A Brief History of Albania

Albania was first inhabited by the Illyrian tribe. Later, the Greek arrived, around the 7th century B.C. Around the year 214 B.C. and after a long war; the Romans occupied Albania.

During the 5th and 6th centuries, Albania was invaded by the Visigoths, the Huns, the Ostrogoths, and Slavs. In the 14th century, independent feudal states appeared while the cities were developing.

In 1389 after defeating Serbs and Turks, Albania falls under the Ottoman rule until 1912 when the 28 of November the Albanians declared independence.

In 1939 during the Second World War, the Italians occupied their country. Communist partisans fought Italian occupation forces, and after a long war, they took control of the country, constituting a regime that lasted until 1990, the year of the Berlin wall fall. Due to an internal crisis, Albanians ran to take refuge in foreign embassies and escaped to Italy by boats. This provoked the fall of the communist regime.