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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23 August 1848, was published the first number of the newspaper “Albanian of Italy” in Napoli of Italy
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23 August 1914, in the conditions of World War I, the last soldiers leave the city of Shkodra
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23 August 1878, today is commemorated the teacher and patriot Marigo Pozio
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23 August 1934, was held in Tirana the first Congress of Chambers of Commerce
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23 August 1937, took place the ceremony of the beginning of the works for the construction of the Bacteriological Laboratory