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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1928, Sept. 1 | |
| Ahmet Bey Zogu was proclaimed king. | 1 |
| 1928–39 | |
| Zogu ruled as ZOG I. Throughout he acted as the champion of the modernization of the country (building of Tirana as a modern capital, language reform, educational development, religious independence, and so forth). | 2 |
| Nov. 22 | |
| The assembly adopted a new monarchical constitution. The constitution discouraged political activity. By 1938 there were still no organized political parties in Albania, and manipulation of elections by the king and his associates fostered political apathy. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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