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  king zogu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Ahmed Bey Zogu was born in Castle Burgajet, Albania to Xhemal Pasha Zogu and Sadije Toptani.
Zogu became a leader of a reformist Popular Party and a prime minister of republican government 1922.
Zogu returned with the assistance of Tsarist Russian troops (settled in Yugoslavia) who wanted to overthrow Noli since he had recognized the Soviet regime.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /King_Zogu.html   (721 words)

  
 Albania between wars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zogu soon stepped aside, however, handing over the premiership to Verlaci in the wake of a financial scandal and an assassination attempt by a young radical that left Zogu wounded.
The parliament quickly adopted a new constitution, proclaimed Albania a republic, and granted Zogu dictatorial powers that allowed him to appoint and dismiss ministers, veto legislation, and name all major administrative personnel and a third of the Senate.
Zogu resisted until an uprising in the northern mountains pressured the Albanian leader to conclude the First Treaty of Tiranë with the Italians in November 1926.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albania_between_wars   (3474 words)

  
 EZGeography - Zog of Albania
Ahmed Bey Zogu (Zogolli) was born in Castle Burgajet, Albania to Mati chieftan Xhemal Pasha Zogu and Sadijé Toptani.
Zogu became leader of a major reformist party and later a prime minister of the republican government.
Zogu's principal ally was Italy, which loaned his government funds in exchange for a role in its fiscal policy.
www.ezgeography.com /encyclopedia/Ahmet_Zogu   (959 words)

  
 Zog of Albania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zogu crowned himself King of the Albanians¸(Mbret i Shqiptarëvet in Albanian) on September 1, 1928 and declared a constitutional monarchy similar to the contemporary regime in Italy.
A referendum was held on the restoration of the monarchy in 1997, in which 66.7 percent of voters favored a republican government; Leka declared the result fraudulent.
During the early 2000s, Leka Zogu was active in the country's politics, characterizing the socialist government (which was derived for the most part from former communist party officials) as "mafiosi" with little expertise.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ahmet_Zogu   (1897 words)

  
 Albania between wars. Who is Albania between wars? What is Albania between wars? Where is Albania between wars? ...
With Yugoslav military assistance, Ahmed Bey Zogu, the son of a clan chieftain, emerged victorious from an internal political power struggle in late 1924.
Zogu, however, quickly turned his back on Belgrade and looked to Benito Mussolini's Italy for patronage.
In 1928 Zogu coaxed the country's parliament into declaring Albania a kingdom and himself king.
www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Albania_between_wars   (3616 words)

  
 Ahmet Zogu: Dictionary definition and more
Ahmed Bey Zogu was born in Castle Burgajet[?], Albania.
Zogu held various ministerial posts in the fledgling Albanian government that started at 1920.
On September 1st, 1928 Zogu declared Albania to be a monarchy and proclaimed himself King Zog.
www.encyclopedian.com /ah/Ahmet-Zogu.html   (630 words)

  
 Zog of Albania biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Ahmed Bey Zogu (Zogolli) was born in Castle Burgajet, Albania to Xhemal Pasha Zogu and Sadije Toptani.
Zogu's government followed the European model while large parts of Albania still had an Arab-Turkish social structure and most villages were serf planatations run by the Beys.
Zogu crowned himself King Zog of Albania on September 1, 1928 and declared a constitutional monarchy sharing similarities with the Italian monarchal government (which included a strong police force).
ahmet-zogu.biography.ms   (702 words)

  
 Ahmed Zogu - Wikipedia
Zogu wurde in der elterlichen Festung Burgajet in der Region Mat im hügeligen albanischen Hinterland in eine stark traditionelle, muslimische Gesellschaft geboren.
Wiederholt konnten Zogu und seine treue Gefolgschaft aus Mat auch Aufstände abwehren, wie beispielsweise 1922 einen von Bajram Curri.
Zogu machte deutlich, dass er nach wie vor rechtmäßiges Staatsoberhaupt Albaniens sei.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ahmed_Zogu   (873 words)

  
 Ahmet Zogu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Ahmed Bey Zogu was born in Castle Burgajet, Albania to Xhemal Pasha Zogu and SadijeToptani.
Zogu became a leader of a reformist Popular Party anda prime minister of republicangovernment 1922.
On September 1, 1928 Zogu declaredAlbania to be a monarchy and proclaimed himself King Zog.Nominally his regime was a constitutional monarchy but for all practical purposes he was still a military dictator.
www.therfcc.org /ahmet-zogu-67996.html   (693 words)

  
 Fan S. Noli - Iridis Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This was a period of intense turmoil in the country between the liberals, represented by Vatra, and the conservatives, led by prime minister Ahmet Zogu.
Zogu was succeeded briefly by his father-in-law, Shefqet Verlaci, and by the liberal politician Ilias Vrioni ; Noli was named prime minister and regent on July 17, 1924.
He moved back to the United States in 1932 and formed a republican opposition to Zogu, who had since proclaimed himself King Zog I. Over the next years, he continued his education, studying and later teaching Byzantine music, and continued developing and promoting the autocephalic Albanian Orthodox Church he had helped to found.
www.iridis.com /Fan_S._Noli   (559 words)

