Albania 1992-2017: the main historical events of the last 25 years

The transition from the communist regime in Albania was not “orderly” and consensual as it was in Poland, but in any case it was less revolutionary and more gradual than in Romania: there were demonstrations and some fatalities mainly in the urban areas (Tirana and Shkoder, for example), and they were driven pri- marily by young people and students. Albania emerged from its transition often expressing dissent in different ways throughout the country and with a growing gap between civil society and political representation.