Koplik uprising

Koplik uprising
Part of the anti-communist insurgencies in Central and Eastern Europe
Date January 23, 1945 Location Albania, Koplik Result Communist Victory Suppression of the rebellion in Koplik Government Power is Established in Koplik
Belligerents
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.^[1] 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.