c 300 BC		Coastal region dominated by Greek colonies.
100 AD		Roman influence dominates the area.
395 AD		Albania falls under the control of the Byzantine Empire.
c. 1000		Venetians colonise the region.
1082		A Norman army invades Albania.
1272		The King of Naples is proclaimed King of the territory.
1346-1355		Albania becomes part of a short-lived Serbian empire under Stephan Dushan.
1444-66		The Albanian Prince Skanderberg leads an alliance of Albanian princes to successfully repulse 13 Ottoman Turkish invasions.
1468		Skanderberg dies. The alliance of Princes breaks up and Albania soon succumbs to another Turkish invasion.
1478		Albania incorporated into the Ottoman Empire. Most of the population converts to Islam.
1877		Russian victory in the Russian-Turkish War results in most of Albanian teritory being handed to other Balkan nations under Treaty of San Stefano.
1878		Congress of Berlin revises the settlement of 1877.
1878-1881		First nationalist group, the Albanian League, is formed to oppose any partitioning of the country. The group resorts to force but is crushed by the Ottoman Turks.
1912		Albanian territory is conquered by the Balkan League in the First Balkan War.
28 November 1912		Albania declares independence from the Ottoman Empire, but is still under occupation by its neighbours.
30 May 1913		Treaty of London confirms Albania's independence.
29 July 1913		Sovereign state of Albania officially recognised.
June-July 1913		Serbia occupies Albania during Second Balkan War.
7 March 1914		Prince William of Wied arrives to become first king of modern Albania.
3 September 1914		King William abdicates amidst severe internal unrest.
1915-1916		Albania is occupied by numerous armies during WW1, but Italy later gains control of the region.
25 December 1918		Albanians form a provisional government.
1919		Italy is awarded a mandate over Albania by Paris Peace Conference.
July 1920		Italian occupation forces withdraw after armed clashes with Albanians.
1920		Albania joins the League of Nations.
9 November 1921		Albanian borders confirmed in Conference of Ambassadors.
1922-1924		A series of revolts and uprisings eventually lead to Ahmed Zogu becoming head of government.
23 January 1925		Albania proclaimed a republic.
1925		President Zogu arranges economic assistance from Italy.
1 September 1928		President Zogu proclaimed King Zog I.
7 April 1939		Italy invades and occupies Albania. King Zog is exiled.
1940		Italian forces in Albania invade Greece.
1941		Royalist and Communist partisan forces begin to oppose Italian occupation.
1943		German troops occupy Albania after Italy surrenders to the Allies.
November 1944		Communist partisans capture Tiranė. Provisional government under Enver Hoxha established.
11 January 1946		Albania proclaimed a People's Republic (Republika Popullare Socialiste e Shqipërisë).
1948		Close ties established with the USSR.
1949		Close ties with Yugoslavia ended.
May 1955		Albania joins the Warsaw Pact upon its foundation.
December 1961		Albania severs all ties with the USSR and allies itself with communist China.
1968		Albania withdraws from the Warsaw Pact after the invasion of Czechoslovakia.
1974-78		Albania falls out with new Chinese leadership
July 1978		Chinese economic aid ends.
11 April 1985		Enver Hoxha dies.
19 December 1990		First opposition political party formed.
31 March 1991		First multi-party elections.
1991		People's Socialist Republic of Albania offically renamed the Republic of Albania.
22 March 1992		Non-communist government elected.
19 January 1997		Failure of pyramid investment scheme cases widespread revolt.
March 1997		Governement loses control of large parts of the country.
mid-April 1997		OSCE peacekeeping forces arrive to help restore order.
June 1997		Coalition government elected to reform the economy.
March 1999		Serb attacks in Kosovo cause thousands of refugees to flee into Albania.
8 April 1999		NATO announces operation Allied Harbour to help refugee aid efforts in Albania.
22 April 1999		First NATO troops arrive to help with relief operations.
May 1999		Serbian forces in Kosovo make repeated incursions into Albania - several Albanian civilians are killed.