Nexhmije Hoxha
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Nexhmije Hoxha | |
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Albanian Republic ) | |
Succeeded by | Semiramis Xhuvani (Republic of Albania) |
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Born | Nexhmije Xhuglini 8 February 1921 Bitola, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
Died | 26 February 2020 Tirana, Albania | (aged 99)
Nationality | Albanian |
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Children | Ilir Hoxha (Son), Sokol Hoxha (Son), Pranvera Hoxha (Daughter) |
Relatives | Besmir Hoxha (Grandson), Ermal Hoxha (Grandson), Shkelzen Hoxha (Grandson) |
Alma mater | Queen Mother Pedagogical Institute University of Tirana |
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Nexhmije Hoxha (Albanian pronunciation:
Biography
Nexhmije Hoxha was born Nexhmije Xhuglini in
During the
Relationship with Enver Hoxha
The then Nexhmije Xhuglini met Enver Hoxha at a meeting of the Albanian Party of Labour. Hoxha proposed to her in 1942 at a house which was being rented to him by the generous party supporter Syrja Selfo, who would be sentenced to death and executed in 1946.
Political career
In 1966, as Albania increasingly isolated itself, she became director of the Institute of Marxist–Leninist Studies, a body which was responsible for ensuring ideological purity and spreading
After her husband died in 1985, Nexhmije was elected chairwoman of the Democratic Front, an umbrella association, and she 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 she was replaced by Prime Minister Adil Çarçani.
In the initial days after the Fall of communism in Albania, she described Ramiz Alia as a "national traitor", but later recanted her statement, claiming that Alia and the entire Party of Labour of Albania only tried to save what could be saved of socialism, that he could not be described as a "national traitor" and that the original accusation came only out of personal anger and emotion.[6]
Later life and death
She was expelled from ALP on 13 June 1991 and the party organ
Hoxha died on 26 February 2020 aged 99 at her home in Tirana from natural causes. At the time of her death she was the oldest living member of the communist leadership of Albania.[10]
Personal
For many years she lived with her husband in the section of Tirana which was known as the Bllok, reserved for the country's ruling elite. However, Nexhmije maintained that she personally did not live extravagantly, emphasizing the prosaic nature of her marriage ceremony in 1945, which did not include a dress, a reception or a honeymoon.[11]
References
- ISBN 9780810861886. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f "Nexhmije Hoxha obituary". The Times. London. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Ollga plumbi gruaja e zhdukur nga vemendja publike". opolitike.org. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ a b Theodore Dalrymple (5 March 2020). "Murderess with no regrets". The Critic. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ a b Thomson, Ian (2 March 2020). "Nexhmije Hoxha obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ Hoxha, Nexhmije (11 January 2020). "Përpjekjet e mia për ndalimin e gjakëderdhjes në Tiranë (dhe si e mbrojta Ramiz Alinë)". Kosova.info.
- ^ a b c d Wojciech Roszkowski og Jan Kofman. Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century (p. 358). Taylor and Francis. Kindle Edition. 2015
- ^ The Associated Press (11 January 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". www.oneparty.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Albanian dictator Hoxha's widow, his staunchest defender, dies at 99". Reuters. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ Qosja, Griselda (22 March 2020). "Nexhmije Hoxha (1921–2020)". Jacobin. Retrieved 9 May 2020.