Albanian civil war of 1997
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Evacuation of U.S. citizens during Operation Silver Wake
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| Date | 16 January - 11 August 1997 (6 months, 3 weeks and 5 days) |
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| Location | Albania | ||
| Causes | Pyramid schemes failure, economic crisis | ||
| Result | New parliamentary elections | ||
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| Casualties | |||
| 3,800, civilians and members of army, police and secret police | |||
Rebels
Italian Armed Forces (Operation Alba)
French Armed Forces (Operation Alba)
Turkish Armed Forces (Operation Alba)
Greek Armed Forces (Operation Alba, Operation Kosmas and humanitarian aid)
Romanian Armed Forces (Operation Alba)
German Armed Forces (Operation Libelle)
Austrian Armed Forces (Operation Alba)
United States Armed Forces (Operation Silver Wake)
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