Zog I of Albania in exile, the royal family insisted that Leka Zogu was Albania's legitimate ruler until his death on 30 November 2011. During World War II, three resistance groups were operating in Albania: the nationalists, the royalists and the communists. Some of the Albanian establishment opted for collaboration. The communist partisans refused to co-operate with the other resistance groups and took control of the country. They were able to defeat the Nazi remnants and take over the country in November 1944. Zog attempted to reclaim his throne after the war, but the new Communist-dominated government barred Zog from returning soon after it
King Country the Māori King Movement withdrew south of what was called the "aukati", or boundary, a line of "pa" alongside the Puniu River near Kihikihi. Land behind the "aukati" remained native territory, with Europeans warned they crossed it under threat of death. The King Country is not an entity in local government. It forms part of two local government regions, Waikato and Manawatu-Wanganui, and all or part of four districts: Otorohanga, Ruapehu, Taupo and Waitomo. The King Country (a.k.a. Western Uplands) is largely made up of rolling hill country, including the Rangitoto and Hauhungaroa Ranges. It includes extensive karst regions, producing