embassy in Tirana, Pt.1, Pt.2, Pt.3; Relations between Latvia and Albania, from MOFA Latvia; Diplomatic Relations between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Albania, from Czech Embassy in Tirana; Albania, from MOFA, Finland, from MOFA, Georgia, South Africa DOFA
Republic of Albania, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, History
Albania and the United Nations. Two Cases seen from a Diplomatic History Perspective (1997), by Giovanni Armilotta
Foreign Relations of Greece, posted by Hellenica, scroll down for Bilateral Relations with Albania
The 'National Interest' Tradition and the Foreign Policy of Albania, by Rozeta E. Shembilku
Palearctic Ecoregion, from WWF

WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS
Lists of Statesmen from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon), from Rulers (B. Schemmel), Regnal Chronologies (Western Balkans; scroll down for Albania), from World Rulers (E. Schulz, illustrated); Political Leaders from Albania, from ZPC (including Party Leaders)
List of Primacies of the Albanian Orthodox Church
Lists of Ambassadors List of Canadian Ambassadors to Albania, from Wikipedia;
Population Figures from Population Statistics, Univ. Utrecht
Historical Abortion Statistics - Albania, from Johnston's Archive
Document Collections Texts and Documents of Albanian History, posted by Robert Elsie
Article Albania, Eyne Provintz in Griechenland, from Zedlers Universallexikon (1732), posted by Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, in German, 18th century font
Foreign Office (British) : Peace Handbooks (1919-1920), posted on Internet Archive; v. 3. The Balkan states (I), no. 15-18.--v. 4. The Balkan states (II), no. 19-23
Search Prassi Italiana di Dirito Internazionale, Indice delle leggi e degli altri atti normativi, for Albania, 126 entries, in Italian
Online Newspapers Newspapers and News Media : Albania, from ABYZ; from Online Newspapers, from World Newspapers, from Worldpress.org (links)
Modern Documents List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by Albania, from ILO, 30 docs. since 1920
Internet Law Library : Albania
The Republic of Albania, from World History Archives
Election Results from Albania (since 2001); from IFES Election Guide
Archives, Musea, Libraries Central State Archives, Albania, from KNAW
Libraries in Albania, from LibDex
History of the Albanian National Library, from The European Library
National Symbols Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms, from International Civic Heraldry
National Anthem, from David's National Anthem Reference Page
Coins, Banknotes Banknotes of Albania, from World Currency Museum; from Ron Wise's World Paper Money
Numismatic Collections of Coins : Albania, bilingual Russian-English page
Search Coin Archives for Albania
Stamps Rare Albanian Stamps, from Sandafayre Stamp Gallery; Stamps Albania 1913-1919, from Stamps Catalogue 1840-1920 by Evert Klaseboer
Others License Plates, from Francoplaque, from License Plates around the World
Passports of Albania, from World Passports
Airline Timetable Images : Albania

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Online Libraries Central and Eastern European Online Library
Internet Archive, search for "History of Albania"
On Central, Eastern Europe Adrian Webb, The Longman Companion to Central and Eastern Europe since 1919, London etc.: Longman 2002 [G]
Andre Gerolymatos, The Balkan Wars. Conquest, Revolution and Retribution from the Ottoman Era to the Twentieth Century and Beyond, NY : Basic Books 2002
General Histories Miranda Vickers, The Albanians - a Modern History, (1995) London : Tauris 2001, 282 pp., KMLA Lib.Sign. 949.65 V637a
Article : Albania, pp.612-618 in : Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropaedia, vol.14, KMLA Lib.Sign. R 032 B862n v.14
C.A. Chekrezi, Albania, Past and Present (1919), posted on Internet Archive
W. Peacock, Albania : the foundling state of Europe (1914), posted on Internet Archive
H. Hamm, Albania China's Beachhead In Europe (1962), posted on Internet Archive
A. Galanti, L'Albania: notizie geografiche, ethnografiche e storiche (1901) in Italian, posted on Internet Archive
S. Gopcevic, Geschichte von Montenegro und Albanien (1914) in German, posted on Internet Archive
Wassa, Albanien und die Albanesen: eine historisch-kritische Studie (1879) in German, posted on Internet Archive
Specific Periods Albania, pp.166-170 in : Derek H. Aldcroft, Europe's Third World. The European Periphery in the Interwar Years. Leicester : UP 2006, KMLA Lib. Call Sign 940.09724 A357e
O.M. Aldridge, The retreat from Serbia through Montenegro and Albania (1916), posted on Internet Archive
Communist takeover and occupation of Albania : special report no. 13 of the Select Committee on Communist Aggression (1954), posted on Internet Archive
Economic History A. Calmes, The economic and financial situation of Albania (1922), posted on Internet Archive
Regional History M.E. Durham, High Albania and its customs in 1908 (1910), posted on Internet Archive
N.J. Cassavetes, The question of northern Epirus at the Peace conference (1919), posted on Internet Archive
A. Radovitch, The question of Scutari (1919), posted on Internet Archive
J. Tharaud, La bataille a Scutari d'Albanie (1913), posted on Internet Archive
Historical Dictionaries Raimond Hutchins, Historical Dictionary of Albania, Lanham Md.: Scarecrow 1996 [G]
Robert Elsie, Historical Dictionary of Albania, Scarecrow : 2004