The Toptani Government was the 3rd ruling
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is ...
of
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
, formed on 5 October 1914.
Overview
The lack of governance in Albania created a chance for
Essad Toptani, who had fled the country due to his discord with members in the
Përmeti I Government, to return one last time and form an alliance with the
Entente.
Toptani announced the dissolution of the revolutionary bodies and appointed new prefects throughout the country. On October 21, 1914, he undertook the first agrarian reform in Albania, when he issued the order to confiscate the properties of about 50 wealthy landowners and other political opponents, an order which due to the circumstances of that time was never implemented.
Esad also focused his attention to counter the Greek offensive in southern Albania, following the proclamation by the greek authorities on October 27, 1914 of the so called
Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus
The Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus ( el, Αὐτόνομος Δημοκρατία τῆς Βορείου Ἠπείρου, translit=Aftónomos Dimokratía tis Voreíou Ipeírou) was a short-lived, self-governing entity founded in the aft ...
.
He requested from the presidencies of the councils of Elbasan, Berat and Vlorë to compile lists for the wounded soldiers in the
Shkodër War and in the uprising against the monarch
Prince Wilhelm.
Giving importance to the establishment of law and order, Toptani ordered work to begin on
amassing cadastral records burned by the insurgents. Although impartial during the war, in December 1915, after expelling the diplomatic representatives of Vienna and Sofia from
Durrës
Durrës ( , ; sq-definite, Durrësi) is the second most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is located on a flat plain along the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast between the mouths of ...
, Esad declared war on
Austria-Hungary
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.
Toptani extended the rule of his government in a larger part of the territory than the previous governments had done but he never quite fully took control of the whole country.
Cabinet
See also
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Politics of Albania
Albania is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic, where the President of Albania is the head of state and the Prime Minister of Albania the head of government in a multi-party system. The executive power is exercised by the Government ...
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Esad Toptani
References
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Ministries established in 1914