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Revision as of 01:43, 24 March 2019
Nexhmije Hoxha | |
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| Born | Nexhmije Xhuglini February 8, 1921 |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Alma mater | Queen Mother Pedagogical Institute University of Tirana |
| Political party | Party of Labour of Albania Communist Party of Albania (1991) |
| Spouse | Enver Hoxha (1945–1985) |
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Nexhmije Hoxha ([nɛdʒmijɛ ˈhɔdʒa]; born February 8, 1921)[1] is the widow of Albanian communist leader Enver Hoxha.
Personal history
Hoxha was born Nexhmije Xhuglini in Bitolj, in present-day Republic of Macedonia to Albanian parents. She studied at the Queen Mother Pedagogical Institute in Tirana.[2] After World War II, she continued her studies at the State University of Tirana.[citation needed] In November 1941 she joined the newly founded Albanian Communist Party (ACP) and a year later was elected to the General Council of the Albanian National Liberation Movement. During the rest of World War II she fought in the 1st Division of the National Liberation Army. In 1943 she was elected to the Secretariat of the (Communist) Albanian Women's League, and served as chairwoman from 1946 to 1952, replacing Ollga Plumbi.[3]
She is the oldest living member of the former communist leadership in Albania, turning 97 years old in February 2018.[4][5]
Relationship with Enver Hoxha
After World War II, she married prime minister and Communist Party leader Enver Hoxha.
Hoxha was elected to the National Assembly in 1948. In 1952 she joined the Central Committee of the Albanian Party of Labour, as the Albanian Communist Party had been called since 1948, becoming one of the few spouses of a Communist Party boss to become a power in her own right. In 1966 she became director of the Institute of Marxist–Leninist Studies. She was the last Director (Rector, Chancellor) of the V.I. Lenin Higher Party School despite a lack of formal higher education.
After her husband died in 1985, Nexhmije Hoxha was elected Chairwoman of the Democratic Front (an umbrella association) and defended her husband's heritage during the period of reforms (1990-1991). She was forced to resign as chairwoman of the Democratic Front in December 1990, and was replaced by Prime Minister Adil Çarçani. She was arrested and sentenced to prison for misuse of Albanian government funds during her husband's regime, but later released.[6][7]
References
- ^ Profile of Nexhmije Hoxha
- ^ Kotini, Albert. "90-vjetori i institutit femëror "Nëna Mbretëreshë"". Metropol. Archived from the original on 2013-10-08.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ http://opolitike.org/analiza/ollga-plumbi-gruaja-e-zhdukur-nga-vemendja-publike/
- ^ http://www.albeu.com/shqiperi/97-vite-jete-nexhmije-hoxha-feston-sot-ditelindjen/371816/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ The Associated Press (January 11, 1997). "Widow of dictator leaves prison In Albania, Nexhmije Hoxha serves five years for corruption". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ My Father, Enver Hoxha by Nexhmije's son Ilir
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- 1921 births
- Living people
- Albanian communists
- Albanian former Muslims
- Albanian atheists
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- Albanian resistance members
- Female resistance members of World War II
- People from Bitola
- Albanians in North Macedonia
- Enver Hoxha
- Albanian women in politics
- Queen Mother Pedagogical Institute alumni
- University of Tirana alumni