Enver Hoxha
Enver HoxhaAlbania's leader who made isolation and self-reliance state policy
The 1961 rupture with the USSR showed how far a small socialist state could take an ideological break.
He led Albania's communists and anti-occupation resistance, founding the postwar people's republic. He broke diplomatic relations with the USSR in 1961 and later with China, pursuing an independent Stalinist line.
Career timeline
- 1944–1985First secretary of the Party of Labour and leader of Albania
- 1961Breaks diplomatic relations with the USSR
- 1978Break with China