ALBANIA
Albania was part of the
Ottoman Empire
till 28 November 1912 when General Ferreo, in command of Italian
troops declared Albania an independent country. Italian forces occupied
the country from 1914 to 1920.
Albanian became a republic
in 1925.
In 1928 the country became
a monarchy under
King Zog I.
In March of
1939 Italy invaded
Albania.
Germany
occupied Albania
from September 1943 until late 1944.
At the end
of World War 2
it became an independent state headed by Enver Hoxha.
The
People's Socialist Republic
was instituted in 1976 and was renamed Republic of Albania in
1991.
Albanian
postage stamps have
been issued since 1913.
