{"title":"Albania","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDuring\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Hunyadi\" title=\"John Hunyadi\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Hunyadi\"\u003eJohn Hunyadi's\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecampaign in\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ni%C5%A1\" title=\"Niš\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ni%C5%A1\"\u003eNiš\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1443,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skanderbeg\" title=\"Skanderbeg\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skanderbeg\"\u003eSkanderbeg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand a few hundred Albanians defected from the Turkish ranks; for twenty-five years he scored remarkable victories against the Ottomans. He adopted the similar Estern Roman imperial flag, with the double-headed eagle and the red background, and his victories brought him the papal title\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAthleta Christi\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-5\"\u003e[5]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe eagle was used for\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heraldry\" title=\"Heraldry\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heraldry\"\u003eheraldic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epurposes in the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Middle_Ages\" title=\"Middle Ages\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Middle_Ages\"\u003eMiddle Ages\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby a number of noble families in\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albania_(toponym)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Albania (toponym)\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albania_(toponym)\"\u003eAlbania\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand became the symbol of the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albanians\" title=\"Albanians\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albanians\"\u003eAlbanians\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Elsie2010_6-0\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-Elsie2010-6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-Elsie2010-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kastrioti_family\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Kastrioti family\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kastrioti_family\"\u003eKastrioti\u003c\/a\u003e's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coat_of_arms\" title=\"Coat of arms\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coat_of_arms\"\u003ecoat of arms\u003c\/a\u003e, depicting a black\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Double-headed_eagle\" title=\"Double-headed eagle\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Double-headed_eagle\"\u003edouble-headed eagle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon a red field, became famous when he led a revolt against the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Empire\" title=\"Ottoman Empire\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Empire\"\u003eOttoman Empire\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eresulting in the independence of Albania from 1443 to 1479. This was the flag of the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/League_of_Lezh%C3%AB\" title=\"League of Lezhë\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/League_of_Lezh%C3%AB\"\u003eLeague of Lezhë\u003c\/a\u003e, which was the first unified Albanian state in the Middle Ages and the oldest representative political body in the country with extant records.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Matanov2010_7-0\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-Matanov2010-7\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-Matanov2010-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-PickardÇeliku2008_8-0\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-Pickard%C3%87eliku2008-8\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-Pickard%C3%87eliku2008-8\"\u003e[8]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-9\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-9\"\u003e[9]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-10\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-10\"\u003e[10]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumb tleft\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumbinner\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Doppeladler_Albanien.jpg\" class=\"image\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Doppeladler_Albanien.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0a\/Doppeladler_Albanien.jpg\/180px-Doppeladler_Albanien.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"130\" class=\"thumbimage\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0a\/Doppeladler_Albanien.jpg\/270px-Doppeladler_Albanien.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0a\/Doppeladler_Albanien.jpg\/360px-Doppeladler_Albanien.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"994\" data-file-height=\"720\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0a\/Doppeladler_Albanien.jpg\/180px-Doppeladler_Albanien.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumbcaption\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"magnify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Doppeladler_Albanien.jpg\" class=\"internal\" title=\"Enlarge\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Doppeladler_Albanien.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\nDouble-headed eagle found in a mural inside the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Anthony_Church,_Durr%C3%ABs\" title=\"St. Anthony Church, Durrës\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Anthony_Church,_Durr%C3%ABs\"\u003eShën Ndoji church\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cape_of_Rodon\" title=\"Cape of Rodon\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cape_of_Rodon\"\u003eRodon\u003c\/a\u003e, possibly dating from the 15th century\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe symbol of the double-headed black eagle on a red background was re-used by\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albanian_nationalism\" title=\"Albanian nationalism\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albanian_nationalism\"\u003eAlbanian nationalists\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eduring the 19th and early 20th centuries as a symbol of their campaign for their country's independence from the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Empire\" title=\"Ottoman Empire\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Empire\"\u003eOttoman Empire\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Elsie-2001-78_11-0\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-Elsie-2001-78-11\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-Elsie-2001-78-11\"\u003e[11]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Elsie2010_6-1\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-Elsie2010-6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-Elsie2010-6\"\u003e[6]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-12\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-12\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-12\"\u003e[12]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn Ottoman territory, the first time it was raised in possibly over 400 years is the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_De%C3%A7iq\" title=\"Battle of Deçiq\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_De%C3%A7iq\"\u003eBattle of Deçiq\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(6 April) in the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albanian_revolt_of_1911\" title=\"Albanian revolt of 1911\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albanian_revolt_of_1911\"\u003eAlbanian revolt of 1911\u003c\/a\u003e. It was raised by the rebellion leader\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ded_Gjo_Luli\" title=\"Ded Gjo Luli\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ded_Gjo_Luli\"\u003eDed Gjo Luli\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon the peak of Bratila (present-day\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tuzi_Municipality\" title=\"Tuzi Municipality\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tuzi_Municipality\"\u003eTuzi Municipality\u003c\/a\u003e) after victory was secured. The phrase\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTash o vllazën do t’ju takojë të shihni atë që për 450 vjet se ka pa kush\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Now brothers you have earned the right to see that which has been unseen for 450 years) has been attributed to Ded Gjo Luli by later memoirs of those who were present when he raised the flag.