Flag Day ( sq, Dita e Flamurit or ''Festa e Flamurit''), or Independence Day, is celebrated every 28 November as a holiday in
Albania,
Kosovo,
North Macedonia and the
Albanian diaspora. It refers to the
Albanian Declaration of Independence
The Albanian Declaration of Independence ( Albanian: ''Deklarata e Pavarësisë'') was the declaration of independence of Albania from the Ottoman Empire. Independent Albania was proclaimed in Vlorë on 28 November 1912. Six days later the Assem ...
on 28 November 1912 and the rise of the
Albanian flag in
Vlora, coinciding with the day in which
Skanderbeg raised the same flag in
Krujë
Krujë ( sq-definite, Kruja; see also the etymology section) is a town and a municipality in north central Albania. Located between Mount Krujë and the Ishëm River, the city is only 20 km north from the capital of Albania, Tirana.
Kruj ...
, on 28 November 1443.
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See also
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100th Anniversary of the Independence of Albania
The 100th Anniversary of the Independence of Albania was a yearlong celebration in 2012 when Albanians celebrated the 100th anniversary of establishing independent Albania, the first Albanian state in modern history.
Celebration
In Albania ...
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2017 Independence Cup (Albania)
References
Public holidays in Albania
Albania
Albania