Pirro Kondi
Pirro Kondi (born 1924, date of death unknown, 2015 or before) was an Albanian politician of the
Early life
Kondi was born in
Political career
In 1954, Kondi was elected for the first as a delegate in the
Kondi served for some time as Party's First Secretary in
Although Kondi did not belong to that time top-leaders of the Party, he could support his political influence on family relationships. His sister Vito was for many years a member of the Central Committee, and later served as Minister of Industry and Energy. She was married to Hysni Kapo, a longtime Central Committee secretary and the closest confidant of Hoxha.
On the 9th Congress of the PPSh in November 1986, he also became candidate-member of the Politburo of the Party of Labour, and held that office until his retirement in December 1990.[11]
Between 1987 and 1991, he was again a representative in the National Assembly.[4] As Tirana's First Secretary of PPSh, he was directly involved in the political endeavors of the 1990 student protests in Albania (see Fall of communism in Albania).[12]
Accusations of war crimes
Together with
Personal life and death
Kondi was also an American citizen, like his father, Stathi Kondi, who had emigrated to the United States in 1900. Stathi Kondi graduated as a doctor at Boston University.
During a 2015 interview, his sister, Vito Kapo, stated that Pirro Kondi had died sometime prior, and that his wishes to be cremated were not honoured.[15]
References
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- ^ Südosteuropa-Handbuch, Volume 7, Klaus Detlev Grothusen, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1993, p.772
- ^ National conference dedicated to the immortal work of comrade Enver Hoxha, 15-16 October 1985, Instituti i Studimeve Marksiste-Leniniste, "8 Nëntori" Pub. House, 1985, p.42
- ^ a b [1][permanent dead link] - Republika e Shqipërisë KUVEND. Tiranë 2005
- ^ List Of The Member Of Leading Albanian Party Archived 2014-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Albanian Communist Party From Its Foundation Up To Its Fourth Congress Archived 2010-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ No Change in the Albanian Politburo (8. November 1966) Archived 2014-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ China and Albania, Friends in a Common Struggle: A Collection of Speeches and Documents from the Visit of Chinese Leaders to Albania, Foreign Languages Press, 1964, p.6
- ^ Albania in Transition: The Rocky Road to Democracy, Elez Biberaj, Westview Press, 1998, p.53
- ^ Human rights in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania: a report of the Minnesota Lawyers International Human Rights Committee, 1990, p.18
- ^ Communist and Marxist parties of the world, Charles Hobday, Roger East, Longman, 1990, p.167
- ^ Modern Albania: From Dictatorship to Democracy in Europe, Fred C. Abrahams, p.53
- ^ FINAL SAYING FOR THREE FORMER SENIOR PLA OFFICIALS (6. Juni 1996)
- ^ APPEAL COURT'S DECISION FOR THREE FORMER PLA OFFICIALS (6. August 1997)
- ^ "Vito Kapo: Amaneti im". Koha Jone. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2022.