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The Mirdita rebellion of 1921 was a coup d'état by the Roman Catholic tribes of the Mirdita region in northern Albania against the established Albanian government and parliament post-World War I. Under the leadership of Marka Gjoni and his followers, the rebellion proclaimed the "Republic of Mirdita" and sought autonomy for the region.
Mirdita rebellion | |||||||
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Part of the Aftermath of World War I | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Republic of Mirdita Foreign Volunteers: Russian mercenaries[1] Serbian mercenaries Roman Catholic tribes Supported by: Kingdom of Yugoslavia | Principality of Albania | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Marka Gjoni | Zog I | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,200 rebels (including Russian and Serbian mercenaries)[2] | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
References
[edit]- ^ Besier, Gerhard; Stokłosa, Katarzyna (2014-01-03). European Dictatorships: A Comparative History of the Twentieth Century. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-5521-1.
Again, with Yugoslavian support, the new tribal leader of the Mirdites, Gjon Marka Gjoni attempted a rebellion against the government in Tirana in summer 1921. He proclaimed the "Republic of Mirdita" in Prizen. Despite material support from Yugoslavia, which also put the interned soldiers of the former Wrangel Army at the leader's disposal, Albanian government troops were able to end the separation.
- ^ Mulder, Nicholas (2022). The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25936-0.
Entering Albania with a band of twelve hundred fighters and Russian and Serbian mercenaries, funded and equipped by the Yugoslav government, Gjoni claimed to defend the freedom of Christians