Enver Hoxha
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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 Gladiator
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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]
- ↑ The Gladiator, pg. 210.
- ↑ Ibid., pg. 13.
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| 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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