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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 58. Chapters: Ancient Epirus, Epirus in World War II, Medieval Epirus, Ottoman Epirus, Roman Epirus, Battle of Actium, Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus, Souliotes, Expulsion of Cham Albanians, Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria, Cham issue, Hubert Lanz, Nicopolis, Axis-Cham Albanian collaboration, Principality of the Pindus, List of cities in ancient Epirus, Balli Kombetar, National Republican Greek League, Phoenice, Ioannina Vilayet, Macedonia, Northern Epirus Liberation Front, Battle of Pindus, Souliote War, Principality of Valona, Pashalik of Yanina, 4th "Ali Demi" Battalion, Via Egnatia, Battle of Elaia-Kalamas, Despotate of Arta, Epirus Revolt of 1854, Dance of Zalongo, Paramythia executions, John Angelos, Epirus Revolt of 1878, Principality of Gjirokaster, Epirote League, Koinon of the Zagorisians, Keshilla, List of Ancient Greek tribes, Actia, Despotate of Angelokastron and Lepanto, Charalambos Katsimitros, Treaty of Phoenice, Orestis, Leonidas of Tarentum, Yanya Corps, Stesicles, Cineas, Vasilios Sachinis, Aeacids. Excerpt: The Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus (Greek: ) was a short-lived, self-governing entity founded on February 28, 1914, in the aftermath of the Balkan Wars, by the Greeks living in southern Albania (Northern Epirotes). The area, known as "Northern Epirus" to Greeks and with a substantial Greek population, was taken by the Greek Army during the First Balkan War (1912-1913). The Protocol of Florence however, had assigned it to the newly established Albanian state. This decision was rejected by the local Greeks, and as the Greek army withdrew to the new border, an autonomous government was set up at Gjirokaster, under the leadership of Georgios Christakis-Zografos, a distinguished local Greek politician and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and with tacit support from Greece. In May the autonomy was con...
