Koplik uprising

Koplik uprising
Part of the anti-communist insurgencies in Central and Eastern Europe
DateJanuary 23, 1945
Location
Albania, Koplik
Result

Communist victory

  • Suppression of the rebellion in Koplik
  • Government Power is Established in Koplik
Belligerents
Albania Anti-Communist rebels
Commanders and leaders
Zoi Themeli Lesh Marashi 
Units involved

Sigurimi

LANÇ		 Anti-Communist Rebels
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
40 killed
50 wounded		 45 killed
25 wounded

The Koplik Uprising (Albanian: Kryengritja e Koplikut) was an anti-communist armed revolt in Albania that took place on January 23, 1945. In Koplik, the center of Malësia e Madhe. It was one of the earliest uprisings against the ruling Communist Party in Eastern Europe. The uprising occurred under national-democratic ideas and was eventually suppressed by state security forces.

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