sentences:  The flag was established as the national flag of Albania when the country gained its independence from the Ottoman empire in 1912.During John Hunyadi’s campaign in Niš in 1443, Skanderbeg and a few hundred Albanians defected from the Turkish ranks; for twenty-five years he scored remarkable victories against the Ottomans.He adopted the Byzantine double-headed eagle flag, and his spectacular victories brought him the papal title "Athleta Christi".