On February 18th, 1931, was killed by the Serbian police Milan Shuflai, albanologist with German descent. The murder of the prominent historian and professor caused international widespread protests because his murder happened after a visit which he made in Albania. In 1924, the Academy of Sciences of Vienna, published the main work of Shuflai, “Qytetet dhe kalatë e Shqipërisë kryesisht gjatë mesjetës”. Then it was published “Historia e Shqipërisë së Veriut” and “Serbët dhe Shqiptarët”. Even the historical novel, with Albanian theme “Kostantin Balsha” belongs to him.
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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