People's Socialist Republic of Albania under Enver Hoxha (1946–1985)

1. People’s Republic of Albania proclaimed

   Jan 11, 1946Labels: People's Republic, Enver Hoxha

   • 1946 Albania
   • Britannica

2. First communist constitution promulgated

   Jan 11, 1946Labels: 1946 Constitution, People's Republic

   • Albania Constitution

3. Koçi Xoxe executed after show trial

   Jun 11, 1949Labels: Ko i, Party purge

   • Ko i Xoxe
   • Britannica

4. Albania signs the Warsaw Pact

   May 14, 1955Labels: Warsaw Pact, Albania

   • BTA Archive
   • Britannica

5. Albania joins the United Nations

   Dec 14, 1955Labels: United Nations, Albania

   • UN Albania
   • UN Press

6. Albanian–Soviet split culminates in break

   Dec 1, 1961Labels: Albanian Soviet, USSR

   • Albanian Soviet split
   • UPI Archives

7. Cultural and Ideological Revolution launched

   Feb 6, 1967Labels: Cultural Revolution, State atheism

   • Enver Hoxha
   • Cultural Revolution AL

8. Albania withdraws from the Warsaw Pact

   Sep 13, 1968Labels: Warsaw Pact, Albania

   • September 1968
   • PSRA overview

9. 1976 constitution promulgated; state renamed

   Dec 28, 1976Labels: 1976 Constitution, People's Socialist

   • Constitution 1976
   • Albania Constitution

10. China ends aid, deepening Sino-Albanian split

    Jul 7, 1978Labels: Sino Albanian, China

    • Washington Post

11. Prime Minister Mehmet Shehu found dead

    Dec 17, 1981Labels: Mehmet Shehu, Political purge

    • Mehmet Shehu
    • UPI Archives

12. Enver Hoxha dies; succession begins

    Apr 11, 1985Labels: Enver Hoxha, Ramiz Alia

    • Enver Hoxha
    • Guardian archive