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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18 June 1878, the Albanian League of Prizren passed a series of decisions that were included in what was called the “Book of Decisions”
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18 June 1880, “Istanbul Albanian Committee” sent a protest to the Berlin Conference
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18 June 1914, in the ports of Durres and Shengjin, anchored English and French warships
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18 June 1922, the Shkodra Teachers’ League was formed