The Fundamental Statute of the Kingdom of Albania was the

constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When these pr ...

used in the Albanian Kingdom. It was introduced by King

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after the

Italian invasion of Albania The Italian invasion of Albania (April 7–12, 1939) was a brief military campaign which was launched by the Kingdom of Italy against the Albanian Kingdom in 1939. The conflict was a result of the imperialistic policies of the Italian prime m ...

. It replaced the previous constitution of the same name. It was signed by Victor Emmanuel III on 3 June 1939 and then presented to

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in Rome, and went into effect the following day. The 1939 constitution proclaimed Victor Emmanuel III the King of Albania and made Albania a

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. It also created a "Supreme Fascist Corporation Council" to serve as the legislature of Albania, structured after Italy's

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. The 1939 constitution was replaced on 15 March 1946, after

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promulgated a constitution for the newly formed

People's Republic of Albania The People's Socialist Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqipërisë, links=no) was the Marxist–Leninist one party state that existed in Albania from 1946 to 1992 (the official name of the country was the People's R ...

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*Preamble *Chapter I - General Provisions *Chapter II - The King *Chapter III - The Government of the King *Chapter IV - Superior Corporate Fascist Council *Chapter V - Judicial Order *Chapter VI - The Rights and Duties of Citizens

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