Albanian Declaration of Independence

E368876

declaration of independence founding document historical document

The Albanian Declaration of Independence was the 1912 proclamation in Vlorë that established Albania as an independent nation, marking its separation from the Ottoman Empire.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Albanian Declaration of Independence canonical	10
Declaration of Independence of Albania	2
Independence Day of Albania	2
Independence of Albania	2
Act of Declaration of Independence of Albania	1
Albanian Independence Day	1
Proclamation of Albanian Independence	1
Proclamation of the Independence of Albania	1
Raising of the Albanian flag in Vlora	1
Shpallja e Pavarësisë së Shqipërisë	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3574368 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Albanian Declaration of Independence
Context triple: [Flag of Albania, adoptionEvent, Albanian Declaration of Independence]

A. Assembly of Kosovo
The Assembly of Kosovo is the unicameral parliamentary body that serves as the highest representative and lawmaking institution of Kosovo.
B. Declaration of Independence of Azerbaijan
The Declaration of Independence of Azerbaijan is the 1918 proclamation that established the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic as the first secular, democratic republic in the Muslim world.
C. Kumanovo Agreement
The Kumanovo Agreement is the 1999 accord that ended the Kosovo War by mandating the withdrawal of Yugoslav forces from Kosovo and enabling the deployment of NATO-led peacekeepers.
D. Macedonian Struggle
The Macedonian Struggle was a series of armed conflicts and political efforts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries over control and national identity in the Ottoman-ruled region of Macedonia, primarily involving Greek, Bulgarian, and Serbian interests.
E. Balkan League
The Balkan League was a coalition of Balkan states formed in the early 20th century to challenge Ottoman rule and expand their territories in Southeastern Europe.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Albanian Declaration of Independence
Target entity description: The Albanian Declaration of Independence was the 1912 proclamation in Vlorë that established Albania as an independent nation, marking its separation from the Ottoman Empire.

A. Assembly of Kosovo
The Assembly of Kosovo is the unicameral parliamentary body that serves as the highest representative and lawmaking institution of Kosovo.
B. Declaration of Independence of Azerbaijan
The Declaration of Independence of Azerbaijan is the 1918 proclamation that established the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic as the first secular, democratic republic in the Muslim world.
C. Kumanovo Agreement
The Kumanovo Agreement is the 1999 accord that ended the Kosovo War by mandating the withdrawal of Yugoslav forces from Kosovo and enabling the deployment of NATO-led peacekeepers.
D. Macedonian Struggle
The Macedonian Struggle was a series of armed conflicts and political efforts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries over control and national identity in the Ottoman-ruled region of Macedonia, primarily involving Greek, Bulgarian, and Serbian interests.
E. Balkan League
The Balkan League was a coalition of Balkan states formed in the early 20th century to challenge Ottoman rule and expand their territories in Southeastern Europe.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	declaration of independence ⓘ founding document ⓘ historical document ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Act of Declaration of Independence of Albania ⓘ linked to: Albanian Declaration of Independence Shpallja e Pavarësisë së Shqipërisë ⓘ linked to: Albanian Declaration of Independence
archivedAt	Central State Archive of Albania ⓘ
city	Vlorë ⓘ linked to: Vlora
commemoratedOn	Flag Day ⓘ Independence Day of Albania ⓘ linked to: Albanian Declaration of Independence
context	First Balkan War ⓘ linked to: Balkan Wars
country	Albania ⓘ
countryDeclaredIndependent	Albania ⓘ
date	1912-11-28 ⓘ
declaredIndependenceFrom	Ottoman Empire ⓘ
documentForm	written proclamation ⓘ
followedBy	London Conference of 1912–1913 ⓘ recognition of Albania by the Great Powers ⓘ
governmentFormProclaimed	provisional government ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Balkan Wars ⓘ
inspired	Albanian national symbols ⓘ
language	Albanian ⓘ Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
legalStatus	founding act of the Albanian state ⓘ
nationalHolidayDate	28 November ⓘ
opposedBy	Ottoman Empire ⓘ
partOf	Albanian National Awakening ⓘ
place	Vlorë ⓘ linked to: Vlora
politicalIdeology	Albanian nationalism ⓘ
presentedIn	Vlorë ⓘ linked to: Vlora
principalAuthor	Ismail Qemali ⓘ
proclaimedBy	Ismail Qemali ⓘ
regionRepresented	Vilayet of Janina ⓘ Vilayet of Kosovo ⓘ linked to: Kosovo Vilayet Vilayet of Monastir ⓘ linked to: Monastir Vilayet Vilayet of Shkodër ⓘ
relatedEvent	Albanian Revolt of 1912 ⓘ
resultedIn	creation of an independent Albanian state ⓘ establishment of the Provisional Government of Albania ⓘ
signedAtBuilding	House of the Assembly of Vlorë ⓘ linked to: Assembly of Vlorë
signedBy	Ismail Qemali ⓘ Luigj Gurakuqi ⓘ representatives of Albanian territories ⓘ
signedOnBehalfOf	Albanian people ⓘ
significance	laid the foundation for modern Albania ⓘ marked the end of Ottoman rule in most Albanian-inhabited lands ⓘ
subjectOf	Albanian historiography ⓘ national monuments in Vlorë ⓘ
year	1912 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flag of Albania → adoptionEvent → Albanian Declaration of Independence ⓘ

Declaration of Independence of Albania (1912) → alsoKnownAs → Albanian Declaration of Independence ⓘ

subject linked to: declaration of independence in 1912

Vlora → countryIndependenceEvent → Proclamation of Albanian Independence ⓘ