Claim: The Northern Epirote Declaration of Independence was overridden by the subsequent Protocol of Florence to the newly established Albanian state, which made the local Greek population reject it and decide that only autonomy or alternatively an international occupation would be appropriate for the region.
Evidence: The Northern Epirote Declaration of Independence occurred on February 28, 1914, as a reaction to the incorporation of Northern Epirus into the newly established Principality of Albania. However, the subsequent Protocol of Florence assigned it to the newly established Albanian state, a decision that was rejected by the local Greek population. Given the fact that union of Northern Epirus with Greece had already been dismissed by the European Great Powers, they decided that only autonomy or alternatively an international occupation would be appropriate for the region.