Ramiz Alia

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Ramiz Alia was a communist politician who led Albania as its last communist leader and first post-Hoxha head of state during the country’s transition away from one-party rule.

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instanceOf communist politician
head of state
human
politician
affiliationDuringWar National Liberation Army of Albania
surface form: Albanian Partisans
burialPlace Tirana
countryOfCitizenship Albania
dateOfBirth 18 October 1925
dateOfDeath 7 October 2011
detentionEnd 1995
detentionStart 1992
era Cold War
post-communist transition in Eastern Europe
ethnicGroup Albanian
headOfGovernmentDuringTerm Adil Çarçani
Fatos Nano
languageSpoken Albanian
memberOfPoliticalParty Party of Labour of Albania
Party of Labour of Albania
surface form: Party of Labour of Albania (later Socialist Party of Albania)
movement Marxism–Leninism
communism
notableFor being the first head of state of Albania after Enver Hoxha’s death
being the last communist leader of Albania
overseeing Albania’s transition from one-party rule
occupation politician
statesman
officeAssumed Chairman of the Presidium of the People’s Assembly of Albania on 22 November 1982
First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania on 13 April 1985
President of Albania on 30 April 1991
officeEnded Chairman of the Presidium of the People’s Assembly of Albania on 30 April 1991
First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania on 13 June 1991
President of Albania on 9 April 1992
participatedIn World War II
placeOfBirth Albania
city of Shkodër
surface form: Shkodër
placeOfDeath Albania
Tirana
positionHeld Chairman of the Presidium of the People’s Assembly of Albania
First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania
President of Albania
predecessor Enver Hoxha
reasonForImprisonment abuse of power and misappropriation of state funds (post-communist trials)
releasedFromPrison 1995
religion atheism
sexOrGender male
successor Fatos Nano
Sali Berisha
wasImprisoned yes

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President of Albania firstHolder Ramiz Alia
President of the Republic officeHolders Ramiz Alia
subject surface form: President of the Republic of Albania