Albania’s first city that raised the Albanian flag and declared the independence was Elbasan. On November 25th, 1912, Elbasan patriots, liberated their town from five centuries occupation and declared it part of free independent Albania.Their example was followed from the other cities of central Albania: Durres, Tirana, Kavaja, Peqin, Lushnja.
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18 August 1914, Esat Pasha Toptani declared himself the head of the interim government
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18 August 1920, the Educational Congress of Lushnja convened
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18 August 1992, the Republic of Albania adhered to two important documents of international law