  
 Royalty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Zogu I. in 1914 also took part in the government of Prince Wied, as commander of the national forces against the rebels.
In 1923 Zogu I. was charged by the High Council to form a new cabinet and in the time of his government the elections for a constituent assembly took place.
Zogu I. brought absolute peace to the country and established a firm regime which was recognized by all the civilized world.
www.dreyblatt.de /whoswho/Royalty.HTML   (847 words)

  
 Ahmet Zogu - InfoWrangler Wikipedia Snapshot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Ahmed Bey Zogu was born in October 8 1895 in Castle Burgajet, Albania.
He became a chieftain of a cheg clan in the Mat region of north-central Albania.
Zogu proclaimed himself a king Zog I in September 1 1928.
www.infowrangler.com /phpwiki/wiki.phtml?title=Ahmet_Zogu   (607 words)

  
 Zog of Albania - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Zogu returned to Albania with the assistance of Tsarist Russian troops (settled in Yugoslavia) whom (The Tzar) wanted to overthrow Noli since he had recognized the communist regime of Soviet.
After the fall of communist regime, Zog's son, Leka Zogu (from 1961 self-styled Leka I, King of the Albanians) returned to Albania in 1997.
However, Leka Zogu is now in Albania and is trying to establish himself as one of the political leaders of the country.
www.free-definition.com /Zogu.html   (1106 words)

  
 Henry Bogdan - From Warsaw To Sofia
In the April, 1921-elections, the vote was split between the northern conservatives under the direction of Shevket Verlazi, who opposed any agrarian reform, and the Populist party representing the southern bourgeoisie and the intellectuals under the leadership of Bishop Fan Norli, a Harvard graduate and the Albanian American's delegate.
Ahmed Zogu possessed those means, and had often distinguished himself in battle at the head of his warriors.
In January, 1924, Zogu was wounded in an assassination attempt and a general uprising followed.
www.hungarian-history.hu /lib/bogdan/bogdan18.htm   (4553 words)

  
 Leka Zogu - Wikipedia, den fria encyklopedin
Leka Zogu har sedan varit bosatt i Frankrike, Spanien respektive Sydafrika.
Leka Zogu kallar sig dock ändå kung och hävdar att han är landets rättmätige arvtagare och ledare.
Leka Zogu har ofta råkat i konflikt med myndigheterna p.g.a.
sv.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leka   (143 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - Person Page 13209
Genc Zogu was the son of Xhelal Bey Zogu, Prince of Albania and Hyrijet Allaj.
Abdel Aziz Khadr married Meilta Zogu, daughter of Xhelal Bey Zogu, Prince of Albania and Hyrijet Allaj, in 1957 at Alexandra, Egypt.
Essawi Khadr married Vera Zogu, daughter of Xhelal Bey Zogu, Prince of Albania and Hyrijet Allaj, in 1955 at Cairo, Egypt.
www.thepeerage.com /p13209.htm   (750 words)

  
 AIM | DOSSIERS > MONARCHS IN THE BALKAN
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.
Leka Zogu's father, Ahmet Zogu (1895-1961), came from a patriarchal family of the Mati region in central Albania.
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.
www.aimpress.ch /dyn/dos/archive/data/2001/10719-dose-01-03.htm   (1409 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - Person Page 13206
Xhelal Bey Zogu, Prince of Albania was the son of Xhemal Zogu Pasha and Melek Zogu.
Said Zogu was the son of Xhelal Bey Zogu, Prince of Albania and Ruhijé Doshishti.
Melek Zogu was the daughter of Xhelal Bey Zogu, Prince of Albania and Ruhijé Doshishti.
www.thepeerage.com /p13206.htm   (801 words)

  
 The Ruling House of Albania (Zogu), 1939-1941
Leka, Crown Prince of Albania, born at Tirana on April 5, 1939.
Son of Xhemal Zogu Pasha, Hereditary Governor of Mati (ca.
Daughters of Xhemal Zogu Pasha, Hereditary Governor of Mati (ca.
gsteinbe.intrasun.tcnj.edu /royalty/houses/zogu.htm   (130 words)

  
 T1msn Encarta - Resultados de la búsqueda - Zogu I
Zogu I, también llamado Zogú I y Zogi I (1895-1961), presidente (1925-1928) y rey (1928-1939) de Albania.
Ahmed Zogu era de origen austriaco y de...
En un intento por cambiar el rumbo de la ciudad, el rey Zogu I demolió partes de Tirana, la rediseñó y reconstruyó durante las décadas de 1920 y...
mx.encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/searchdetail.aspx?q=Zogu+I&pg=2&grp=med   (126 words)

