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1944 in Albania

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The following lists events that happened during 1944 in the People's Republic of Albania.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President: Mehdi Frashëri, Chairman of the High Council (until 28 November), Omer Nishani, Chairman of the Presidium (starting 26 May)
  • Prime Minister: Rexhep Bej Mitrovica (until 18 July), Fiqri Dine (18 July - 29 August), Ibrahim Biçakçiu (29 August - 28 November), Enver Hoxha (sarting 22 October)

    • Events

    January
  • The National Liberation Movement, supplied with British weapons, gained control of southern Albania.
    • May
  • The Communists met to organize an Albanian government and appointed Hoxha chairman of the executive committee and supreme commander of the National Liberation Movement.
    • October
  • Communists establish provisional government with Hoxha as Prime Minister.
    • November
  • The Communists entered the capital in the wake of a German withdrawal.
    • December
  • Communist provisional government adopts laws allowing state regulation of commercial enterprises, foreign and domestic trade.

    • Births

  • 12 January - Fatos Kongoli, writer
  • 17 August - Rexhep Meidani, politician, former President of Albania
  • 6 September - Skënder Hyka, footballer
  • 15 October - Sali Berisha, cardiologist and politician, former President and Prime minister of Albania

    • Deaths

  • 23 January - Rauf Fico, diplomat and politician
  • February - Fuat Dibra, politician
  • 1 February - Vasil Shanto, one of the founders of the Albanian Communist Party
  • 5 March - Ismail Ndroqi, politician and philosopher
  • 7 August - Skënder Muço, lawyer and leader of Balli Kombëtar
  • September - Llazar Fundo, communist, later social-democratic journalist and writer

    • References

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