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'''Enver Halil Hoxha''' (16 October 1908 – 11 April 1985) was an [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania|Albanian]] [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] politician and revolutionary who served as First Secretary of the [[Party of Labor of Albania]] from 1941 to his death in 1985, and ''de-facto'' head of state of Albania from 1944 to his death. He was the twenty-second prime minister of Albania from 1944 to 1954 and at various times served as his own foreign minister and defense minister. | '''Enver Halil Hoxha''' (16 October 1908 – 11 April 1985) was an [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania|Albanian]] [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] politician and revolutionary who served as First Secretary of the [[Party of Labor of Albania]] from 1941 to his death in 1985, and ''de-facto'' head of state of Albania from 1944 to his death. He was the twenty-second prime minister of Albania from 1944 to 1954 and at various times served as his own foreign minister and defense minister. | ||
A major [[Anti-revisionism|anti-revisionist]] author, he has written dozens of works attacking perceived [[revisionism]] and [[opportunism]], including [[Titoism]], [[Maoism]], and [[Khrushchevism]]. He is considered a defender of [[Joseph Stalin|Joseph Stalin's]] legacy against revisionist condemnations. For these reasons, he is upheld by many anti-revisionists (often known as "[[Hoxhaism|Hoxhaists]]") as a major disciple of Leninism in an era of widespread opportunism in the international [[Communism|communist]] movement. | A major [[Anti-revisionism|anti-revisionist]] author, he has written dozens of works attacking perceived [[revisionism]] and [[opportunism]], including [[Titoism]], [[Maoism]], and [[Khrushchevism]]. He is considered a defender of [[Joseph Stalin|Joseph Stalin's]] legacy against revisionist condemnations. For these reasons, he is upheld by many anti-revisionists (often known as "[[Hoxhaism|Hoxhaists]]") as a major disciple of Leninism in an era of widespread opportunism in the international [[Communism|communist]] movement. | ||
==External links== | |||
* [https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/hoxha/works-index.htm Enver Hoxha Internet Archive] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Hoxhaism]] | * [[Hoxhaism]] | ||
Revision as of 02:42, 28 June 2026
Enver Hoxha | |
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 Enver Hoxha in the 1980s | |
| Born |
16 October 1908 Gjirokastër, Janina vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died |
11 April 1985 |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Alma mater |
University of Montpellier Free University of Brussels |
| Known for | Founder and effective leader of PSR Albania, anti-revisionist author |
Notable work |
Imperialism and the Revolution Eurocommunism is Anti-Communism, and others |
| Title | First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania |
| Term | 8 November 1941–11 April 1985 |
Enver Halil Hoxha (16 October 1908 – 11 April 1985) was an Albanian Marxist–Leninist politician and revolutionary who served as First Secretary of the Party of Labor of Albania from 1941 to his death in 1985, and de-facto head of state of Albania from 1944 to his death. He was the twenty-second prime minister of Albania from 1944 to 1954 and at various times served as his own foreign minister and defense minister.
A major anti-revisionist author, he has written dozens of works attacking perceived revisionism and opportunism, including Titoism, Maoism, and Khrushchevism. He is considered a defender of Joseph Stalin's legacy against revisionist condemnations. For these reasons, he is upheld by many anti-revisionists (often known as "Hoxhaists") as a major disciple of Leninism in an era of widespread opportunism in the international communist movement.