Color portrait of Essad Pasha. Essad Toptani (Tirana 1863 - Paris 1920) was an Albanian political leader. He joined the movement of the Young Turks, c

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Color portrait of Essad Pasha. Essad Toptani (Tirana 1863 - Paris 1920) was an Albanian political leader. He joined the movement of the Young Turks, chief of the Ottoman troops in Shkodër during the First Balkan War. In 1914 he overthrew Prince William of Wied and became president of the provisional Government. He chaired the Albanian peace delegation in Paris 1919. First World War illustrated by Augusto Riera

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