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Zog I of Albania

1895 - 1961

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Zog I (born Ahmed Muhtar Zogolli; 8 October 1895 – 9 April 1961) was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. At age 27, he first served as Albania's youngest ever Prime Minister (1922–1924), then as president (1925–1928), and finally as King (1928–1939). Born to an aristocratic beylik family in Ottoman Albania, Zogolli was active in Albanian politics from a young age and fought on the side of Austria-Hungary during the First World War. In 1922, he adopted the name Ahmed Zogu. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zog I of Albania is the 359th most popular politician (up from 2,200th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Albania (up from 12th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Albanian Politician.

Zog I was the king of Albania from 1928 to 1939. He is most famous for his reign and for the reforms he instituted.

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Among politicians, Zog I of Albania ranks 359 out of 19,576. Before him are Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Lycurgus of Sparta, Alexander I of Russia, Zoë Porphyrogenita, Leonidas I, and Edward Heath. After him are Clara Zetkin, François Hollande, Nerva, Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis II of Hungary, and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Zog I of Albania ranks 2. Before him is George VI. After him are Amin al-Husseini, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Juan Perón, Buckminster Fuller, Carl Orff, Buster Keaton, Anna Freud, Ernst Jünger, and Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen. Among people deceased in 1961, Zog I of Albania ranks 4. Before him are Carl Jung, Ernest Hemingway, and Erwin Schrödinger. After him are Dag Hammarskjöld, Patrice Lumumba, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Emily Greene Balch, Lee de Forest, Jules Bordet, Gary Cooper, and Percy Williams Bridgman.

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In Albania

Among people born in Albania, Zog I of Albania ranks 4 out of 150. Before him are Skanderbeg (1405), Anastasius I Dicorus (430), and Enver Hoxha (1908). After him are Safiye Sultan (1550), Ali Pasha of Ioannina (1750), Ismail Kadare (1936), Charles III of Naples (1345), Sali Berisha (1944), Prince Marko (1335), Ramiz Alia (1924), and Ismail Qemali (1844).

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Among POLITICIANS In Albania

Among politicians born in Albania, Zog I of Albania ranks 4. Before him are Skanderbeg (1405), Anastasius I Dicorus (430), and Enver Hoxha (1908). After him are Safiye Sultan (1550), Ali Pasha of Ioannina (1750), Charles III of Naples (1345), Sali Berisha (1944), Prince Marko (1335), Ramiz Alia (1924), Ismail Qemali (1844), and Kara Ahmed Pasha (1450).

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