Koplik uprising

Koplik uprising
Part of the anti-communist insurgencies in Central and Eastern Europe
DateJanuary 23, 1945
Location
Result

Communist Victory

  • Suppression of the rebellion in Koplik
  • Government Power is Established in Koplik
Belligerents
People's Socialist Republic of Albania Anti-Communist rebels
Commanders and leaders
Zoi Themeli Lesh Marashi 
Units involved

Sigurimi

LANÇ
Anti-Communist Rebels
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
40 Killed
50 Wounded
45 Killed
25 Wounded

The Koplik Uprising (Albanian: Kryengritja e Koplikut) was an anti-communist armed revolt in Albania that took place on January 23, 1945. In Koplik, the center of Malësia e Madhe. It was one of the earliest uprisings against the ruling Communist Party in Eastern Europe. The uprising occurred under national-democratic ideas and was eventually suppressed by state security forces.