Assembly of Vlorë
The Assembly of Vlorë (Albanian: Kuvendi i Vlorës) was an Albanian assembly constituted during the All-Albanian Congress in Vlorë, on November 28, 1912.
Background
The
The sessions of the Assembly of Vlorë
The constitution session of the Assembly of Vlorë
After the documents were checked, Ismail Qemali again took the floor and gave a speech stating that he believed that the only way to prevent division of the territory of the Albanian Vilayet between the Balkan allies was to separate it from the Ottoman Empire.[7] Qemali's proposal was unanimously accepted and it was decided to sign the declaration of independence of Albania in the name of the constituted Assembly of Vlorë (Albanian: Kuvendi i Vlorës). By the declaration of Albanian independence the Assembly of Vlorë rejected the autonomy granted by the Ottoman Empire to the Albanian Vilayet, projected a couple of months earlier.[8] The consensus was for complete independence.[9]
The sitting was then suspended and members of the newly constituted National Assembly went to the house of Ismail Qemali, who raised the flag of Skanderbeg on the balcony of his house, in front of the gathered people.[10]
The session held on December 4, 1912
The second session of the Assembly of Vlorë was held on December 4, 1912. During that session members of the assembly established the
See also
- Albanian Revolt of 1912
- Albanian Vilayet
- First Balkan War
- All-Albanian Congress
- Provisional Government of Albania
References
- ^ Zhelyazkova, Antonina (2000). "Albania and Albanian Identities". International Center for Minority Studies and Intercultural Relations. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
calling together an all-Albanian congress. On 28 November 1912, delegates from all over the country gathered in Vlora
- ^ Qemali, Ismail. "Ismail Kemal bey Vlora: Memoirs". Archived from the original on June 17, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
from all parts of the country to Valona, where a national congress was to be held
- ISBN 0-275-97888-5, retrieved January 23, 2011,
Ismail Kemal Bey convened the Albanian Independence Congress
- ^ Qemali, Ismail. "Ismail Kemal bey Vlora: Memoirs". Archived from the original on June 17, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
...November 15th–28th, 1912...
- ^ Nosi, Lef. "Dokumenta historike për t'i shërbye historiës tone kombëtare". Archived from the original on May 7, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
..Ismail Kemal bey... took the floor and explained... that they all must strive to do what is necessary to save Albania from the great perils it is now facing.... they began by checking the documents...
- ^ Nosi, Lef. "Dokumenta historike për t'i shërbye historiës tone kombëtare". Archived from the original on May 7, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
..Albanians had ... uprisings that had taken ... in particular over the last four years, to preserve their rights and customs....all the steps needed to appease and satisfy the Albanians.
- ^ Nosi, Lef. "Dokumenta historike për t'i shërbye historiës tone kombëtare". Archived from the original on May 7, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
.. four countries in the Balkans ...agreed to divide the Empire up among themselves, including Albania...only road to salvation was to separate Albania from Turkey....
- ISBN 0-395-65237-5. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
Proclamation of Albanian independence by an assembly at Valona which rejected the grant of autonomy made by Turkish government
- ISBN 0-275-97888-5, retrieved January 23, 2011,
consensus of the congress was for complete independence
- ISBN 1-55849-097-3.
- ISBN 978-3-465-04017-0. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
... a provisional government, consisting of ten members and led by Vlora, was formed on 4 December.
- ISBN 978-3-465-04017-0. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
From its own members congress elected a senate (Pleqësi), composed of 18 members, which assumed advisory role to the government.