With the announced order by the Italian command of the occupation, on January 22nd, 1919 the entire territory of Albania was declared a war zone. Also, other occupying powers acted in the same way. By violating the neutrality proclaimed by the great powers, they invaded the newborn state, turning into a battlefield of the diplomatic bargaining.
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8 May, National Day of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent
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8 May 1786, was premiered the “Skanderbeg” tragedy on the stage of the French Theater in Paris
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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