Draft:Rebellion in Mirdita

Rebellion in Mirdita
	Part of Albanian–Yugoslav border war (1921)
Date	July 1920-July 1921
Location	Mirdita, Albania
Result	Albanian victory; Dissolution of Self-government of Mirdita; Marka Gjoni flees to Yugoslavia;
Belligerents
Principality of Albania	Republic of Mirdita; Support:; Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes; File:State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935–1973).svg Kingdom of Greece
Commanders and leaders
Ahmet Zogu; Pandeli Evangjeli	Marka Gjoni ; Peter I; File:State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935–1973).svg Constantine I
Strength
unknown	unknown

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Instructions · What links here · Rebellion in Mirdita (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 8 days ago by Miodaniel (talk: D · +) · Last edited 5 days ago by Reconrabbit

The Rebellion in Mirdita (Albanian: Kryengritja e Mirdites) was an uprising by the locals from Mirdita during the Albanian–Yugoslav border war (1921).

Background

At the League of Nations, the Yugoslav government accused the Albanian government of holding only the interest of the Muslim population in mind while suppressing the country's Catholic population. Albania's government responded by stating that it represented all Albanians regardless of religious beliefs.^[1] The Yugoslav government argued that due to the existence of the Mirdita republic, the Albanian response was invalid and threw Albania's status of being a country into question, thus affecting its potential membership in the League.^[2] The Yugoslav delegation stated that while two governments existed in Albania, a unity between the people could not exist.^[1]

The Rebellion

Marka Gjoni, a chieftain of the predominantly Roman Catholic Mirdita region and tribe in Northern Albania, believed that the new Albanian government was going to ban Catholicism. As a result, he allowed Yugoslav authorities on his behalf to proclaim the Mirdita Republic on July 17, 1921 in Prizren, Yugoslavia.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[1] The Albanian government viewed the existence of the Mirdita republic as a violation of the sovereignty of the Albanian state. As a result, it began preparing troops to quash the rebellion. Meanwhile, in August 1921, representatives of both Yugoslavia and the Mirdita Republic signed an agreement which stated that the republic would be defended by Yugoslav military forces and the interests of the republic abroad would be represented by the Yugoslav government. This prompted Albania to accuse Yugoslavia of instigating a rebellion and aiding the separatists.

Aftermath

With the withdrawal of the Yugoslav troops, the Mirdita Republic became quickly overrun by Albanian government troops and irregular forces under the command of Ahmet Zog. The rebellion ended by 20 November 1921 following negotiations with local Mirditor elders who agreed to surrender to Zog if no reprisals would occur. Gjoni fled to Yugoslavia, while Mirdita was placed under siege with Gjoni's followers being proclaimed as traitors. Other rebels were sentenced in a government political court, though no real persecution fell on the main leaders.^[6] As a result of the rebellion, Mirditan autonomy was abolished by the Albanian government.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Austin 2012, p. 25
^ Austin 2012, pp. 24–25
^ ^a ^b Pula 2013, p. 48
^ Besier & Stokłosa 2014, p. 239
^ Tomes 2011, p. 46
^ Tomes 2011, p. 47.

Sources

Austin, Robert Clegg (2012). Founding a Balkan State: Albania's Experiment with Democracy, 1920–1925. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442644359.
Besier, Gerhard; Stokłosa, Katarzyna (2014). European Dictatorships: A Comparative History of the Twentieth Century. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443855211.
Pula, Besnik (2013). "Binding Institutions: Peasants and Nation-state rule in the Albanian highlands, 1911-1939". In Go, Julian (ed.). Decentering Social Theory. Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing. pp. 37–72. ISBN 9781781907276.
Tomes, Jason (2011). King Zog: Self-Made Monarch of Albania. Stroud: The History Press. ISBN 9780752470870.
Northedge, F.S (1986). The League of Nations: Its Life and Times, 1920–1946. Holmes & Meier. ISBN 978-0-7185-1316-0.

[Austin25-1] Austin 2012, p. 25

[Austin2425-2] Austin 2012, pp. 24–25

[Pula48-3] Pula 2013, p. 48

[BesierStoklosa239-4] Besier & Stokłosa 2014, p. 239

[Tomes46-5] Tomes 2011, p. 46

[Tomes47-6] Tomes 2011, p. 47.

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