Independent Albania
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Independent Albania was a parliamentary state declared in Vlorë on 28 November 1912 during the First Balkan War. Its assembly was constituted on the same day while its government and senate were estab
Albanian rebels capturing Skopje in August 1912
Situation in the Balkans during the First Balkan War, in 1914.
The main delegates of the Albanian Congress of Trieste with their national flag, 1913.
Ismail Kemal and his cabinet during the celebration of the first anniversary of independence in Vlorë on 28 November 1913
Ismail Qemali
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Ismail Qemali, or Ismail Kemal Bey Vlora, was an Albanian politician and statesman who is regarded as the founder of modern Albania. He served as the first prime minister of Albania from December 1912
The Qemali House, Vlora
Portrait of a young Ismail Qemali in 1867.
Ismail Qemali in 1890
Desk and glass cabinet of Ismail Qemali, Vlorë Museum