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 | | Leka Zogu, the current heir to the Albanian throne, was born on April 5, 1939, only two days before his father, King Zogu I (born Ahmet Bej Zogolli), and his Hungarian-born mother, Geraldina (born Countess Apponyi von Nagy-Appony), left Albania fleeing Italian occupational troops. |
 | | After Albania became independent in 1912, Ahmet Zogolli became active in Albanian politics as one of the most prominent representatives of feudal lords and major land owners whose title and riches dated from the times Albania was a part of the Ottoman Empire. |
 | | In his program, Leka Zogu says he is king of the Albanians, is in favor of an Albania consisting of all regions populated by Albanians, and one of his priorities is the unification of Albania and Kosovo. |
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