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Ramiz Alia
Sign in to saveformer First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, 1st President of the Republic of Albania (1925-2011)
Ramiz Alia was an Albanian political leader who served as the head of Albania's Communist Party and then became the country's first president after the fall of communism. His life and career span much of modern Albanian history, from the communist era through the nation's transition to democracy in the early 1990s.
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Albania
- Place of birth
- Shkodër
- Place of death
- Tirana
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Socialist Party of Albania
- Languages spoken
- Albanian
- Religion
- atheism
- Award
- Order of Skanderbeg
- Image
- Ramiz Alia (portret).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1925-10-18
- date of death
- 2011-10-07
- ethnic group
- Albanians
- name in native language
- Ramiz Alia
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- Albanian People's Army
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Ramiz Alia ( Albanian pronunciation: [ɾaˈmiz aˈlia] ; 18 October 1925 – 7 October 2011) was an Albanian politician serving as the second and last leader of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania from 1985 to 1991, serving as First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania. He was also the country's head of state from 1982 to 1992. He had been seen as a successor by Enver Hoxha and took power after Hoxha died.
Early life and politics
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