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Hero of Socialist Labour (Albania)

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Type
  
Honorary Title

Status
  
No longer awarded

First awarded
  
1954

Eligibility
  
Albanian Citizens

Established
  
1954

Awarded for
  
Exceptional achievements in national economy and culture

Hero of Socialist Labour (Albanian: Hero i Punës Socialiste) was an honorary title in Albania and other Warsaw Pact countries. It was the highest degree of distinction for exceptional achievements in national economy and culture. It provided a similar status to the title People's Hero of Albania that was awarded for heroic deeds, but unlike the latter, was awarded to citizens who contributed to the development of Albania's industry, agriculture, transportation, trade, science and technology and promoted the might and the glory of Albania.

The title was introduced by the decree of the Albanian parliament in 1954 and extended to agricultural workers with a law in 1961. Only the Albanian parliament could deprive a person of this title.

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Hero of Socialist Labour (Albania) Wikipedia