Upheaval in the land of the eagles
A short account of post-war Albanian social history and an analysis of the 1997 rebellion. Includes an extensive chronology of events.
Prologue
Albania: Laboratory of Subversion, 1997
Submitted by Mike Harman on Jul 22 2007 11:54
A collection of articles on the Albanian insurrection of 1997, by Elephant Editions.
In Albania, just two years ago, a sudden explosion of popular rage eloquently demonstrated that the state only persists thanks to the gracious complicity of its subjects. When this complicity ends,structures that appeared invincible disintegrate overnight...
INTRODUCTION
Holidays in Albania - Part 2, 1997
Submitted by martinh on Oct 26 2006 21:54
An eyewitness record of Albania during March, covering the confrontation between Berisha, the political parties and the rebels.
The following article was one of two written by collaborators of "Alpha", a weekly Greek anarchist paper and published in issue 89, 7 April 1997. The first one is a report on the experiences of E.P. in the Albanian south between 20 - 25 March, plus two characteristic dialogues.
Holidays in Albania - Part 1, 1997
Submitted by martinh on Oct 26 2006 21:50
An account by EP of the Albanian south between 20 - 25 March during the uprising, plus two characteristic dialogues.
This is the first of two articles written by two collaborators of "Alpha", a weekly Greek anarchist paper and published in issue 89, 7 April 1997
1997: The Albanian insurrection
Submitted by Ed on Sep 19 2006 20:03
A little-known uprising in Albania, triggered by International Monetary Fund measures after which the state lost complete control.
The uprising that took Albania to the brink of revolution in 1997 was not supposed to happen – the Albanians, we were told, had shaken off their Stalinist masters and were now enjoying their new found capitalist freedom.
Albania 1997: The Proletariat Confronts the Bourgeois State - ICG
Submitted by libcom on Jan 12 2006 15:39
From Communism #11
"The atmosphere in Gjirokaster is mad. Popular revolt transforms itself into total anarchy, there are no more police, no more State, no more rules. The city is exuding enthusiasm, blossoming, has become excited by rebellion."
(Le Monde - 11/3/1997)
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