Late Albanian dictator’s son denounces forced home eviction
WEBJun 29, 2020 · TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The son of the late Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha on Monday accused the government of arrogance and “fascist acts” after authorities evicted him and his family from an apartment building.
Guarding the Last Likeness of a Loathed Dictator? It’s a Thankless …
WEBAug 16, 2021 · The image of Enver Hoxha, a feared tyrant, was once everywhere in Albania. His last intact statue is watched over by a partly blind, 80-year-old defender. “Nobody wants him anymore.”
Late Albanian dictator's museum transformed into tech centre for …
WEBTIRANA, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A museum built in Albania in the 1980s to honour longtime Communist dictator Enver Hoxha is being transformed into a computer training centre for young people,...
Thousands of Albanians hold protest against corruption | AP News
WEBFeb 21, 2024 · Thousands of supporters of Albania’s opposition held an anti-government protest in Tirana on Tuesday accusing the Cabinet of corruption. The protest, which ended peacefully, also marked 33 years since the toppling of the main statue of the country’s late communist dictator, Enver Hoxha. (Feb. 20)
Ismail Kadare: A bright light in Albania's darkest days - France 24
WEBJul 1, 2024 · Novelist Ismail Kadare -- who has died aged 88 -- used his pen as a stealth weapon to survive Albania's paranoid communist dictator Enver Hoxha.
Ismail Kadare (1936-2024): The writer who outsmarted a dictator
WEBJul 1, 2024 · Novelist Ismail Kadare, who has died aged 88, used his pen as a stealth weapon to survive Albania’s paranoid communist dictator Enver Hoxha. His sophisticated storytelling—often likened to...
‘We fled oppression, not our home’: Albania to Australia and back …
WEBJan 7, 2024 · When the Fezollaris left Albania, the country was in the iron grip of dictator Enver Hoxha, under whom, for more than 40 years, it became one of the most isolated and repressive places in the...
Pyramid of Tirana officially reopens as "monument for the people" …
WEBOct 23, 2023 · Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has added a stepped roof and bright-coloured boxes to a former museum dedicated to Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha in the centre of Tirana, Albania.
30 Years Since Albanians Toppled Bust of Enver Hoxha - ALBANIA DAILY NEWS
WEBFeb 20, 2021 · 30 Years Since Albanians Toppled Bust of Enver Hoxha. EDUART HALILI Current Event Saturday, February 20, 2021. The 30th anniversary of the fall of the bust of former dictator Enver Hoxha is marked this Saturday, February 20, 2021.
Secrets of Hoxha's henchmen still poison Albania - france24.com
WEBOct 14, 2022 · Yet some of the victims of the paranoid dictator Enver Hoxha -- whose dreaded Sigurimi had more than 10,000 informers and even more collaborators -- cannot bear to look. Since 2017, the small...