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Verli1_13-0\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-Verli1-13\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-Verli1-13\"\u003e[13]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt was one of three banners brought to\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mal%C3%ABsia\" title=\"Malësia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mal%C3%ABsia\"\u003eMalësia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Palokë Traboini, student in Austria. The other two banners were used by Ujka of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gruda_(tribe)\" title=\"Gruda (tribe)\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gruda_(tribe)\"\u003eGruda\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Prelë Luca of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Triepshi_(tribe)\" title=\"Triepshi (tribe)\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Triepshi_(tribe)\"\u003eTriepshi\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-14\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-14\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-14\"\u003e[14]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumb tright\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumbinner\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Castle_of_Kruja_(Kalaja_e_Krujes).jpg\" class=\"image\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Castle_of_Kruja_(Kalaja_e_Krujes).jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/63\/Castle_of_Kruja_%28Kalaja_e_Krujes%29.jpg\/220px-Castle_of_Kruja_%28Kalaja_e_Krujes%29.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"293\" class=\"thumbimage\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/63\/Castle_of_Kruja_%28Kalaja_e_Krujes%29.jpg\/330px-Castle_of_Kruja_%28Kalaja_e_Krujes%29.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/63\/Castle_of_Kruja_%28Kalaja_e_Krujes%29.jpg\/440px-Castle_of_Kruja_%28Kalaja_e_Krujes%29.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"2448\" data-file-height=\"3264\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/63\/Castle_of_Kruja_%28Kalaja_e_Krujes%29.jpg\/220px-Castle_of_Kruja_%28Kalaja_e_Krujes%29.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumbcaption\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"magnify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Castle_of_Kruja_(Kalaja_e_Krujes).jpg\" class=\"internal\" title=\"Enlarge\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Castle_of_Kruja_(Kalaja_e_Krujes).jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\nAlbanian flag on a pole at the entrance of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Castle_of_Kruj%C3%AB\" title=\"Castle of Krujë\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Castle_of_Kruj%C3%AB\"\u003eKrujë Castle\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Albanian flag has gone through a number of changes over the years as different regimes have modified it. During the reign of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/King_Zog\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"King Zog\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/King_Zog\"\u003eKing Zog\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(r. 1928–1939), a crown was added to the flag and was replaced by two\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fasces\" title=\"Fasces\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fasces\"\u003efasces\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eduring the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Italian_occupation_of_Albania\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Italian occupation of Albania\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Italian_occupation_of_Albania\"\u003eItalian occupation of Albania\u003c\/a\u003e. After\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e, the communist regime added a five-pointed golden\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Five-pointed_star\" title=\"Five-pointed star\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Five-pointed_star\"\u003estar\u003c\/a\u003e, which was removed on 7 April 1992 after the communist government in Albania collapsed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlbania's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maritime_flags\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Maritime flags\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maritime_flags\"\u003emaritime flags\u003c\/a\u003e—the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_ensign\" title=\"Civil ensign\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_ensign\"\u003ecivil ensign\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naval_ensign\" title=\"Naval ensign\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naval_ensign\"\u003enaval ensign\u003c\/a\u003e—are both different from the national flag. The civil ensign consists of three horizontal bands of red, black, and red. The naval ensign is similar to the national flag, except that the eagle is on a white field, and the lower portion of the flag has a red stripe. The eagle of the flag of Albania is depicted on the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Obverse_and_reverse\" title=\"Obverse and reverse\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Obverse_and_reverse\"\u003ereverse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the Albanian five\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albanian_lek\" title=\"Albanian lek\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albanian_lek\"\u003elekë\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecoin, issued in 1995 and 2000.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-15\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-15\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-15\"\u003e[15]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeginning in 1969, the flag of Albania was widely unofficially flown in\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kosovo\" title=\"Kosovo\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kosovo\"\u003eKosovo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby the country's ethnic Albanian population.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-16\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-16\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Albania#cite_note-16\"\u003e[16]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe flag was the symbol of the self-declared\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Proto-state\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Proto-state\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Proto-state\"\u003eproto-state\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Kosova\" title=\"Republic of Kosova\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Kosova\"\u003eRepublic of Kosova\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eduring the 1990s. Kosovo uses\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Kosovo\" title=\"Flag of Kosovo\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Kosovo\"\u003ea different flag\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat was designed to avoid any symbols associated with a particular ethnic group, similarly to the flags of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina\" title=\"Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina\"\u003eBosnia and Herzegovina\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_Cyprus\" title=\"Flag of Cyprus\" 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