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Politburo of the Party of Labour of Albania

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The Politburo ({{Langx|sq|Byroja politike}}) was the leading organ of the Party of Labour of Albania. It comprised key government ministers and Central Committee secretaries and served as the main administrative and policy-making body, convening on a weekly basis.

The following is the composition of the Politburo that would be formed after every Congress of the Party. The politburo for the 1941–48 period is not included.

Politburo members

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(8-22.11.1948){{Cite web |url=http://www.kolumbus.fi/taglarsson/dokumentit/albburo.htm#17.7.1954 |title=Albania Politburo 1944-1991 |access-date=2018-08-27 |archive-date=2019-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190211232347/http://www.kolumbus.fi/taglarsson/dokumentit/albburo.htm#17.7.1954 |url-status=dead }}

1. Enver Hoxha

2. Mehmet Shehu

3. Hysni Kapo

4. Beqir Balluku

5. Gogo Nushi

6. Spiro Koleka

7. Tuk Jakova (1951)

8. Bedri Spahiu

9. Liri Belishova








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(3-6.4.1952)

1. Enver Hoxha

2. Mehmet Shehu

3. Hysni Kapo

4. Beqir Balluku

5. Gogo Nushi

6. Spiro Koleka

7. Liri Belishova

{{underline|Candidate members}}

1. Manush Myftiu

2. Rita Marko

3. Pilo Peristeri






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(3-5.6.1956)

1. Beqir Balluku

2. Enver Hoxha

3. Gogo Nushi

4. Hysni Kapo

5. Liri Belishova (9.9.1960)

6. Manush Myftiu

7. Mehmet Shehu

8. Rita Marko

9. Spiro Koleka

10.Ramiz Alia

{{underline|Candidate members}}

1. Koço Theodhosi

2. Pilo Peristeri

3. Adil Çarçani

4. Haki Toska

5. Rrapo Dervishi

6. Ramiz Alia (9.9.1960)

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(13-20.2.1961)[https://books.google.com/books?id=gESOAgAAQBAJ&dq=politburo+albania&pg=PA154 Eastern Christianity and the Cold War, 1945-91, p.154]

1. Enver Hoxha

2. Beqir Balluku

3. Gogo Nushi

4. Hysni Kapo

5. Manush Myftiu

6. Mehmet Shehu

7. Rita Marko

8. Spiro Koleka

9. Ramiz Alia

10.Adil Çarçani

11.Haki Toska

{{underline|Candidate members}}

1. Koço Theodhosi

2. Petrit Dume

3. Pilo Peristeri

4. Kadri Hazbiu

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(1-8.11.1966)

1. Adil Çarçani

2. Beqir Balluku

3. Enver Hoxha

4. Gogo Nushi

5. Haki Toska

6. Hysni Kapo

7. Manush Myftiu

8. Mehmet Shehu

9. Ramiz Alia

10.Rita Marko

11.Spiro Koleka

{{underline|Candidate members}}

1. Kadri Hazbiu (7.11.1971)

2. Koço Theodhosi (7.11.1971)

3. Petrit Dume

4. Abdyl Këllezi (7.11.1971)

5. Pilo Peristeri

Generally, the Central Committee approved Politburo reports and policy decisions. The Secretariat was responsible for guiding the day-to-day affairs of the Party, in particular for organising the execution of Politburo decisions and for selecting Party and government cadres.

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(1-7.11.1971)[https://books.google.com/books?id=HTU1AAAAIAAJ&q=pilo+peristeri The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who, 1983 International Publications Service, Jan 1, 1983, p.23]

1. Ramiz Alia

2. Beqir Balluku (10.7.1974)

3. Adil Çarçani

4. Kadri Hazbiu

5. Enver Hoxha

6. Hysni Kapo

7. Abdyl Këllezi (Sep 1975)

8. Spiro Koleka

9. Rita Marko

10.Manush Myftiu

11.Mehmet Shehu

12.Haki Toska

13.Koço Theodhosi (Sep 1975)

{{underline|Candidate members}}

1. Pirro Dodbiba (Apr 1976)

2. Petrit Dume (1974)

3. Pilo Peristeri

4. Xhafer Spahiu (7.11.1976)

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(1-7.11.1976){{citation| title=Yearbook in Communist Affairs| edition = 1977 | author=Richard Staar| publisher=Hoover Press| year=1977}}

1. Ramiz Alia

2. Adil Çarçani

3. Llambi Gegprifti

4. Kadri Hazbiu

5. Enver Hoxha

6. Hekuran Isai

7. Hysni Kapo (23.9.1979)

8. Spiro Koleka

9. Rita Marko

10.Pali Miska

11.Manush Myftiu

12.Haki Toska

{{underline|Candidate members}}

1. Lenka Çuko

2. Qirjako Mihali

3. Pilo Peristeri

4. Simon Stefani


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(1.7.11.1981){{citation| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ugeMgomY7hAC&q=1981+albanian+party+of+labor+politburo&pg=PA4| title=Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe| edition = 4 | author=Richard Staar| page=10 | publisher=Hoover Press| year=1982| lccn=81-84232 | isbn =0-8179-7692-2 }}

1. Enver Hoxha

2. Adil Çarçani

3. Hajredin Çeliku

4. Hekuran Isai

5. Kadri Hazbiu

6. Lenka Çuko

7. Manush Myftiu

8. Mehmet Shehu

9. Muho Asllani

10.Pali Miska

11.Ramiz Alia

12.Rita Marko

13.Simon Stefani

{{underline|Candidate members}}

1. Besnik Bekteshi

2. Foto Çami

3. Llambi Gegprifti

4. Prokop Murra

5. Qirjako Mihali

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(3-8.11.1986)[https://books.google.com/books?id=IHsEAQAAIAAJ&q=pirro+kondi Communist and Marxist parties of the world, Charles Hobday, Roger East, Longman, 1990, p.167]

1. Adil Çarçani

2. Hajredin Çeliku

3. Hekuran Isai

4. Lenka Çuko

5. Manush Myftiu

6. Muho Asllani

7. Pali Miska

8. Ramiz Alia

9. Rita Marko

10.Simon Stefani

11.Prokop Murra

12.Besnik Bekteshi

13.Foto Çami

{{underline|Candidate members}}

1. Kiço Mustaqi

2. Pirro Kondi

3. Llambi Gegprifti

4. Vangjel Çërrava

5. Qirjako Mihali

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(11-13.6.1991){{citation| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwo1qeK8fQC&q=Niko+Gjyzari&pg=PA297| page=297| title=Albania: From Anarchy to a Balkan Identity|editor= Miranda Vickers, James Pettifer| publisher=New York University Press| year=1997| isbn=9780814787953 |oclc=36663098}}

1. Ramiz Alia

2. Muho Asllani

3. Besnik Bekteshi

4. Foto Çami

5. Adil Çarçani

6. Hajredin Çeliku

7. Vangjel Çërrava

8. Lenka Çuko

9. Xhelil Gjoni

10.Hekuran Isai

11.Pali Miska

12.Kiço Mustaqi

13.Simon Stefani

{{underline|Candidate members}}

1. Xhemal Dymylja

2. Llambi Gegprifti

3. Niko Gjyzari

4. Pirro Kondi

5. Qirjako Mihali

See also

References

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