Albania Gallery

Albanian King Zog I

The Albanian King Zog I (1895-1961) - previously Ahmed Zog - initially Prime Minister from 1923 to 1924, then President from January 1925 until 1928 (as depicted here) and on September 1st, 1928 he proclaimed himself king. In 1939 he fled abroad from the Italian occupying forces. In 1946 he was formally dethroned. According to the Guinness Book of Records, he holds the record for the most cigarettes smoked in a day (225!!!). Date: circa 1925

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Map of Greece, 1792

Map of Greece and Greek islands plus Romania (which appears on this map to be incorrectly labelled or positioned south of Bulgaria), Macedonia, Albania and parts of Turkey and Italy. (Detail of image 10074527) Date: 1792

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1790s, 1792, 18th, Albania, Century, Europe, European, Greece, Greek, Islands, Macedonia, Map, Maps, Romania, Turkey

Italian Propaganda postcard - Invasion of Albania

Italian Propaganda postcard - Invasion of Albania by Italian Tank Regiment (this card is celebrating the brave tank drivers) 7-12 April 1939. The conflict was a result of the imperialist policies of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Albania was rapidly overrun, its ruler, King Zog I, forced into exile, and the country made part of the Italian Empire as a protectorate in personal union with the Italian crown. Date: 1939

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection