Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands da Màr" until Napoleon Bonaparte dissolved the Republic of Venice in 1797, annexing Corfu. The Ionian Islands are situated in the Ionian Sea, off the west coast of Greece. Cythera, the southernmost, is just off the southern tip of the Peloponnese and Corfu, the northernmost, is located at the entrance of the Adriatic Sea. In modern Greek, the period of Venetian rule over Greek territory is known as "Venetokratia" or "Enetokratia" ( or ) and literally means "rule of the Venetians". It is believed that the Venetian period on the Ionian Islands was agreeable, especially compared with the coinciding "Tourkokratia"
Timeline of Albanian history to 1993 is placed under house arrest, following charges of corruption. March<br> Manfred Wörner, Secretary General of NATO visits Tirana. April<br> Albania recognizes the Republic of Macedonia. April 25<br> Pope John Paul II makes a historic visit. (The last pope to travel to Albania - in 1464 - died en route.) May<br> Nexhmije Hoxha's prison sentence is increased by two years. July<br> Albania expels a Greek Orthodox cleric, who is alleged to have distributed maps showing southern Albania as Greek territory. Greece subsequently deports thousands of illegal Albanian migrant workers. July 30<br> The leader of the Socialist Party, former prime minister Nano,