Activity of Albanian emigration in the West towards the issue of Kosovo and Metohija (1945-1969)

After the Second World War, a large number of members of the fascist regime of the Kingdom of Albania found refuge in Italy, Turkey and the countries of Western Europe, where they continued to politically act. The leading political options in exile - Balli Kombetar, Zogists and pro-Italian National...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:baee97e2e57e46ab95b2d4a026d0968d2021-12-05T21:40:06ZActivity of Albanian emigration in the West towards the issue of Kosovo and Metohija (1945-1969)0354-32932217-808210.5937/ZRFFP51-26886https://doaj.org/article/baee97e2e57e46ab95b2d4a026d0968d2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-3293/2021/0354-32932102237V.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/0354-3293https://doaj.org/toc/2217-8082After the Second World War, a large number of members of the fascist regime of the Kingdom of Albania found refuge in Italy, Turkey and the countries of Western Europe, where they continued to politically act. The leading political options in exile - Balli Kombetar, Zogists and pro-Italian National Independent Bloc, decided to cooperate with each other, so they have formed the Albanian National Committee in 1946. The turning point for the Albanian extreme emigration in the West is Operation Valuable, by which the United States and Great Britain sought to overthrow the Communist regime of Enver Hoxha in Albania. Although the operation failed, strong ties were forged between US and British intelligence and Albanian nacionalist emigration, which were further intensified in the 1960s. Xhafer Deva, who was dedicated to act on the annexation of Kosovo and Metohija to Albania, immigrated to the United States in 1956 and established cooperation with the CIA. Albanian emigration in the West applied different methods in politics towards Kosovo and Metohija. Some organizations, such as Xhafer Deva's Third Prizren League, have focused on lobbying Western intelligence. The Bali Kombetar Independent, headquatered in Rome, paid particular attention to working with Albanian high school and student youth in Kosovo and Metohija. The Alliance of Kosovo, formed in 1949, was engaged in subtle methods of involving Albanian nationalists in Yugoslav state structures, the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav People's Army, and educational and health institutions in Kosovo and Metohija. Albanian emigration was also involved in violent demonstrations in Kosovo and Metohija in 1968, and cooperated on this issue with the Communist regime of Enver Hoxha in Albania.Vukadinović Igor Đ.Faculty of Philosophy, Kosovska Mitrovicaarticlealbanian emigrationkosovo and metohijaxhafer devamidhat frasherioperation "valuable"yugoslaviaHistory of scholarship and learning. The humanitiesAZ20-999ENSRZbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini, Vol 51, Iss 2, Pp 237-255 (2021)
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topic albanian emigration
kosovo and metohija
xhafer deva
midhat frasheri
operation "valuable"
yugoslavia
History of scholarship and learning. The humanities
AZ20-999
spellingShingle albanian emigration
kosovo and metohija
xhafer deva
midhat frasheri
operation "valuable"
yugoslavia
History of scholarship and learning. The humanities
AZ20-999
Vukadinović Igor Đ.
Activity of Albanian emigration in the West towards the issue of Kosovo and Metohija (1945-1969)
description After the Second World War, a large number of members of the fascist regime of the Kingdom of Albania found refuge in Italy, Turkey and the countries of Western Europe, where they continued to politically act. The leading political options in exile - Balli Kombetar, Zogists and pro-Italian National Independent Bloc, decided to cooperate with each other, so they have formed the Albanian National Committee in 1946. The turning point for the Albanian extreme emigration in the West is Operation Valuable, by which the United States and Great Britain sought to overthrow the Communist regime of Enver Hoxha in Albania. Although the operation failed, strong ties were forged between US and British intelligence and Albanian nacionalist emigration, which were further intensified in the 1960s. Xhafer Deva, who was dedicated to act on the annexation of Kosovo and Metohija to Albania, immigrated to the United States in 1956 and established cooperation with the CIA. Albanian emigration in the West applied different methods in politics towards Kosovo and Metohija. Some organizations, such as Xhafer Deva's Third Prizren League, have focused on lobbying Western intelligence. The Bali Kombetar Independent, headquatered in Rome, paid particular attention to working with Albanian high school and student youth in Kosovo and Metohija. The Alliance of Kosovo, formed in 1949, was engaged in subtle methods of involving Albanian nationalists in Yugoslav state structures, the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav People's Army, and educational and health institutions in Kosovo and Metohija. Albanian emigration was also involved in violent demonstrations in Kosovo and Metohija in 1968, and cooperated on this issue with the Communist regime of Enver Hoxha in Albania.
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title Activity of Albanian emigration in the West towards the issue of Kosovo and Metohija (1945-1969)
title_short Activity of Albanian emigration in the West towards the issue of Kosovo and Metohija (1945-1969)
title_full Activity of Albanian emigration in the West towards the issue of Kosovo and Metohija (1945-1969)
title_fullStr Activity of Albanian emigration in the West towards the issue of Kosovo and Metohija (1945-1969)
title_full_unstemmed Activity of Albanian emigration in the West towards the issue of Kosovo and Metohija (1945-1969)
title_sort activity of albanian emigration in the west towards the issue of kosovo and metohija (1945-1969)
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