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Also Known As Enver Hodja
Born October 16, 1908 • Gjirokastër • Albania
Died April 11, 1985 (aged 76) • Tirana • Albania
Title / Office head of state (1954-1985), Albania • foreign minister (1946-1953), Albania • prime minister (1944-1954), Albania
Founder Albanian Socialist Party
Political Affiliation Albanian Socialist Party

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