After the cease-fire of Turkey with the Balkan allies, on April 16th, 1913, Esat Toptani decided to release Shkodra in order to win the support of Montenegro and its allies to become the ruler of Albania. For this purpose, he signed the capitulation agreement and handed the ancient city to Montenegrin forces.
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8 May 1910, took place the battle of Carralaves, between the Albanian insurgents and Ottoman armies
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8 May 1926, was concluded the agreement between the Albanian Government and the Serbian-Albanian Bank
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8 May 1937, King Zog I decreed the Law on Changing the Names of Some Cities, Villages, Wards, Rivers, etc