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SHISH
Sign in to saveThe State Intelligence Service (), commonly known by its acronym SHISH, is the main national civilian intelligence and security agency of Albania. It was preceded by SHIK.
Key facts
- Government agency.agency_name
- State Intelligence Service
- Government agency.nativename_a
- Shërbimi Informativ i Shtetit
- Government agency.logo
- Shishemblemjpg.png
- Government agency.logo_width
- 125px
- Government agency.logo_caption
- Emblem of the State Intelligence Service
- Government agency.formed
- 1997
- Government agency.preceding1
- Sigurimi until 1991
- Government agency.preceding2
- SHIK 1991–1997
- Government agency.headquarters
- Tirana, Albania
- Government agency.chief1_name
- Vlora Hyseni
- Government agency.chief1_position
- Director
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.shish.gov.al
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- inception
- 1998-00-00
Sources (1)
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- After the Declaration of Independence
- During the reign of Prince Wied
- After World War II
- Communist period
- Post-communist period
- Restructuring and renaming
- Name after 1999
- Mission and function
- Organization
- Relationship with other state entities
- Activities by country
- Albania
- North Macedonia
- Directors
- See also
- References
The State Intelligence Service (), commonly known by its acronym SHISH, is the main national civilian intelligence and security agency of Albania. It was preceded by SHIK.
==After the Declaration of Independence== The government decree of Ismail Qemali explicitly stated the need to establish a Secret Service for the occupied areas of Albania in Article 6. These historical records are kept in Fund No. 145 of the Central State Archive, specifically within the files of the Provisional Presidency of Vlora in the year 1912, under the title "Decisions and Minutes of the Provisional Government of Vlora on Political, Military, and Financial Issues" (File II-2). The creation of the Albanian Secret Service was not merely a theoretical concept, as concrete actions were taken to set it up, including the involvement of individuals such as Lef Nosi and Bajram Curri. Furthermore, there is evidence of the Service's continued operation even after Prince Wilhelm Wied assumed rulership of Albania, which was established through the London Peace Conference in 1913.