Zog I
King of the Albanians
1895 CE to 1961 CE
Zog I, King of the Albanians (October 8, 1895 – April 9, 1961), born Ahmet Muhtar Bej Zogolli, taking the surname Zogu from 1922, is the leader of Albania from 1925 to 1939, first as President (1925–1928) and then as King (1928–1939).
Earlier he served as Prime Minister of Albania (1922–1924).
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Albania’s former King Zog, formally deposed in absentia in 1946 and having temporarily moved to Egypt, has become friends with King Farouk while he ponders the serious question of where an ex-monarch can live.
The United States and British intelligence organizations are working with Zog and the fanatic mountain men of his personal guard by 1949.
They have recruited Albanian refugees and émigrés from Egypt, Italy, and Greece, and trained them in ...