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Albanians The Albanians are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, Albanian culture, culture, Albanian history, history and Albanian language, language. They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, ...

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

constitute an ethnic minority of the country as immigrants. The most

came from

Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...

North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...

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and

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

History

The Confederation of Albanians in France is an organization of emigrants in France. It was quickly registered by the French authorities. It is in the process that some Albanians were personally addressed by the organization in Albania, either out of fear or rejection of the content, police dangerous letters of their will. A so-called Balkan committee, most of which had personal acquaintance with Albania and Greece, expressed in January 1941 "its deep sympathy with the Albanian people" strongly condemned the Italian aggression and demanded the restoration of full Albanian independence.

Notable people

History and politics

* Senije Zogu – Albanian princess *

Adile Zogu Princess Adile Zogu (1890–1966) was an Albanian princess. She was the eldest sister of Zog I of Albania. Birth Like all of Zog I's sisters, there is a degree of confusion regarding Adile's date of birth. Over the duration of the Zogist monarch ...

– Albanian princess * Perikli Teta – Albanian aircraft engineer and politician

University

* Albert Doja – Social anthropologist, Member of the National Albanian Academy of Sciences and French University Professor of Anthropology at the

University of Lille The University of Lille (, abbreviated as ULille, UDL or univ-lille) is a French public research university based in Lille, Hauts-de-France. It has its origins in the University of Douai (1559), and resulted from the merger of three universities ...

Cinema

Arben Bajraktaraj Arben Bajraktaraj (born 29 January 1973) is a Kosovan-born French actor. Bajraktaraj has starred in numerous French films but also in roles in international movies, such as ''Eden Log'' and ''Sex Traffic''. He has frequently portrayed crime syndic ...

– Albanian actor

Arts and entertainment

Angelin Preljocaj Angelin Preljocaj (; born 19 January 1957) is a French dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance. Early life Angelin Preljocaj was born in 1957 in Sucy-en-Brie, France. He is of Albanians, Albanian descent. His father was born in Vermosh bu ...

– French dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance *

Erza Muqoli Erza Muqoli (born 21 September 2005) is a French singer known for having been a contestant on the ninth season (2014–2015) of M6's '' La France a un incroyable talent'' and a founding member (from 2015 to 2018) of the child pop group Kids Uni ...

– French singer

Writers

* Cizia Zykë (c. 1949–2011) – French writer * Klara Buda – French Albanian journalist and writer *

Ismail Kadare Ismail Kadare (; 28 January 1936 – 1 July 2024) was an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter and playwright. He was a leading international literary figure and intellectual, focusing on poetry until the publication of his first novel ...

(1936—2024) – Albanian novelist and poet, winner of the 2005

Man Booker International Prize The International Booker Prize (formerly known as the Man Booker International Prize) is an international literary award hosted in the United Kingdom. The introduction of the International Prize to complement the Man Booker Prize, as the Boo ...

, the 2009

Prince of Asturias Award The Princess of Asturias Awards (, ), formerly the Prince of Asturias Awards from 1981 to 2014 (), are a series of annual prizes awarded in Spain by the Princess of Asturias Foundation (previously the Prince of Asturias Foundation) to individuals ...

, and the 2015

Jerusalem Prize The Jerusalem Prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society is a biennial literary award given to writers whose works have dealt with themes of human freedom in society. It is awarded at the Jerusalem International Book Forum (previously kn ...

Sports

Lorik Cana Lorik Agim Cana (; born 27 July 1983) is an Albanian former professional Association football, footballer. He is currently the grassroots ambassador for children's football in Albania, named by the Albanian Football Association on 26 October 201 ...

– Albanian former professional footballer *

Albin Hodža Albin Romain Hodža (also spelled Hodzha; born 7 February 1988) is an Albanian footballer who played as a forward. Career Born in Choisy-le-Roi, a suburb of Paris, Hodža was signed by Serie A club Udinese youth team in January 2007. He also w ...

– French footballer * Florent Shehu – French footballer * Dion Berisha – professional footballer *

Anthony Caci Anthony Caci (born 1 July 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for German club Mainz 05. Career In January 2022, it was announced Caci would leave RC Strasbourg for Bundesliga side Mainz 05 in ...

– French footballer

References

{{Albanian diaspora

Ethnic groups in France Immigration to France by country of origin French people of Albanian descent