Zog I of Albania

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Zogu I
King of the Albanians
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King of Albania
1 September 1928  – 7 April 1939
PredecessorMonarchy established
Vidi I (as Prince of Albania), deposed in 1914
SuccessorVictor Emmanuel III of Italy
1st President of Albania
1 February 1925 – 1 September 1928
PredecessorNew Post
SuccessorMonarchy established
Marshal of Royal Albanian Army
1 February 1925  – 1 September 1939
PredecessorNew Post
11th Prime Minister of Albania
26 December 1922 – 25 February 1924
PredecessorXhafer Bej Ypi
SuccessorShefqet Vërlaci
6 January 1925 – 1 September 1928
PredecessorIliaz Bej Vrioni
SuccessorKoço Kota
Born(1895-10-08)8 October 1895
Burgajet Castle, Burrel, Ottoman Albania
Died9 April 1961(1961-04-09) (aged 65)
Suresnes, Paris, France
Burial
Mausoleum of the Albanian Royal Family
ConsortGéraldine Apponyi de Nagyappony
IssueLeka, Crown Prince of Albania
Full name
Ahmed Muhtar Zogolli
HouseZogu
FatherXhemal Pasha Zogolli
MotherSadije Toptani
ReligionSunni Islam
SignatureZogu I's signature

Zog I, King of the Albanian[1][2] (Albanian: Naltmadhnija e tij Zogu I, Mbreti i Shqiptarëve, IPA: [ˈzɔɡu]; 8 October 1895 – 9 April 1961) was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. He first was Prime Minister of Albania (1922–1924), then as President (1925–1928), and finally as the first and only King (1928–1939) of Albanian Ancestry.

Zog I Of Albania Media

  • Standard used by Ahmet Zogu as President of the First Republic.

  • Royal sword commemorating the marriage of King Zog I

  • Zog I (born Ahmet Zogolli, later changed to Ahmet Zogu) (8 October 1895 – 9 April 1961) was King of Albania from 1928 to 1939. He was previously Prime Minister of Albania (1922 - 1924) and President of Albania (1925 - 1928).

  • Royal standard of Zog I and of the Army

  • 100-franc banknote of Zog's reign

  • The grave of former King Zog I at the Cimetière de Thiais near Paris

  • Statue of Zog on the eponymous Zogu I Boulevard in Tirana, Albania

  • Decoration without ribbon - en

  • ALB Order of Fidelity (1939) - Grand Cross BAR

References

  1. ↑ Pearson, Owen. Albania in the Twentieth Century: a history (2006)I.B. Tauris. p. 568. ISBN 1-84511-013-7.
  2. ↑ Royal Ark


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