Evangjeli III Government

Evangjeli III Government
25th Government of Albania
1931-1932
Date formed	20 April 1931 (1931-04-20)
Date dissolved	7 December 1932 (1932-12-07)
People and organisations
Prime Minister	Pandeli Evangjeli
No. of ministers	8
History
Predecessor	Evengjeli II
Successor	Evengjeli IV

The Third Evangjeli Government was the 25th government of Albania. It was formed on 20 April 1931 and lasted until 8 December 1932. The government was a direct successor of the Second Evangjeli Government, formed 9 days after the later dissolution.

The decision of the previous Evangjeli Government to make a deal with Italy was unpopular with the cabinet and the public.^[1] This made King Zog force the dissolution of the government. 9 days later, Zog again appointed Pandeli Evangjeli as Prime Minister.^[2]

The biggest task of the Third government was to lower Albania's dependency on Italy.^[4] Despite this, due to the financial burden of the Great Depression, the government was forced to sign several treaties with Italy that would see become Albania's largest trade partner,^[5] roughly accounting for 60% of Albanian imports. ^[6]

The government's deal with Italy also made it so Italian construction companies were privileged in Albania.^[7] This, although helped Albania's infrastructure, made the government more and more unpopular with the public.^[8]

The government also enforced its censorship rules.^[9] during the government term, 200 lawyers, intellectuals, doctors,and others were jailed, and in the end 49 of them were given life in prison. ^[10]

Following the results of the 1932 election, Evangjeli resigned from his post. Despite this, on January of the next year, Zogu once again tasked Evangjeli with forming a government.^[11]

• Fischer, Bernd. King Zog and the Struggle for Stability in Albania, (East European Monographs, Boulder, 1984).
• Pearson, Owen. Albania and King Zog:Independence, Republic and Monarchy 1908-1939, (I.B. Tauris, 2005)
• Dervishi, Kastriot. Kryeministrat dhe ministrat e shtetit shqiptar në 100 vjet, (Tiranë, Shtëpia Botuese, 2012)