Adil Çarçani
Adil Çarçani | |
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24th Prime Minister of Albania | |
In office December 18, 1981 – February 22, 1991 | |
Preceded by | Mehmet Shehu |
Succeeded by | Fatos Nano |
Personal details | |
Born | Fushëbardhë, Gjirokastër | 5 May 1922
Died | 13 October 1997 Tirana, Albania | (aged 75)
Nationality | Albanian |
Political party | Party of Labour of Albania |
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Adil Çarçani (5 May 1922 – 13 October 1997) was an
Biography
Çarçani was born on May 5, 1922, in the village of Fushëbardhë, near Gjirokastër.[1] During World War II, he fought for Partisan forces against the Italian fascists, and joined the Communist Party and the government that it set up after the war. He became mining minister in the 1950s, joined the Politburo of the Party of Labour of Albania in the 1960s, and by 1981 had become First Deputy Prime Minister.[2][3]
On December 18, 1981, immediately after the violent death of
Post-1991
On 21 May 1994, Çarçani was tried for and abuse of power, alongside Ramiz Alia.[4][5] He was tried, found guilty and sentenced to prison.[5] His sentence was commuted to five years of house arrest, however, as he was beginning to suffer from health problems.[5] He died under house arrest in Tirana.[6]
References
- ISBN 978-1-317-47594-1.
- ^ Wolfgang Saxon, "Adil Carcani, 75, a Leader In Albania's Stalinist Twilight", The New York Times, 20 October 1997.
- ^ Adil Çarçani – Mémoires de Guerre
- ISBN 0-415-13684-9.
- ^ a b c Partos, Gabriel (17 October 1997). "Obituary: Adil Carcani". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Adil Carcani". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 15 July 2016.