▁( H ear th ) ▁an ▁Alban ian ▁American ▁di as por a ▁organisation ▁was ▁founded ▁with ▁N oli ▁and ▁Fa ik ▁Kon ica ▁serving ▁as ▁its ▁leaders ▁and ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁Alban ian ▁soci opol it ical ▁self ▁determ ination ▁with ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Europe ▁to ▁promote ▁Alban ian ▁independence , ▁setting ▁foot ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁N oli ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁serving ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁V atra ▁organization , ▁which ▁effectively ▁made ▁him ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁di as por a . ▁His ▁diplom atic ▁efforts ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Gene va ▁won ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁for ▁an ▁independent ▁Alban ia ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁earned ▁the ▁new ▁national ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁fled g ling ▁League ▁of ▁Nations . ▁Though ▁Alban ia ▁had ▁already ▁declared ▁its ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁provided ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁the ▁international ▁recognition ▁it ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁obtain ▁until ▁then . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁N oli ▁entered ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁parliament ▁as ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁liberal ▁pro - B rit ish ▁" Pe ople ' s ▁Party " ▁( ), ▁the ▁chief ▁liberal ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁other ▁parties ▁were ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁pro - Ital ian ▁" Progress ive ▁Party " ▁() ▁founded ▁by