Tirana
City
Capital of Albania, chosen as capital in 1920.
Held by
- 1789 – December 31, 1896 Ottoman Empire
- 1898 – May 29, 1913 Ottoman Empire
- November 28, 1912 – April 12, 1939 Albania
- April 12, 1939 – September 7, 1943 Italy
- September 8, 1943 – November 28, 1944 Germany Military occupation
- since November 29, 1944 Albania
Capital of
- since February 11, 1920 Albania
Events here 2
- January 16 – August 11, 1997 1997 Albanian civil unrest
- 2011 2011 Albanian opposition demonstrations