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Ramiz
Alia
Born in 1925 in Shkodra. Graduated from the Party School in
Moscow (1954), Mr. Alia is one of the most important
personalities of the Albanian Labour Party, who led Albania
between the years 1944 – 1990.
During this period, Mr. Alia, has performed high duties
in the course of conducting the Albanian Labour Party,
consequently the Albanian State.
Among the most important duties have been: First Secretary of
the Central Committee of the Youth Branch of the Albanian
Labour Party (1949 – 1955), Minister of Education and Culture
(1955 – 1958), member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of
the Central Committee of the Albanian Labour Party for the
ideology (1961 – 1985), member of the parliament, Chairman of
the Presidium of the Popular Assembly (1982 – 1990), First
Secretary of the Central Committee of the Albanian Labour
Party (1985 – 1990) and Chair of the Presidential Council
(1991).
After the first multiparty elections held in Albania on Mach
31, 1991, the new pluralist parliament dominated by the
members of the parliament of the Albanian Labour Party, with
the proposal of the Albanian Labour Party, chose Mr. Alia,
President of the Republic, on April 30, 1991. Following the
anticipated parliamentary elections of March 22, 1992 where
the coalition of the opposition won, on April 3, 1992, Mr.
Alia, resigned from his tenure of President. |
