• The self-proclaimed heir to the throne of Albania, Leka Zogu, has been buried in Tirana.
  • Zogu, 72, was the son of Albanian King Ahmet Zogu, who ruled from 1928 until Italy's invasion in 1939.
  • Albania's then-communist rulers abolished the monarchy in 1946 but Zogu maintained his claim to the throne.
  • He died in Tirana.
  • Prime Minister Sali Berisha and President Bamir Topi were joined for the funeral by other political leaders, religious representatives and the president of neighbouring Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga.
 
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