2012 Event In a third round of voting, the Parliament of Albania fails to elect the President of the Republic of Albania 1997 Death Adil Carcani, prime minister of Albania (1982-91), dies 1992 Event Sali Berisha becomes president/Alexander Meksi premier of Albania 1991 Event 1st post WW II non-communist government in Albania 1991 Event Albania offers 1st multi-party election in 50 years 1985 Event Ramiz Alia succeeds Enver Hoxha as party leader of Albania 1985 Death Enver Hoxha, party leader/premier of Albania, dies at 76 1981 Death Mehmet Shehu, Prime Minister Albania 1954 - 1981, American spy, commits suicide 1978 Event Albania drops diplomatic relations with China PR 1976 Event Albania constitution goes into effect 1970 Event Netherlands and Albania form diplomatic relations 1968 Event Albania leaves Warsaw pact 1968 Event Albania announces it is withdrawing from the Warsaw Pact 1967 Event Cultural Revolution in Albania 1961 Event U.S.S.R. and Albania break diplomatic relations 1961 Death Zog I, Ahmed Zogu, King of Albania (1925-39), dies at 65 1961 Event Albania disavows Chinese "Revisionism" 1955 Event Warsaw Pact is signed by the Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania 1949 Event U.N. International Court of Justice held Albania responsible for incidents in Corfu Channel and awards Britain damages 1946 Event 2 British ships sink near Albania 1946 Event Enver Hoxha declares People's Rep of Albania with himself dictator 1945 Event General Enver Hoxha becomes leader of Albania 1944 Event Albania liberated from Nazi control (National Day) 1944 Death Harry CA Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania), dies at 87 1944 Event Enver Hoxha becomes head of Albania anti fascists 1941 Event British-Italian dogfight above Albania 1941 Event Italian counter offensive in Albania 1940 Event Italy annexes Albania 1939 Event Grens mobilization due to Italian invasion in Albania 1939 Event King Zog I of Albania, flees 1939 Event Italy invades Albania 1938 Event King Zog of Albania marries Countess Geraldine of Hungary 1928 Event Albania becomes a kingdom, with Zogu I as king 1927 Birthday Jan Myrdal, Swedish writer/journalist, Albania Defiant 1927 Event Albania mobilize by threat of Serbian, Croatian and Slovenes 1926 Event Italian and Albania sign peace treaty 1925 Event Albania Republic proclaimed under President Achmed Zogu 1924 Event Albania becomes a republic (ex-premier Ahmed Zogoe's coup) 1915 Event Serbian leader flees to Albania 1915 Birthday Dhimiter Shuteriqi, Albania, writer, Alirimtaret The liberator 1914 Event Prince Wilhelm von Wied leaves Albania 1914 Event Prince Wilhelm von Wied becomes King of Albania 1913 Event Austrian-Hungary demands that Serbia and Albania leave 1913 Event Serbian troops march into Albania 1913 Event Albania becomes sovereignty under prince Wilhelm von Wied 1913 Event New country of Albania, forms 1912 Event Albania declares it's Indepenence from Turkey 1912 Event Albania declares independence from Turkey 1912 Event War between Turkey and Montenegro breaks out in Albania 1908 Birthday Enver Hoxha, post-war leader of Albania, 1944-85 1895 Birthday King Zog I, of Albania, 1928-1939 1856 Birthday Harry A. P. Eyres, British diplomat, Constantinople, Albania 1443 Event George Kastriotis [Skanderberg] proclaims Albania principality
