page_title: First Treaty of Tirana
section_title: Albania 1920s-1930s
hierarchical_section_title: First Treaty of Tirana / First and Second Treaties of Tirana / Albania 1920s-1930s
context_page_description: The First Treaty of Tirana and the Second Treaty of Tirana were signed in Tirana between Albania and Italy. The two historical documents focused on the Albanian economy and military. They allowed Italy to gain power over the country and join the Axis Powers.
context_section_description: The two Treaties of Tirana were signed both between Albania and Italy. At the time the country of Albania was under the kingship of Zog I of Albania, known in Albanian as the king of the Albanians, Mbreti i Shqiptarëve. In 1925, Ahmet Zogu, was elected as a President for seven years and on the 1st September 1928, during his swearing ceremony he proclaimed himself as the King. Being the first and the last king of the Albanian nation, he served the country from 1922 until he fled to France during the start of the Second World War in 1939. Albania was thought by Italy as the portal for the rest of the Balkan countries, Greece and the Near Eastern countries. In May 1925, Albania accepted the proposal of the Italians, to find the Albanian National Bank, acting as the country's treasury despite being solely controlled by the Italian banks. For the first time, Albania had its own national coin minted. The proposal came with a five-year loan equivalent of about 2 million pounds of that time. Zog I accepted to restore order in his country and help with its development. The 1925 Agreement also oversaw mineral concessions of the Albanian land. This weakened the King's economic hold and slowly gave way for the two Treaties to be signed by Zog and the Italian dictator, Mussolini.
caption: Flag Of The Kingdom Of Albania (1928-1934)