Liri Belishova
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Liri Belishova was an Albanian politician. She was a member of the Politburo of the Party of Labour of Albania and an important political figure in Albania between 1944 and 1960.
Liri Belishova
Enver Hoxha
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Enver Halil Hoxha was an Albanian politician, revolutionary, and communist political theorist who was the leader of Albania from 1944 until his death in 1985. He served as the First Secretary of the P
Liri Belishova
…arrested on charges of being pro-Soviet and a friend of Nikita Khrushchev. She, her husband Çomo and old communist Koço Tashko had protested against Enver Hoxha's unilateral decision to take a pro-Chinese stance, warning about the consequences of a split with the Soviets. She was purged as a traitor and enemy…
Official portrait, 1968
The site of the house where Hoxha grew up in Gjirokastër; the original home was lost to a fire in the 1960s
Hoxha at the age of 18
Hoxha in uniform, 1940