On April 3rd, 1880, in Shkodra, was established “the Protective League of mountains and the city.” At the head of it, was elected the committee with 12 Muslim and Christian members. Chairman of the Committee, was Hodo Sokol, a colonel in the Turkish army and vice president Prenk Bibë Doda. The Committee took over the organization of the national defence.
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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