Hoxha

American

[haw-jah] / ˈhɔ dʒɑ /

noun

Enver 1908–85, Albanian political leader: premier 1944–54, First Secretary of the Central Committee 1954–1985.

Hoxha British

/ ˈhodʒa /

noun

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

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Teuta Hoxha is said to have refused for 38 days and Kamran Ahmed 37 days.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025

It didn’t help that her husband—who’d known Hoxha when the two men were students together in Paris—was found guilty by a kangaroo court of plotting to overthrow the government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

They just need to be cautious, Ella Hoxha of BNY Investments Newton told Barron’s.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025

Ambassador Ferit Hoxha, this month’s president of the U.N.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2023

Enver Hoxha, first secretary of the Albanian Workers' Party in 1970, and Mehmet Shehu, premier and second ranking Party member, were wartime leaders of the Communist resistance forces.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Sarah Jane Elpern

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