Hysni Milloshi (26 January 1946 – 25 April 2012) was the founder and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Albania, successor to the Party of Labor of Albania.[1]
Hysni Milloshi | |
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| General Secretary of the Communist Party of Albania | |
| In office 14 December 1991 – 25 April 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Qemal Cicollari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 January 1946 Macukull, People's Republic of Albania (now Albania) |
| Died | 25 April 2012 (aged 66) Tirana, Albania |
| Political party | Party of Labour (until 1991) Communist Party (1991–2012) |
Biography
editMilloshi was born in Macukull, Mat District, Albania, on January 26, 1946. During communist rule, Milloshi, who was a member of the Party of Labour, was a writer and a somewhat obscure figure. He established the "Enver Hoxha" Voluntary Activists' Union, an organization loyal to the principles and policies of Enver Hoxha, at Berat on 22 February 1991, apparently with the backing of some leading hard-liners in the Party of Labour. The organization waged a prominent and vocal struggle to prevent the unraveling of communist rule.[2] Milloshi was also a modest author and poet.
He died in Tirana's "Senatorium" hospital, on April 25, 2012, after struggling with pulmonary fibrosis.[3]
Elections
editMilloshi participated more than once in the local elections, running for Mayor of Tirana Municipality. He was considered a key factor in 2011 Pyrrhic victory of Lulzim Basha over former Mayor Edi Rama in Albanian Local Elections 2011, gaining around 1400 votes.[4]
References
edit- ^ Emër * (2012-04-25). "Ndërron jetë kreu i Partisë Komuniste, Hysni Milloshi". Gazeta Tema. Archived from the original on 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^ Elez Biberaj, Albania in Transition: The Rocky Road to Democracy (1999), Westview Press, page 91.
- ^ Vdiq kryetari i Partisë Komuniste, Hysni Milloshi [Communist Party leader, Hysni Milloshi, is dead] (in Albanian), Gazeta Express, April 25, 2012, retrieved 2013-10-29
- ^ Basha vajton humbjen e Hysni Milloshit, e bëri kryebashkiak [Basha mourns over Hysni Milloshi's death, he became a Mayor because of him] (in Albanian), AMA News, April 25, 2012, archived from the original on 2012-07-01, retrieved 2013-10-29
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