1908-1985. Albanian Communist politician, the
country's leader from 1954. He founded the
Albanian Communist Party 1941, and headed the
liberation movement 1939-44. He was prime
minister 1944-54, combining with foreign
affairs 1946-53, and from 1954 was first
secretary of the Albanian Party of Labour. In
policy he was a Stalinist, and independent of
both Chinese and Soviet communism.