Albania: Republic, 1920-1928

Last modified: 2004-11-06 by ivan sache
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by Jaume Ollé

• Flag of the Republic of Albania
• War flag and naval ensign
• Presidential standard
• Civil ensign
• Alternative flag reports

See also:

• Albania
• Republic of Mirdita/Koritza (1921)

Flag of the Republic of Albania

Due to difficulties in reaching an agreement in the Peace Conference (1919), Italy started to show reluctance in assuming a mandate on the country, transfering a part of it to Greece and another to Serbia.
An Albanian rebellion broke up then and forced the Italians to withdraw from most of the country. By the end of the year, the partisans of Bairam Tsuri had already taken control over nearly all of Albania.

On 20 January 1920 the Constitutional Statute of the Albanian Republic was promulgated with legislation about the national flag. In February 1920 a more representative Albanian provisional government was formed. Its president was Soliman Bey Divilna and it was located first in Lushnje, but soon moved to Tirana. It included four constitutional regents. The flag with the double-headed eagle was kept but by 1920 a new design was adopted (formally on 20 January through the 3rd article of the Constitutional Statute). The allied forces withdrew from the country, del