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'''Enver Halil Hoxha''' (/ˈhɒdʒə/ HOJ-ə, Albanian: [ɛnˈvɛɾ ˈhɔdʒa] (16 October 1908 – 11 April 1985) was an [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania|Albanian]] communist revolutionary and statesman who served as the First Secretary of the [[Party of Labour of Albania]], from 1941 until his death in 1985. He was also a member of the Politburo of the Party of Labour of Albania, chairman of the Democratic Front of Albania, commander-in-chief of the armed forces from 1944 until his death. He served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Albania from 1944 to 1954 and at various times served as both foreign minister and defence minister of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania. Hoxha was the greatest anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist of the 20th century, having opposed [[Khrushchevism]], [[Maoism]], [[Eurocommunism]], [[Trotskyism]] and [[Titoism]], among other revisionist stances. He sided with China during the [[Sino-Soviet split]] in 1960 but later distanced himself from China in what is known as [[Sino-Albanian split]] which began in 1972 and culminated in 1978. | '''Enver Halil Hoxha''' (/ˈhɒdʒə/ HOJ-ə, Albanian: [ɛnˈvɛɾ ˈhɔdʒa] (16 October 1908 – 11 April 1985) was an [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania|Albanian]] communist revolutionary and statesman who served as the First Secretary of the [[Party of Labour of Albania]], from 1941 until his death in 1985. He was also a member of the Politburo of the Party of Labour of Albania, chairman of the Democratic Front of Albania, commander-in-chief of the armed forces from 1944 until his death. He served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Albania from 1944 to 1954 and at various times served as both foreign minister and defence minister of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania. Hoxha was the greatest anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist of the 20th century, having opposed [[Khrushchevism]], [[Maoism]], [[Eurocommunism]], [[Trotskyism]] and [[Titoism]], among other revisionist stances. He sided with China during the [[Sino-Soviet split]] in 1960 but later distanced himself from China in what is known as [[Sino-Albanian split]] which began in 1972 and culminated in 1978. | ||
Enver Hoxha would later go on to synthesize what is now the modern ideology of [[Marxism–Leninism–Stalinism|Marxism-Leninism-Stalinism]]. | |||
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Revision as of 13:26, 3 March 2023
Enver Halil Hoxha (/ˈhɒdʒə/ HOJ-ə, Albanian: [ɛnˈvɛɾ ˈhɔdʒa] (16 October 1908 – 11 April 1985) was an Albanian communist revolutionary and statesman who served as the First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, from 1941 until his death in 1985. He was also a member of the Politburo of the Party of Labour of Albania, chairman of the Democratic Front of Albania, commander-in-chief of the armed forces from 1944 until his death. He served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Albania from 1944 to 1954 and at various times served as both foreign minister and defence minister of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania. Hoxha was the greatest anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist of the 20th century, having opposed Khrushchevism, Maoism, Eurocommunism, Trotskyism and Titoism, among other revisionist stances. He sided with China during the Sino-Soviet split in 1960 but later distanced himself from China in what is known as Sino-Albanian split which began in 1972 and culminated in 1978.
Enver Hoxha would later go on to synthesize what is now the modern ideology of Marxism-Leninism-Stalinism.