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Faik Konica, organizator of the congress

The Albanian Congress of Trieste (Albanian: Kongresi Shqypëtaar i Trieshtës) was a congress of Albanians held in Trieste, Austria-Hungary in period 27 February – 6 March 1913, and organized by Faik Konica and Sotir Kolea.[1][2]

The Provisional Government of Albania sent Kristo Meksi as its emissary to the Albanian Congress of Trieste.[3] Baron Franz Nopcsa who participated in the work of the congress, published his notes on the congress that became of particular historical interest.[4] The participants of the congress included Nikolla Ivanaj[5] and Terenzio Tocci[6].

Decisions

The program of the congress had four points:

  1. Preparing the request to be sent to the Great Powers for recognition of the political and economical independence of the Albania
  2. Treaty of friendship and support of the Aromanian populations that lived near Albanian-inhabited regions and wanted to be included in the Albanian state.
  3. Borders of future Albania
  4. Discussion about the prince[7]


History of Albania
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References

  1. ^ Mano, Nini (3 July 2010). "Sotir Kolea, dhunimi i një patrioti (pas vdekjes)". Gazeta Shqip. http://www.gazeta-shqip.com/ndryshe/eff5669147fee30b658e83a904e6bca8.html. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
  2. ^ Elsie, Robert "Albanian Voices, 1962 – Fan Noli" Robert Elsie's personal website archived from the original on 21 January 2011 http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albanianlanguage.net%2Fen%2Fnoli.html&date=2011-01-21. Retrieved 21 January 2011 "Congress of Trieste which was organized by his friend and rival Faik bey Konitza" 
  3. ^ Elsie, Robert (1999). "The Viennese Scholar Who Almost Became King of Albania: Baron Franz Nopcsa and His Contribution to Albanian Studies". East European Quarterly 33. ISSN 0012-8449. 
  4. ^ Elsie, Robert. "Baron Franz Nopcsa and his contribution to Albanian studies". Robert Elsie's personal website. http://www.albanianphotography.net/en/nopcsa.html. Retrieved 22 January 2011. "Of particular historical interest are Nopcsa's notes on the Albanian Congress of Trieste in 1913 and on the selection of a European noble to become the crowned head of the newly independent principality of Albania." 
  5. ^ Nopcsa, Franz "The Congress of Trieste" Robert Elsie archived from the original on 1 March 2011 http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albanianhistory.net%2Ftexts20_1%2FAH1913_8.html&date=2011-03-01. Retrieved 1 March 2011 "Nikolla Ivanaj, who endeavoured unsuccessfully to challenge the authority of the chairman simply in order to draw attention to himself." 
  6. ^ Elsie, Robert (2004) Historical dictionary of Albania Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press p. 445 ISBN 978-0-8108-4872-6 OCLC 52347600 http://books.google.com/books?id=haFlGXIg8uoC&pg=PA444&dq=%22independence+of+Albania%22&hl=en&ei=fY6BTvbKOciSOsG5uCs&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22independence%20of%20Albania%22&f=false "Tocci Torenzio....he took part in the Congress of Trieste" 
  7. ^ "Kongresi Shqipetar Trieste". Shipkovica. http://www.shipkovica.com/Vlerakombetare/kongresiitriestes.htm. Retrieved 5 March 2011. 

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