The National Congress of Lushnja was held on 27th January of 1920, in the house of a distinguished
patriot of Lushnja, Kaso Fuga. Delegates from all Albania attended the Congress. The Congress was
opened up by Ferit Vokopola, who welcomed the participants. The purpose of convening the Congress
was the evaluation of the internal and external situation of the country and the measures to be taken.
In the second meeting of the Congress, on 28 January, Aqif Pashw Elbasani was elected Chairmain of
the Congress.
The decision for organizing strong protests against the decision of the Great Powers on the implementa
tion of the Secret Pact of London, held on 26 April 1915, which approved the territorial cutting into pieces
piecing of Albania, was taken on the third meeting on 30 January.
The meeting evaluated the attitude of the Government of Durres and concluded that the Government
had provoked an anarchy and tried to prevent the convention of the Congress itself, creating thus very
a aggravated situation.
For this reason the Congress decided unanimously the falling down of the Government and elected
Luigj Bumci, Mehmet Konica and Dr. Turtulli as legitimate representatives of the Albanian people in the
Conference of Paris.
The fourth meeting, held on 30th of January, congress elected
the High Council Luigji Bumci, Aqif Pashe Elbasanin, and
Dr. Turtulli followed by the proclamation of the new Govern
ment headed by Sulejman Delvina. Ahmet Zogu was elected
as Minister of Internal Affairs, Mehmet Konica as Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Hoxhe Kadria as Minister of Justise, Ndoc
Coba as Minister of Finance, Sotir Peci as Minister of Educa
tion, Ali Riza Kolonja as Minister of War, Eshref Frasheri as
General Director of Public Works and Idhomene Kosturi as
General Director of Posts and Telegraphs.
The fifth meeting held on 31st January afternoon, the Con
gress elected the members of Senate and decided the non
dispersion of the Congress until the new Government had
fully begun to exercise its powers. That same afternoon, the
Congress proclaimed Tirana as capital city of Albania.
During the time the Congress was held, the former Govern
ment of Durres tried with all means to prevent the implemen
tation of the decisions of the Congress, supporting even the
Italian army forces which were still in Albania.
The convention of the Congress was considered by them
a movement of adventurers prepared to attack the current
government forces and delegates to be established in
Tirana, proclaimed as capital of Albania.
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