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{{infobox WorldScouting | image = AlbaniaScoutemblem.png | f-date = 2004 | members = 1000 (est) | name = Beslidhja Skaut Albania |country = Albania}} | {{infobox WorldScouting | image = AlbaniaScoutemblem.png | f-date = 2004 | members = 1000 (est) | name = Beslidhja Skaut Albania |country = Albania}} | ||
'''Beslidhja Skaut Albania''', or more fully '''Organizata Skautiste Shqiptare Beslidhja Skaut Albania''', is the primary national [[Scouting]] organization of | '''Beslidhja Skaut Albania''', or more fully '''Organizata Skautiste Shqiptare Beslidhja Skaut Albania''', is the primary national [[Scouting]] organization of Albania. It was founded in 2004 and became a member of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] in 2005. The coeducational Beslidhja Skaut Albania has 1,000 members as of 2004. | ||
The Albanian Scouting movement formerly recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement was '''Besa Skaut Albania''', the Organization of Albanian Honorable Scouts, until 2005. | The Albanian Scouting movement formerly recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement was '''Besa Skaut Albania''', the Organization of Albanian Honorable Scouts, until 2005. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
[[Image:Beslidhja Skaut Albania membership badge.png|thumb|Membership badge of Organizata Skautiste Shqiptare Besa Skaut Albania]] | [[Image:Beslidhja Skaut Albania membership badge.png|thumb|Membership badge of Organizata Skautiste Shqiptare Besa Skaut Albania]] | ||
Scouting was founded in Albania in [[1920]] and was a founding member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from [[1922]] to [[1937]]. In 1937, Scouting was banned by [[King Zog]] and recognition by WOSM was withdrawn. In [[1939]], Albania was invaded by | Scouting was founded in Albania in [[1920]] and was a founding member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from [[1922]] to [[1937]]. In 1937, Scouting was banned by [[King Zog]] and recognition by WOSM was withdrawn. In [[1939]], Albania was invaded by Italy and after the end of World War II, the communist government had a local variant of the [[Pioneer Movement|Pioneers]]. | ||
With the fall of communism in [[1989]], Albanian Scouting was reestablished by Dolores and Mihal Dhima, International Commissioner and Chief Scout of ''Besa Scouts Albania'', respectively. Scout groups rapidly sprang up in major cities. | With the fall of communism in [[1989]], Albanian Scouting was reestablished by Dolores and Mihal Dhima, International Commissioner and Chief Scout of ''Besa Scouts Albania'', respectively. Scout groups rapidly sprang up in major cities. | ||
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Other Scout organizations include | Other Scout organizations include | ||
*[[Image:--AlbaniaStemmaSHGSSH.gif|20px]] the Association of Guides and Scouts in Albania, [[Shoqata e Guidave dhe Scoutëve në Shqipëri]], work towards [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]] membership recognition remains unclear; | *[[Image:--AlbaniaStemmaSHGSSH.gif|20px]] the Association of Guides and Scouts in Albania, [[Shoqata e Guidave dhe Scoutëve në Shqipëri]], work towards [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]] membership recognition remains unclear; | ||
*[[Image: | *[[Image:UIGSE.svg|20px]] the Udhëhequset dhe Skautistet e Europes/Guides et Scouts d'Albanie, an Albanian Catholic Scouts and Guides association belonging to the [[Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe]] as an [[Scouts-in-Exile|Albanian exile group]] in Belgium, that recently started working in Albania | ||
== External links and references== | == External links and references == | ||
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scoutsalbania/ Yahoo group for Scouting in Albania] | * [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scoutsalbania/ Yahoo group for Scouting in Albania] | ||
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[[Category:Scouting in Albania]] | [[Category:Scouting and Guiding in Albania]] | ||
[[Category:WOSM member organizations]] | [[Category:WOSM member organizations]] | ||
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