Hoxha

[ haw-jah ]

noun
  1. En·ver [en-vuhr], /ˈɛn vər/, 1908–85, Albanian political leader: premier 1944–54, First Secretary of the Central Committee 1954–1985.

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How to use Hoxha in a sentence

  • For many years, the country was one of Europe's poorest, without a single major ally, dominated by Hoxha's cult of personality.

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  • Nothing seems to have changed in Albania from the 14th century to the Hoxha days.

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  • This historical, 80 year-old rift was exacerbated by the abyss between the Enver Hoxha regime and its Tito counterpart.

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

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

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

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British Dictionary definitions for Hoxha

Hoxha

/ (Albanian ˈhodʒa) /


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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