page_title: Congress of Lushnjë
section_title: Event
hierarchical_section_title: Congress of Lushnjë / Event
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of Congress members in January 28 1920 after the meeting. Congress of Lushnje is one of the milestones in state-building history of Albania. Other information Photo of Congress of Lushnje which established the new Albanian government in 1920.
context_page_description: The Congress of Lushnjë was a conference of Albanian political leaders held from January 28 to January 31, 1920 in Lushnjë, Albania.
  Its objective was to deal with the issues arising from the military control of the country by mainly Italian and secondarily French troops and its political leadership by the pro-Italian Durrës-based government. Held in the residence of Kaso Fuga it was attended by 56 delegates from Albania, adjacent Albanian-inhabited territories and representatives of Albanian emigrant colonies.
  Aqif Elbasani was elected president of the congress and Ferit Vokopola secretary. The congress declared the Durrës government invalid and formed a new cabinet under Sulejman Delvina. The new government consisted of the High Council the National Council. The last decision of the congress was the designation of Tiranë as the new capital of Albania. The congress's decisions would eventually lead a few months later to the Vlora War and as a result to the total withdrawal of the Italian army from Albania and the final affirmation of the country's territorial integrity in 1921. The building where it was held became a museum in 1970.
caption: January 28th 1920, after the meeting
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