Albanian Flags
The struggle for dominance between Venice on Albania, Bulgarians, Serbs and other local had a breakthrough in 1389 with the arrival of the Turks who, despite the insurgency of 1444 and subsequent struggles leaded national Skanderbeg (Giorgio Kastrioti), managed to complete the conquest in 1478. After the Congress of Berlin (1878) that marked the dissolution of the Turkish, Albania followed for a period of confusion and division until, unexpectedly, was in 1912 declared independence; in 1914 the international forum recognized the Albanian monarchy. The Albanian flag that was adopted was not forgotten banner raised by Skanderbeg in mid-fifteenth century, red with a black eagle. Despite the different successive regimes, the Albanian flag is not changed, apart from a few changes and additions: beams from 1939 to 1943 under the Italian occupation, the star red during the years of Communism (1946-92). History him that the Albanian flag merchant, striped, Ottoman derivation.
Shqipënia, sec. XIX
Albanian flag raised by ships Albanians during the Ottoman domination, especially in the first half of the century. XIX. Derivative dall’analoga flag merchant granted the Greeks, with the addition of the crescent. Used by Muslims, Christians preferred brought national colors in red-black-red..
Below are some of the best albanian flags
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Shqipënia, Shqipëria, 1912-1920
National Albanian flag adopted on 28 November 1912, state since February 1914. Nadomesti during the short regime Essad Pasha (April 1915 – February 1916), was used discontinuamente chaotic years during and after World War. It’s not forget that the banner national hero Skanderbeg in mid-fifteenth century rose on the strength of Krujë and then throughout the country. The eagle, inspiration Byzantine, ancient symbol Albanian (shqipe = eagle, Shqipëria = land of eagles). The star, also dating from the time of Skanderbeg, represented faith in the same God as Christians and Muslims.
Shqipënia, Shqipëria, 1914-?
Albanian flag Merchant introduced in the spring of 1914 and soon fall into disuse. The Constitution of 1926 be resumed without the star and with dark shades (crimson) of red. Derivava from naval insignia raised in the nineteenth century by Christians under the Ottoman empire.
Shqipënia, Shqipëria, 1912-1920
Adopted on April 21, 1915 government Essad Pasha, which controlled only part of the Albanian territory. In February 1916 the government was overthrown by the Austrian flag and disappeared. The star symbolized the white domination of Muslims.
Repubblica di Albania, Republika Shqiptare, 1920-1929
National Albanian flag and was established by the constitutional status of 20 January 1920 and replaced in 1929 with new models when the republic was transformed into the kingdom. eagle, more compact and squat appearance on a dark red hue, in time Corsican underwent frequent changes: the size tended to decrease and details not blacks (beaks, feet) to comply with the rest: the model 1922 is explained.
Republic of Albania, Shqipni, Mbretnija Shqiptare, 1929-1939 e 1943-1946
Albanian flag status and decreed war on 8 August 1929 and changed, following dynastic union with the Kingdom of Italy, on June 3, 1939. Resumption from 1943 to 1946. The eagle was inscribed in a square of side equal to half the height of drapery. The national Albanian flag carrying the helmet of Skanderbeg and, except for a few slight differences in the design and the eagle in shades of red (red alive dates to about 1934) was equal to that today.
Republic of Albania, Shqipni, Mbretnija Shqiptare, 1929-1939
Lag war (navy and the army) adopted on 8 August 1929 and abolished in 1939. Drappo square. Different the Albanian flag status for the proportions and the twigs golden laurel and oak.
Republic of Albania, Mbretnija Shqiptare, 1939-1943
People’s Republic of Albania, and Republika Popullore Shqipërisë, 1946-1976
People’s Socialist Republic of Albania, R. P. Socialist and Shqipërisë, 1976-1992
National Albanian flag and state (if the latter raised the royal palace and the government had the royal crown Italian), decided on June 3, 1939 and decreed by Vittorio Emanuele III on September 28, 1939. Officially abolished on July 25, 1943 but virtually disappeared since at least November 1942. The symbols of Italians (littori beams, motto and knots of Savoy) those Albanians (eagle and helmet of Skanderbeg) made the Albanian flag quite unpopular, so that in May 1942 the Council of corporations fascist Tirana had proposed his Replacement with the old national Albanian flag.
People’s Republic of Albania, and Republika Popullore Shqipërisë, 1946-1976
People’s Socialist Republic of Albania, R. P. Socialist and Shqipërisë, 1976-1992
Albanian flag status. The star red threaded gold was added on the basis of the Constitution of 24 January 1946, in force since March 14 the following year. Confirmed in 1950 and in 1976, when the People’s Republic became People’s Socialist Republic. On 7 April 1992 the star was eliminated. Scaling 5 / 7.
The star of Communism was officially added on the Albanian flag merchant on March 15, 1946 and removed in 1992. Aspect 2 / 3.
People’s Republic of Albania, and Republika Popullore Shqipërisë, 1946-1976
People’s Socialist Republic of Albania, R. P. Socialist and Shqipërisë, 1976-1992
Albanian flag navy warship, which was introduced in 1946 and replaced on 29 May 1954. Aspect 2 / 3. the Albanian flag freighter, loaded with an anchor of a star instead of the central star.
A model of the Albanian flag was adopted very different for the Marine war on May 29 1954: a clear blue drape with a small national flag in the canton. Scaling 3 / 4. He had short-lived because on August 14, 1958 was replaced with the following:
Albanian flag navy warship adopted on 14 August 1958 and amended in 1992. Aspect 2 / 3, with red stripe equal to 1 / 5 of drapery. The white with colored strip at the base is the model of Soviet inspiration.
Republic of Albania, and Republika Shqipërisë, 1992
National flag and was resumed on April 7, 1992 (official since May 22, 1993). Apart from a slight difference in the proportions (2 / 3 instead of 5 / 7) and some not significant variations in the design eagle, the same Albanian flag was adopted by the kingdom on 8 August 1929 as national (the state had more l ‘helmet of Skanderbeg) and maintained until 1946, unless the brackets of Regency Italian (1939-43), then the field of cloth was initially dark shades of red and became alive to the 1934.
Republic of Albania, and Republika Shqipërisë, 1992
Albanian flag navy warships in use since 1992. Aspect 2 / 3. After the fall of the people’s republic, the new government does not substantially changed the Albanian flag, only to remove them from the red star of communism. Not teaches the exception of war.
Shqipënia, sec. XIX – Kingdom of Albania, Mbretnija Shqiptare, 1926-1939 and 1943-1946
Republic of Albania, and Republika Shqipërisë, 1992
1926-c. 1934
Albanian flag merchant officially introduced July 12, 1926 by an amendment to the constitution the previous year and lasted until the abolition of the monarchy on 11 January 1946. Resumption in 1992 after the fall of the communist regime. The proportions are de facto 2 / 3 although a decree of 1929 had set in the 1 / 2. Already in the first half of the nineteenth century national colors were brought in red-black-red by non-Albanian Muslims.