Congress of Durrës

The Congress of Durrës (Albanian: Kongresi i Durrësit) was a conference of Albanian political leaders held from December, 25 to December 27, 1918 in Durrës, at the time capital of the Principality of Albania. After World War I, in December, 1918, a national congress was held in Durrës and a temporary administration of the city was appointed, but this fell in January, 1920, after the Congress of Lushnjë. Mehmet Konica was the head of Congress.

History

A delegation sent by a postwar Albanian National Assembly that met at Durrës in December 1918 defended Albanian interests at the Paris Peace Conference, but the conference denied Albania official representation. The National Assembly, anxious to keep Albania intact, expressed willingness to accept Italian protection and even an Italian prince as a ruler so long as it would mean Albania did not lose territory. Serbian troops conducted actions in Albanian-populated border areas, while Albanian guerrillas operated in both Serbia and Montenegro.

Government of Durrës

Principality of Albania 28 December 1918 - 28 January 1920

• Turhan Përmeti - Heads of State and Prime Minister of Albania
• Prênk Bibë Doda - Vice Prime Minister
• Myfit Libohova - Ministr of the Interior and Justice, and later became Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Luigj Bumçi - ?
• Mustafa Merlika-Kruja - Minister of Posts and Telegraphs
• Mihal Turtulli - ?
• Mehmet Konica - ?
• Gjergj Fishta - Secretary General

See also

• Principality of Albania
• Congress of Lushnjë