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Line 1: − {{Dictator bio − | image =[[File:Enver_Hoxha_November_1984.jpg|200px]] − | name =Enver Hoxha − | birth =October 16, 1908<br/>Gjirokastër, Albania − | parents = − | religion =[[Atheism]] − | education = − | spouse =Nexhmije Hoxha − | children =Ilir Hoxha<br/>Sokol Hoxha<br/>Ranvera Hoxha − | death =April 11, 1985 − | deathmanner =Heart failure − | burial =Tirana − | country =Albania − | military =n/a − | rank =n/a − | polbeliefs =[[Communism]] − | party =Party of Labour of Albania − | dictatordate =1944-1985 − | war = − | deathnumber = − }} − '''Enver Hoxha''' was the [[Stalinism|Stalinist]] dictator of [[Albania]] from 1944 to his death in 1985. − In 1967, he banned all religions from Albania. − − ==Biography== − Hoxha was born in to a [[Muslim]] family in 1908. He studied in [[France]] and joined the [[French Communist Party]]. 1936 he returned to Albania and worked as teacher. 1939 [[Benito Mussolini]] annexed Albania. Hoxha lost his job and founded the [[Albanian Communist Party]] in 1941. After the [[Second World War]] he was declared as president. In his tenure Christians, Muslims, landowners, recalcitrant peasants and political opponents were sent to prison or executed.<ref>http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/death-enver-hoxha</ref> In particular [[Catholic]]s were persecuted. Hoxha sink the number of Catholic churches from 253 to 100 and all Catholics stigmatized as fascists.<ref>http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-186.html</ref> After Khruschev criticized Stalin, Hoxha started to improve the relations with [[China]].<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2009/sep/03/dictator-lit-hoxha-on-stalin</ref> − − Hoxha got support from the Chicago Area Friends of Albania. − − ==References== − <references/> − − {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoxha, Enver}} − [[Category:Communists]] − [[Category:Dictators]] − [[Category:Atheists]]
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