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In 1992, the Democratic Party of Albania won the nation's first free elections and Sali Berisha became president. The period has been asserted as a civil war, brink of civil war, and a near civil war, and anarchy, while others claim that it was not a civil war at all. 3 Hunger strike at the University of Vlora.Īfter the unrest had ended, some of the weapons looted from Albanian army barracks and stockpiles were acquired by the Kosovo Liberation Army, with many making their way to the ensuing Kosovo War (1998–99). On 15 April, a multi-national peacekeeping force launched Operation Alba which helped restore rule of law in the country by late July. The UN feared the unrest would spread beyond Albania's borders and send refugees throughout Europe. The United Nations Security Council, in Resolution 1101, authorised a force of 7,000 troops on 28 March to direct relief efforts and restore order in Albania.
These evacuations included Operation Libelle, Operation Silver Wake and Operation Kosmas, by the German, American, and Greek militaries respectively. Īll major population centres were engulfed in demonstrations by 13 March and foreign countries began to evacuate their citizens. Although the government quelled revolts in the north, the ability of the government and military to maintain order began to collapse, especially in the southern half of Albania, which fell under the control of rebels and criminal gangs. However, the transfer of power did not halt the unrest, and protests spread to northern Albania. On 11 March the Socialist Party of Albania won a major victory when its leader, Bashkim Fino, was appointed prime minister. On 1 March, Prime Minister Aleksandër Meksi resigned and on 2 March, President Sali Berisha declared a state of emergency. Beginning in February, thousands of citizens launched daily protests demanding reimbursement by the government, which they believed was profiting from the schemes. Various sources describe the violence that ensued as a rebellion, or a civil war, or a rebellion that gradually escalated into a civil war.īy January 1997, Albanian citizens, who had lost a total of $1.2 billion (an average of $400 per person countrywide) took their protest to the streets. The government was toppled and more than 2,000 people were killed. The Albanian Civil War in 1997 was sparked by pyramid scheme failures in Albania soon after its transition to a market economy. Role of the media in the Albanian Civil Warĭuring the riots in the city of Vlorë, men broke rocks to hurl at police.Armed civilians who lost their propertiesĢ,000 –3,800, civilians and members of army, police and secret police.
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