  
 Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA) [1], 97-07-03
Meanwhile, the pretender to the royal throne, Leka Zogu, dressed in military uniform, addressed to the participants not to use force, but to strongly defend the votes of people in favour of monarchy with all the peaceful means.
Leka Zogu and the Minister of the royal court, called on the participants, as well as on all the citizens throughout Albania, to convene tomorrow at 19:00 and demonstrate for protecting the votes and against their stealing.
The pretender to the royal throne, Leka Zogu, dressed in fatigue, during the meeting in "Skenderbej" square, addressed to the participants not to use force, but to strongly defend the votes of people in favour of monarchy with all the peaceful means.
www.hri.org /news/balkans/ata/1997/97-07-03.ata.html   (4542 words)

  
 WORLD ENCYCLOPAEDIA - Albania - Government and Politics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Popular Party's ranks included the reform-minded Orthodox bishop of Durrës, Fan S. Noli, who was imbued with Western ideas at his alma mater, Harvard University, and had even translated Shakespeare and Ibsen into Albanian.
When the government's enemies attacked Tiranë in early 1922, Zogu stayed in the capital and, with the help of the British ambassador, repulsed the assault.
He took over the premiership later in the year and turned his back on the Popular Party by announcing his engagement to the daughter of the Progressive Party leader, Shefqet Beg Verlaci.
encyclopaedic.net /world/albania/27.php   (984 words)

  
 Talk:Leka Zogu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 1997/04/14 17:49 LEKA ZOGU I HIROVI ISTORIJE
Kada je Leka Zogu napustio zemlju, zajedno sa svojim kraljevskim roditeljima, nije bio stariji vise od dana.
Ahmet Zogu se samoproglasio kraljem, posle citave uzrujane politicke istorije, isprepletane atentatima, licnih inata i inatrigama.
Predsednik Ahmet Zogu, od ovog dana pa nadalje bice Zogu I, Kralj Albanaca.
www.aimpress.ch /dyn/pubs/archive/data/199704/70414-005-pubs-tir.htm   (1277 words)

  
 Ahmet Zogu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Albanian (IN FULL AHMED BEY ZOGU) president of Albania from 1925 to 1928 and king from 1928 to 1939.
Though able to manipulate Albania's internal affairs to his own advantage, he came to depend heavily on Benito Mussolini's Italy and was eventually ousted by the Italian dictator on the eve of World War II.
His hopes of returning after the war were disappointed by the establishment of a communist republic under Enver Hoxha in 1945.
www.albanian.ca /Ahmet_Zogu.htm   (234 words)

  
 Leka Zogu I shpall krijimin e "Lëvizjes për Zhvillim Kombëtar" ::: Peshku pa uje   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Leka Zogu I shpall krijimin e "Lëvizjes për Zhvillim Kombëtar"
TIRANE (29 Maj) - Trashëgimtari i Fronit Mbretëror, Leka Zogu i I-rë, shpalli sot krijimin e "Lëvizjes për Zhvillim Kombëtar".
Në një mesazh, të publikuar gjatë një konference për shtyp, Leka Zogu deklaroi disa nga idetë dhe synimet e kësaj lëvizjeje të re në politikën shqiptare.
www.peshkupauje.com /archive/000981.html   (358 words)

  
 Reality Macedonia : Heir To Albanian Throne Threatens Macedonia, Greece   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
"The lives of Albanians in Macedonia have been put in jeopardy, and Albanians are also in jeopardy in Cemeria in Greece," said Leka Zogu, the heir apparent of the Albanian throne and the only son of the king Ahmet Zogu who was forced into exile.
At a ceremony in Elbasan, marking the foundation of his Movement for National Development, Leka Zogu stressed that the lives of Albanians in Macedonia will be in jeopardy unless a timely action is launched.
Leka Zogu criticized the government for the severe economic crisis that the country is undergoing and cautioned against Greece's economic presence in Albania and purchase of Albanian companies.
www.realitymacedonia.org.mk /web/news_page.asp?nid=3623   (1077 words)

  
 Zogu
1961 Zog I, [Ahmed Zogu], King of Albania (1925-39), dies at 65
1928 Albania becomes a kingdom, with Zogu I as king
1925 Premier Ahmed Zogu becomes president of Angola
www.brainyhistory.com /topics/z/zogu.html   (51 words)

  
 Albania
Amet Bej Zogu became ruler of Albania after the First World War, and on 1 September 1928 was proclaimed "King of the Albanians".
Xhemal Zogu Pasha, Hereditary Governor of Mati, b.Burgajet ca 1860, d.Mati 1911 (1904?).
He m.1st at Mati in 1880 Melek Zogu (Burgajet 18__-Burgajet 1884); m.2d at Mati 1891 Sadijé Toptani, who was accorded the title "Queen Mother of the Albanians" in 1928 (28 Aug 1876-Tirana 25 Nov 1934)
pages.prodigy.net /ptheroff/gotha/albania.html   (603 words)

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