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Hoxha

[haw-jah]
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noun
  1. En·ver [en-vuh r] /ˈɛn vər/, 1908–85, Albanian political leader: premier 1944–54, First Secretary of the Central Committee 1954–1985.
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  • Nothing seems to have changed in Albania from the 14th century to the Hoxha days.

    After the Rain

    Sam Vaknin

  • Hoxha silenced the dissident elements, however, and had most of them expelled from the Party or arrested.

  • Hoxha did, however, pay lip service to the collective leadership principle enunciated in Moscow after Stalin's death.

  • The real base of their power has rested in the security and armed forces, and Hoxha and Shehu have divided this power.

  • The Hoxha school is the oldest military educational institution in the country.

British Dictionary definitions for hoxha

Hoxha

noun
  1. Enver (ˈemver). 1908–85, Albanian statesman: founded the Albanian Communist Party in 1941 and was its first secretary (1954–85)
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