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Zog I (Ahmed Muhtar Zogolli; 8 October 1895 – 9 April 1961) was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. At age 27, he first served as Albania's youngest ever Prime Minister (1922–1924), then as president (1925–1928), and finally as king (1928–1939).
Apr 17, 2024 · Zog I was the president of Albania from 1925 to 1928 and king from 1928 to 1939. Though able to manipulate Albania’s internal affairs to his own advantage, he came to depend heavily on Benito Mussolini’s Italy and was eventually ousted by the Italian dictator on the eve of World War II.
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Sep 9, 2008 · Handsome, courteous, reserved and ruthless, Zog was a chain-smoker who enjoyed western classical music and films starring Charlie Chaplin and Shirley Temple. Mussolini ousted him in 1939 and declared Albania an Italian protectorate.
Jul 30, 2018 · Ahmet Muhtar Bej Zogolli anointed himself King Zog I of Albania in 1928, only to face exile and dozens of assassination plots. King Zog I was the only Muslim king of modern Europe and found himself on the receiving end of tens of assassination plots.
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Zog I (1895-1961) was an Albanian ruler who fought to defend Albanian autonomy. Ahmed Bey Zog, originally Zogolli (Zogu), son of the most powerful Muslim chieftain in northern Albania, the head of the Mati tribe, was born in the village of Burgayet.
Sep 22, 2023 · Joanne Hayle. Updated: Sep 21, 2023 8:55 PM EDT. Zog I. Bain News Service via Wikimedia Commons. From Son of the Ottoman Empire to King of Albania. President Zogu, King Zog I of Albania, was born Ahmed Muhtar Bey Zogolli of the House of Zogu on the 8th of October 1895 at Castle Burgajet in the north of the Ottoman Empire.
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