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Albania

12 periods and events, 400 BCE – 1997.

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Periods and events

When	Period or event	Kind	Source
400–168 BCE	Illyrian kingdoms伊利里亚诸王国 Illyrian kings rule the region until Roman conquest in 168 BCE.	Dynasty or era	Source
1190 – 1255	Principality of Arbanon阿尔巴农公国 The first Albanian state of the Middle Ages.	Dynasty or era	Source
1443 – 1468	Skanderbeg's resistance斯坎德培的抵抗 The national hero leads the League of Lezhë against the Ottomans for 25 years.	War	Source
1479 – 1912	Ottoman Albania奥斯曼统治的阿尔巴尼亚 Most Albanians convert to Islam; many rise high in Ottoman service.	Colonial	Source
1908	Congress of Manastir马纳斯提尔大会 Scholars adopt the Latin-based Albanian alphabet.	Literature	Source
1912	Declaration of Independence独立宣言 Ismail Qemali proclaims independence in Vlorë.	Politics	Source
1928 – 1939	King Zog索古国王 Ahmet Zogu crowns himself king.	Dynasty or era	Source
1939 – 1944	Italian and German occupation意大利与德国占领 Mussolini invades; Germany takes over in 1943.	Colonial	Source
1944 – 1985	Hoxha's regime霍查政权 Enver Hoxha builds one of the most isolated Stalinist states, breaking with Yugoslavia, the USSR and China.	Politics	Source
1967	World's first atheist state世界第一个无神论国家 Hoxha bans all religion and closes mosques and churches.	Religion	Source
1991	Fall of communism共产主义政权垮台 Student protests and mass emigration end one-party rule.	Politics	Source
1997	1997 unrest1997年动乱 The collapse of pyramid schemes triggers near civil war.	War	Source

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