Party of Labor of Albania - Revision history

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	The '''Party of Labor of Albania''' ('''PLA'''){{Efn\|Albanian: Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë, '''PPSh'''}}, known as the '''Communist Party of Albania''' between 1941 to 1948, was a [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist–Leninist]] [[communist party]] which ruled the [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania]]~~{{Efn\|Partia Komuniste e Shqipërisë, '''PKSh'''}}~~ as the sole legal party of the [[socialist state]]. [[Enver Hoxha]] served as First Secretary of the Party from 1941 to 1985, when he died.		The '''Party of Labor of Albania''' ('''PLA'''),{{Efn\|Albanian: Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë, '''PPSh'''}} known as the '''Communist Party of Albania'''{{Efn\|Partia Komuniste e Shqipërisë, '''PKSh'''}} between 1941 to 1948, was a [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist–Leninist]] [[communist party]] which ruled the [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania]] as the sole legal party of the [[socialist state]]. [[Enver Hoxha]] served as First Secretary of the Party from 1941 to 1985, when he died.

	After Hoxha's death, his role as leader of the Party would be taken by [[Ramiz Alia]], who would, by 1990, adopt what many Marxists have described as [[revisionism]] and dissolve the PLA in 1991, replacing it with the [[bourgeoisie\|bourgeois]] [[Socialist Party of Albania]].		After Hoxha's death, his role as leader of the Party would be taken by [[Ramiz Alia]], who would, by 1990, adopt what many Marxists have described as [[revisionism]] and dissolve the PLA in 1991, replacing it with the [[bourgeoisie\|bourgeois]] [[Socialist Party of Albania]].

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	The '''Party of Labor of Albania''' ('''PLA'''){{Efn\|Albanian: Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë, '''PPSh'''}}, known as the '''Communist Party of Albania''' between 1941 to 1948, was a [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist–Leninist]] [[communist party]] which ruled the [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania]]{{Efn\|Partia Komuniste e Shqipërisë, '''PKSh'''}} as the sole legal party of the [[socialist state]]. [[Enver Hoxha]] served as First Secretary of the Party from 1941 to 1985, when he died.		The '''Party of Labor of Albania''' ('''PLA'''){{Efn\|Albanian: Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë, '''PPSh'''}}, known as the '''Communist Party of Albania''' between 1941 to 1948, was a [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist–Leninist]] [[communist party]] which ruled the [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania]]{{Efn\|Partia Komuniste e Shqipërisë, '''PKSh'''}} as the sole legal party of the [[socialist state]]. [[Enver Hoxha]] served as First Secretary of the Party from 1941 to 1985, when he died.

	After Hoxha's death, his role as leader of the Party would be taken by [[Ramiz Alia]], who would, by 1990, adopt [[revisionism]] and dissolve the PLA in 1991, replacing it with the [[bourgeoisie\|bourgeois]] [[Socialist Party of Albania]].		After Hoxha's death, his role as leader of the Party would be taken by [[Ramiz Alia]], who would, by 1990, adopt what many Marxists have described as [[revisionism]] and dissolve the PLA in 1991, replacing it with the [[bourgeoisie\|bourgeois]] [[Socialist Party of Albania]].

	==Ideology==		==Ideology==

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	The '''Party of Labor of Albania''' ('''PLA'''){{Efn\|Albanian: Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë, '''PPSh'''}}, known as the '''Communist Party of Albania''' between 1941 to 1948, was a [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist–Leninist]] [[communist party]] which ruled the [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania]]{{Efn\|Partia Komuniste e Shqipërisë, '''PKSh'''}} as the sole legal party of the [[socialist state]]. [[Enver Hoxha]] served as First Secretary of the Party from 1941 to 1985, when he died.		The '''Party of Labor of Albania''' ('''PLA'''){{Efn\|Albanian: Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë, '''PPSh'''}}, known as the '''Communist Party of Albania''' between 1941 to 1948, was a [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist–Leninist]] [[communist party]] which ruled the [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania]]{{Efn\|Partia Komuniste e Shqipërisë, '''PKSh'''}} as the sole legal party of the [[socialist state]]. [[Enver Hoxha]] served as First Secretary of the Party from 1941 to 1985, when he died.

			After Hoxha's death, his role as leader of the Party would be taken by [[Ramiz Alia]], who would, by 1990, adopt [[revisionism]] and dissolve the PLA in 1991, replacing it with the [[bourgeoisie\|bourgeois]] [[Socialist Party of Albania]].

	==Ideology==		==Ideology==

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{{Infobox political party
| name = Party of Labour of Albania
| native_name = Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë
| logo = Ppshsymbol1981.png
| logo_size = 200
| leader1_title = First Secretary
| leader1_name = [[Enver Hoxha]] (1941–1985) [[Ramiz Alia]] (1985–1991)
| foundation = 1941
| dissolution = 1991
| international = [[Cominform]] (1947–1956)
| successor = [[Socialist Party of Albania|PS]] [[Communist Party of Albania (1991)|PKSh]] [[Social Democratic Party of Albania|PSD]]
| headquarters = Tirana
| newspaper = ''[[Zëri i Popullit]]''
| youth_wing = [[Labour Youth Union of Albania]] [[Pioneers of Enver]]
| national = [[Democratic Front of Albania]]
| flag = [[File:Flag of Party of Labour of Albania.svg|175px]]
| wing1_title = Military wing
| wing1 = [[National Liberation Movement (Albania)|National Liberation Movement]] (1942–1945) [[Albanian People's Army]] (1946–1991)
| ideology = [[Communism]] [[Marxism–Leninism]] [[Anti-revisionism]]
| position = [[Far-left politics|Far-left]]
}}
The '''Party of Labor of Albania''' ('''PLA'''){{Efn|Albanian: Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë, '''PPSh'''}}, known as the '''Communist Party of Albania''' between 1941 to 1948, was a [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] [[communist party]] which ruled the [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania]]{{Efn|Partia Komuniste e Shqipërisë, '''PKSh'''}} as the sole legal party of the [[socialist state]]. [[Enver Hoxha]] served as First Secretary of the Party from 1941 to 1985, when he died.

==Ideology==
The Party of Labor of Albania adhered to a firm [[Anti-revisionism|anti-revisionist stance]] grounded in [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] thought, termed by some as "[[Hoxhaism]]" after its First Secretary.

==Further reading==
* [https://bannedthought.net/Albania/PLA/HistoryOfThePLA-2ndEdition-1982.pdf ''History of the PLA''] (1982)

==References==
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===Notes===
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[[Category:Marxist–Leninist parties]][[Category:Anti-revisionist parties]][[Category:People's Socialist Republic of Albania]]