The plot against King Zog I of Albania in Vienna

• Author: Blerina Xhelaj
• Position: University 'Ismail Qemali', Vlora, Albania
• Pages: 308-310

Vol. 1 No. 1

January 2017

European Journal of Economics, Law and Social Sciences

IIPCCL Publishing, Graz-Austria

ISSN 2519-1284

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The plot against King Zog I of Albania in Vienna

Blerina Xhelaj

University “Ismail Qemali”, Vlora, Albania

Abstract

During 1928 - 1939, the Albanian King Zog I followed a pro- Italian policy. During

the fi rst years of monarchy, he managed the foreign policy of Albania, avoiding

Yugoslavia. The improvement of the relationships between Italy and Albania reduced

the relations with Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia thought during the time when King

Zogu was in reign, that the foreign policy of Albania will be fully oriented towards

Belgrade. But in continuing years, didn’t result like that. In this sense, Yugoslavia was

organizing a plot against him, during his visit in Vienna. King Zogu’s opponents were

also political immigrants that were residing in many European countries, mainly in

Vienna, Paris, Athens, Rome etc. Many Albanian personalities like: Fan Noli. Hasan

Prishtina, Bedri Pejani, Rexhep Mitrovica, were among King Zogu’s rival fi gures.

Keywords: political emigration, plot in Vienna, a ack, “National Union”.

Introduction

For the elimination of King Zog I, were interested Yugoslavia and the Albanian political

immigrants. Many of the aforementioned personalities were his worst enemies. The

information about the plot in Vienna was obtained by Sejfi Vllamasi, which in his

memories, analyzes details of the a ack against Zogu I in Vienna. He explains that

Fuat Bej Dibra made a proposal to Vllamasi, providing 10.000 gold napoleons to

eliminate Zogu (Vllamasi, 2000, 451). On the other side Vllamasi was made aware,

that Fuat Dibra has informed Zogu for the plot that the immigrants in Vienna were

planning against him and that they had proposed to Fuat Dibra 10.000 napoleans,

to fi nd someone to kill Zog. Sejfi Vllamasi and Angjelin Suma were two of the most

important activists of the Albanian political migration in Austria. In January 1931,

Zogu came in Vienna to be cured from a serious disease. This information was made

known by a group of articles and foreign newspapers, also from the comments of

Albanian consul in Vienna.1 A er the medical visit, which proved no serious disease

for King Zogu I, the immigrants of Italy, Greece and Yugoslavia, asked their patriots

in Vienna, the physical elimination of Zogu. In Vienna except the commi ee and

members of the “National Union”, other immigrants like: Hasan Prishtina, Nikoll

Ivanaj, Dom Frano Karma, Azis Cami, Qazim Mulleti were residing. These were

political fugitives that started to plan the physical elimination, because they were

declared his enemies in exile.2

1 AMPJ (1934). Fondi 151. Doc.858, 5-11.

2 AMPJ (1934). Fondi 151, Doc. 300.