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The Republic of Mirdita was a short-lived unrecognized republic declared in northern Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

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Marka Gjoni

Gjon Markagjoni

Marka Gjoni was an Albanian clan leader who rebelled against the Albanian government. In 1921 in alliance with Esadists, he founded in Prizren the Republic of Mirdita and served as its president during its short existence. His republic did not receive recognition by its alleged citizens nor from...

and his followers. It existed between July 17 and November 20, 1921.

Yugoslavia backed Marka Gjoni who led his Roman Catholic Mirditë tribesmen in a rebellion against the Albanian regency and parliament established after the World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

. He proclaimed in Rreshen

Rrëshen

Rrëshen is a small Albanian city and the administrative seat of the Mirditë District, in northern Albania. In 2001, it had a population of 9,240 people.-The City:...

the founding of an independent "Republic of Mirdita". Marka Gjoni was the only president of the republic.

As the republic violated the sovereignty of the Albanian state, Albanian government troops fought and eventually extinguished the republic.

History

The people from the region of Mirdita, throughout history, were known to have been pioneers of the Catholic faith against the ruling Muslim Ottomans. During the 15th century the Mirditas were under the leadership of George Kastrioti - Skenderbeg himself. The Mirditas are said to be the direct brothers of the Dukagjinas, meaning both regions were directed by one ancestor. Managing to exterminate any Turkish law from taking over their region, the Mirditas were successful in uniting with the Kurbinas, Lezhjans, Dukagjins, Pukjans, Shkodrans, and Malsors to preserve their rich European culture, mother religion, and freedom from the more powerful empire. Regardless to success, there are also failures and tragedies; the Mirditas republic was an overall failure. The minor level Government was run over by the larger Socialist parties of the Albanian government, more specifically King Zog of Albania. In result to this the former Mirdita republic was decreased in land size and population by less than half. Now other districts take stake to the annexed parts of "Old Mirdita" or in Albanians, "Mirdita e Vjeter" (known to by the locals).

Mirdita is a region in Albania that took its name from the widely used Albanian

Albanian language

Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...

greeting, Good day.

Government

President: Marka Gjoni
Gjon Markagjoni
Marka Gjoni was an Albanian clan leader who rebelled against the Albanian government. In 1921 in alliance with Esadists, he founded in Prizren the Republic of Mirdita and served as its president during its short existence. His republic did not receive recognition by its alleged citizens nor from...
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Andon Ashiku
Minister of War: Prenk Lleshi
Minister of Home Affairs: Zef Ndoci

History

Government

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