Vangjel Çërrava

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Vangjel Çërrava
Korçë, Albania
Political partyParty of Labour

Vangjel Çërrava (born 1941) is an Albanian politician of the

Cabinet of Albania, and for a short time member of the Politburo of the Party
.

Biography

Çërrava, who initially carried over functions in the economic sector, became in 1978 a representative in the

In October 1982, he became a member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Party. In this position, he took part in 1985 at the state funeral of Enver Hoxha.[2]

In addition, during the 9th Congress of the Party in November 1986, he was elected candidate-member of the

Albanian Socialist Party
(Alb: Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë) in June 1991.

Between 20 February 1987 to 2 February 1989, he was also Deputy Chairman of the

Council of Ministers in the Government of Adil Çarçani.[3][4]

In 1993, a special court was established in Tirana against Çërrava and nine other former high-ranking officials (Muho Asllani, Besnik Bekteshi, Foto Çami, Hajredin Çeliku, Lenka Çuko, Llambi Gegprifti, Qirjako Mihali, Pali Miska, and Prokop Murra).[5] They were accused of "abuse of public funds". The following sentences were given: Mihali and Gegprifti eight years each, Miska and Çuko seven years each, Çami, Çeliku and Bekteshi six years each, and Çërrava, Murra and Asllani five years each.[6][7] All were released shortly-after the

turmoils of 1997
.

References

  1. ^ [1][permanent dead link] - Republika e Shqipërisë KUVEND. Tiranë 2005
  2. ^ Albania Today (Ausgabe zum Tode von Enver Hoxha, Nr. 2 (81)/1985) (PDF-Datei; 7,60 MB)
  3. ^ "3 3. Kabinett Çarçani". Archived from the original on 24 November 2005. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Louis Zanga: A Major Government Reshuffle in Albania (13 February 1989)". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. ^ "UA 435/93 - Albania: legal concern: Muho Asllani, Besnik Bekteshi, Foto Cami, Hajredin Celiku, Vangjel Cerrava, Lenka Cuko, Llambi Gegprifti, Qirjako Mihali, Pali Miska, Prokop Murra". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  6. , 1996
  7. ^ "Kathleen Imholz: CAN ALBANIA BREAK THE CHAIN? THE 1993-94 TRIALS OF FORMER HIGH COMMUNIST OFFICIALS". Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015.