In 1944, a secret meeting in Përmet established the first independent Albanian government
During the height of World War II, a secret gathering in the Albanian mountains laid the groundwork for a new nation free from Italian and German occupation.
On May 24, 1944, resistance leaders met for the Congress of Permet to establish a provisional government in areas liberated from Axis control. This was a pivotal moment for Albania, marking its first independent administration since the 1939 Italian invasion.
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