Enver Hoxha Historical Figure Nationality: Albania Religion: Atheist Date of Birth: 1908 Date of Death: 1985 Cause of Death: Natural Causes Occupation: Politician, Revolutionary Spouse: Nexhmije Hoxha Children: Ilir Hoxha Sokol Hoxha Pranvera Kolaneci Affiliations: Party of Labour of Albania Turtledove Appearances: The Gladiator POD: October-November, 1962 Type of Appearance: Posthumous references

Enver Hoxha (1908–1985) was the leader of the People's Republic of Albania from the end of World War II until his death in 1985, as the First Secretary of the Communist Albanian Party of Labour. He was also Prime Minister of Albania from 1944 to 1954 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1946 to 1953.

Like his neighbor, Josip Tito of Yugoslavia, Hoxha resisted Soviet attempts to gain influence in the capitals of Eastern European Communist nations. However, while Tito made Yugoslavia into a highly sought-after strategic partner for players in all camps of the Cold War, Hoxha led Albania into diplomatic isolation, leaving his country without diplomatic or economic partnerships of any significance whatsoever. This contributed to Albania having the lowest standard of living in Europe during most of Hoxha's time in power. He also had a terrible human rights record, and sanctioned the operation of forced labor camps such as the Spaç Prison, where political opponents of Hoxha's regime were interred, often on trumped-up charges and following little or no judicial proceedings.

Enver Hoxha in The GladiatorEdit

In an alternate where the Soviet Union won the Cold War, Enver Hoxha was considered a heroic figure, despite the fact that Hoxha had broken with the Soviet Union after Joseph Stalin.^[1] Albania's neighbor, the Italian People's Republic, even named a school in Milan in Hoxha's honor, even though Italians generally saw Albanians as bumpkins. ^[2]

1. ↑ The Gladiator, pg. 210.
2. ↑ Ibid., pg. 13.

Political offices (OTL)
Preceded by Omer Nishani (as Chairman of the Anti-Fascist Council)	Leader of Albania 1944–1985	Succeeded by Ramiz Alia
Preceded by New creation	Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of Albania 1946–1954	Succeeded by Mehmet Shehu

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