Ottoman Empire -1912 independence (1913-) 1913 1913 principality (1914-1925) 1914 1922 «Shkoder» 1922
union Victor Emmanuel III (1939-) 1939 1939 1939 1939 North Epirus 1940 «Shtator» 1943 «Shqipnija» 1944 govt in exile 1952
republic (1945-) 1945 people's republic (1946-) 1946 1947 1949 1960 1960 1963 1957 «Shquiperia» 1966 socialist republic (1976-) 1977 republic (1992-) 1992 1997