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Albania marks Independence Day

Independence Day is a National Holiday in Albania

Albania Independence Day: November 28

Independence Day is a Public Holiday in Albania.

An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation’s assumption of independent statehood. Most countries honor their respective independence day as a national holiday. Proclaiming Albanian independence after 500 years of Ottoman Turkish occupation; in a furthermore decisive act, the Congress officially issued the Vlore proclamation which marked the formal declaration of Albania’s independence on November 28th.

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Posted on 27 Nov 2011 in : Albania Holidays,November Holidays


Albania Celebrates Its Independence

Independence Day is a public holiday in Albania.

Independence Day Date: November 28

Independence Day is a public holiday in Albania.

Dita e Pavarësisë (“Independence Day” in English) was declared in 1912 by Ismail Qemali, founder of the modern Albanian state and its first head of state and government. After five hundred years of Ottoman domination, an independent Albania was proclaimed on November 28, 1912. On this day the Albanian flag was raised by Ismail Quemali in Flora, Albania to publicly proclaim the independence of Albania from its Ottoman authorities.

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Posted on 27 Nov 2011 in : Albania Holidays,November Holidays

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