The Albanian National Awakening or the National Renaissance or the National Revival (Albanian: Rilindja Kombëtare) refers to the period in the history of Albania from 1870 until the Albanian Declaration of Independence in 1912. Its activists are called Revivalists (Albanian: Rilindas).
In 1912, with the outbreak of the First Balkan War, the Albanians rose up and declared the creation of an independent Albania, which included what are now Albania and Kosovo. On December 20, 1912 the Conference of Ambassadors in London recognized an independent Albania within its present-day borders.
Read more about Albanian National Awakening: Background and 1831-1878 Period, Rise of Albanian Nationalism, Literary Revival, 1911 Highlanders Uprising, Albanian Revolt of 1912, Balkan Wars and Creation of Independent Albania
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