On this day, King Constantine declares himself ready to take on the Northern Epirus Struggle

The liberation of Epirus from the Ottoman yoke was, for the Epirus people of that time, the rebirth of hope for union with the national core.

Already since the Greek Revolution of 1821, the Epirusians from present-day Northern Epirus, fought tremendous battles, contributing in various ways to the Struggle.

However, although the mainland cities such as Korçë, Gjirokastër, Himara, Tepeleni, etc. were liberated earlier than the cities of Epirus that are currently in Greek territory, unfortunately their course proved to be martyrdom.

The Great Powers seem to have predecided the division of Epirus so as to create both the Albanian national identity and an Albanian state that would support it.

Thus, the people of Northern Epirus are now faced with a new agreement, that of the Florence Protocol, which condemned them once and for all, but also their current descendants.

From one moment to the next they found themselves counted as members of a minority, reconciled with Albanian irrationality and the subsequent Greek setbacks.

At that time, king constantine of Greece stood on The side Of The northern epirus, who on this Day, November 19, 1913, declared the following To the Ambassador of austria-Hungary: "The Epirusians will fight to the end to nullify the unjust decision of (the florence Protocol)" and also added that if things got out of hand regarding the issue in question, he would abdicate his throne and place himself at the head of the Northern Epirus Struggle.

Following the condemnatory Florence protocol, The people Of northern epirus, by their own decision and defying any opposing opinion Of official greece, Rose Up, formed sacred troops and, sacrificing their own lives, declared the Autonomous Republic of Epirus, with georgios christakis zografos As Its President.

Finally, it is worth noting that the arrival of the King of Greece in the parts of Northern Epirus was a great hope for the Greeks of the place, where Christian and Muslim Epirotes awaited them in every city and village as a liberator and guarantor of freedom.