Albania Opens Its Borders to Foreign Nationals
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs
- Subcategories: Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Human Rights, Immigration, Immigrants
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Balkans, Albania
- Date: 1990
Article abstract: After decades of isolation under its Communist government, Albania loosened its restrictions on foreign visitors and then, in 1990, joined the East European democratic revolution.
Summary of Event
Modern Albania was formed on the eve of World War I as a result of conflict among the Balkan states and the Great Powers. The linguistic nationalism that united the Albanians belied the religious distinctions of four communities"Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims (about 70 percent of the population), Orthodox Christians (20 percent), and Roman...
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