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Total population | |
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22,100 [1] – 35,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Paris · Mulhouse · Marseille | |
Languages | |
French, Albanian language | |
Religion | |
Islam, Christianity, Irreligious |
The Albanians in France constitute an ethnic minority of the country as immigrants. The most Albanians came from Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Turkey, Italy and Greece. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The Confederation of Albanians in France is an organization of emigrants in France. It was quickly registered by the French authorities. It is in the process that some Albanians were personally addressed by the organization in Albania, either out of fear or rejection of the content, police dangerous letters of their will. A so-called Balkan committee, most of which had personal acquaintance with Albania and Greece, expressed in January 1941 "its deep sympathy with the Albanian people" strongly condemned the Italian aggression and demanded the restoration of full Albanian independence.
Zog I, born Ahmed Muhtar bey Zogolli, taking the name Ahmet Zogu in 1922, was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. At age 27, he first served as Albania's youngest ever prime minister (1922–1924), then as president (1925–1928), and finally as king (1928–1939).
Theofan Stilian Noli, known as Fan Noli, was an Albanian writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, historian, orator, Archbishop, Metropolitan and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church and the Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America who served as Prime Minister and regent of Albania in 1924 during the June Revolution.
Ismail Kadare is an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter, and playwright. He is a leading international literary figure and intellectual. He focused on poetry until the publication of his first novel, The General of the Dead Army, which made him famous internationally.
The Congress of Lushnjë, historically documented by the name Mbledhja Kombiare Lushnje, was a conference of Albanian political leaders held from January 28 to January 31, 1920 in Lushnjë, Albania.
Bajram Curri was an Albanian chieftain, politician and activist who struggled for the independence of Albania, later struggling for Kosovo's incorporation into it following the 1913 Treaty of London. He was posthumously given the title Hero of Albania.
Leka, Prince of Albania is a claimant to the defunct throne of Albania and the head of the House of Zogu.
Albanian literature stretches back to the Middle Ages and comprises those literary texts and works written in Albanian. It may also refer to literature written by Albanians in Albania, Kosovo and the Albanian diaspora particularly in Italy. Albanian occupies an independent branch within the Indo-European family and does not have any other closely related language. The origin of Albanian is not entirely known, but it may be a successor of the ancient Illyrian language.
Teodor Keko (1958–2002) was an Albanian writer, journalist, and politician.
Mustafa Merlika-Kruja was one of the signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence. He served as Prime Minister of Albania during the Italian occupation from December 4, 1941 to January 19, 1943.
Ali Bey Këlcyra born Ali Klissura, was an Albanian lord and a member of the Albanian parliament in the 1920s. He was co-founder with Mid'hat Frashëri of the Balli Kombëtar organization in 1942, and the cosigner of the Dalmazzo-Këlcyra agreement with Lorenzo Dalmazzo.
The Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo was an Albanian organization founded in Shkodër on 1 May 1918. It was mainly consisted of the political exiles from Kosovo and was led by Hoxha Kadri from Pristina. It existed in looser form since May 1915.
Qazim Mulleti (1893–1956) was an Albanian politician, nationalist and mayor of Tirana from 1939 through 1940 and its prefect from 1942 to 1944.
Kristo Floqi was an Albanian patriot, playwright, politician, and lawyer.
Mihal Turtulli, also known as Michal Tourtoulis or Dr. Turtulli, was an Albanian oculist, politician, member of the High Council of State, and representative of Albania at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919.
"Free Albania" National Committee, also known as "Free Albania" National-Democratic Committee, also National Committee for a Free Albania or NCFA, was a political organization of post-World War II Albanian emigres based in the Western countries. It was supported by the CIA as part of the Albanian Subversion and was a member of the National Committee for a Free Europe. The committee's aim was organizing the Albanian diaspora and cooperating with western powers in overthrowing Enver Hoxha's Communist regime in Albania.
The committee's creation was initiated in Rome and was completed in Paris in the summer of 1949.
KONARE or Komiteti Nacional Revolucionar was a left-wing revolutionary committee of the Albanian political émigrés in Europe, from 1925 till mid-30s. Its central political figure was Bishop Fan Noli.
Elia, Princess of Albania is an Albanian actress, former singer and wife of Leka, Prince of Albania. They married on 8 October 2016 in Tirana.
Northwestern Albania was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake with an epicentre 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west-southwest of Mamurras, at 03:54 CET (UTC+1) on 26 November 2019. The earthquake lasted at least 50 seconds and was felt in Albania's capital Tirana, and in places as far away as Bari, Taranto and Belgrade, 370 kilometres (230 mi) northeast of the epicentre. The maximum felt intensity was VIII (Severe) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. A total of 51 people were killed in the earthquake, with about 3,000 injured. It was the second earthquake to strike the region within three months. It was the strongest earthquake to hit Albania in more than 40 years, its deadliest earthquake in 99 years and the world's deadliest earthquake in 2019.
Princess Myzejen Zogu of Albania, was an Albanian princess. Initially excluded from public life and seen little in public, the Princess later represented her brother the King at many royal activities. At the beginning of World War II, the Princess left Albania. In 1940, Myzejen followed his brother the deposed king into exile in Great Britain. Subsequently, together with her sisters, the Princess went to live in France, although she never stopped worrying and committing herself for her native land, Albania.
Angelin Preljocaj.