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Part of Sazan in the hands of the Trump family, "Protothema": We gave the island to Albania, it was a big mistake!

2025-01-22 12:37:29Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Part of Sazan in the hands of the Trump family, "Protothema": We gave
Sazan

In Greece, media controversy has begun over the island of Sazan, raising public claims that the island belonged to the Greeks and that it was wrongly and unacceptablely given to Albania and that its return was requested, but this did not happen.

Under the title "Lands that Greece handed over to neighboring countries from 1912 to 1925", the widely influential Greek newspaper "Protothema" publishes a lengthy analysis stating that there are numerous facts that prove and document this process.

The newspaper mentions that not only Sazan, but also other regions such as the islands of Greater Prespa in Albania and Serbia, Eastern Thrace and the Karagaci triangle in Turkey, as well as villages in the area of ​​Greek Macedonia, were given to Albania in 1924.

Focusing on Sazani, the newspaper highlights: "On May 5, 1914, Greek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos presented to parliament a two-article bill, which stipulated the surrender of Sazani. The bill was approved on May 9, 1914, ratified on June 5, and published in the Official Gazette on June 7, 1914. Within a month, the island was handed over to the Albanian authorities, while the Greek forces left."

But, as Protothema points out, Venizelos regretted what he did and demanded Sazan's return, which did not happen.

What is known from history is that, given its strategic location, over the centuries Sazan has been under the control of the Romans, Byzantines, Ottomans, Venetians, British, Greeks, Italians, and finally surrendered to Albania after World War II.

But today, Greece seems to have whetted its appetite again by publicly disseminating historical data that reveals territorial claims.

Sazan Island has an area of ​​1,400 hectares. Currently, 45 hectares have been given to President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Constitution, the husband of his daughter Ivanka Trump. He says he will build a luxury resort with an investment of 1.4 billion US dollars.

Below, read excerpts from the controversial publication, translated by noa.al:

Author Mihal Stuka claims in his analysis that "during the decade of the 1910s, with the Balkan Wars and Greece's participation in World War I on the side of the Allies, Greece significantly expanded its territory."

He adds: "However, during the period between 1912 and 1925, Greece "forgave" territories that belonged to it to neighboring states, most of them without any pressure.

"The Islands of Greater Prespa that Greece ceded to Serbia and Albania (1912–1913)"

"In the lake (Greater Prespa) there were two islands: the larger, of St. Peter (Grad), and the smaller, of St. Paul (Mali Grad). They were two uninhabited and deserted islands, which nevertheless retained remains of medieval monuments. Until 1912–1913, they belonged to Greece, when the island of St. Peter was donated to the King of Serbia, Petar, and the island of St. Paul was passed to the Albanians," the publication states, citing information on the official website of the Greek Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food, as well as in the PAPYROS–LAROUSSE–BRITANNICA encyclopedia.

Today, Serbia does not own any part of Lake Prespa. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, part of the lake belongs to North Macedonia. St. Peter's Island is now called Golem Grad ("Great Fortress" in Slavic) and is also known as Snake Island ("Snake Island"). It has an area of ​​200 hectares and was opened to tourists in 2008.

Maligrad Island (St. Paul) given to Albania

The island of Maligrad (St. Paul), which was given to Albania, has an area of ​​50 hectares, many caves, many trees and small beaches. On this island is the famous church of St. Mary, built by the Serbian nobleman Kesar Novak in 1369. In this church there are frescoes of Novak's family, including his Greek wife, Kalia. There are also inscriptions and dedications in Greek.

"Most likely, the islands were ceded to neighboring countries by King George I, as part of a practice followed by monarchs of that time and before. However, these islands were not his property and, regardless of the manner of the ceding, this constitutes a major error," the Protothema analysis states.

Sazani: The surrender with one law and two articles that was made for Albania

"A truly painful story is that of the surrender of the island of Sazan, located in the Gulf of Vlora. Based on irrefutable historical data and the agreement by which the Ionian Islands were given to Greece by Great Britain in 1864, Sazan clearly belonged to the Diapontian Islands (Othonoí, Mathráki, Erikoúsa, etc.).

However, as the Greek army was liberating Northern Epirus, Greek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos came under great pressure to halt the advance and hand over Sazan – the "key to the Adriatic" – to Albania. This pressure came mainly from Italy, which considered the Greek presence a threat to its interests in the Balkans and the Adriatic.

On 5 May 1914, Venizelos presented to parliament a two-article bill stipulating the surrender of Sazan. The bill was approved on 9 May 1914, ratified on 5 June, and published in the Official Gazette on 7 June 1914. Within a month, the island was handed over to the Albanian authorities, while the Greek forces withdrew.

Consequences:

Greece lost a very important strategic point in the Adriatic; the Vlach families remaining on the island were massacred by armed Albanian gangs on July 16, 1914, causing a great tragedy.

Venizelos later admitted this mistake and in 1929 demanded the return of Sazan and Northern Epirus, but without success.

Macedonian villages handed over to Albania in 1924

The Greek-Albanian border was defined by the Florence Protocol on December 17, 1913. In April 1924, following Italian pressure, Greece was forced to hand over to Albania not only Northern Epirus, but also 14 villages in the Florina and Kastoria regions, which had been under Greek administration since 1912.

The villages that surrendered were: Ano Gorica, Verniki, Globocani, Zagradeci, Zaroska, Kapestica, Kato Gorica, Leska, Pusteci, Rakica, Sulen, Sueci, Terstenik and Çerie.

The final surrender of these villages was ratified on November 27, 1925, with the Second Protocol of Florence, signed by representatives of Italy, France, Great Britain and Greece.

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