Politics of Albania
The Politburo (Albanian: Byroja politike) was the leading organ of the Party of Labour of Albania. It comprised key government ministers and Central Committee secretaries and served as the main administrative and policy-making body, convening on a weekly basis.
The following is the composition of the Politburo that would be formed after every Congress of the Party. The politburo for the 1941–48 period is not included.
Politburo members
Generally, the Central Committee approved Politburo reports and policy decisions. The Secretariat was responsible for guiding the day-to-day affairs of the Party, in particular for organising the execution of Politburo decisions and for selecting Party and government cadres.
See also
References
- ^ "Albania Politburo 1944-1991". Archived from the original on 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ Eastern Christianity and the Cold War, 1945-91, p.154
- ^ The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who, 1983 International Publications Service, Jan 1, 1983, p.23
- ^ Richard Staar (1977), Yearbook in Communist Affairs (1977 ed.), Hoover Press
- ^ Richard Staar (1982), Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe (4 ed.), Hoover Press, p. 10, ISBN 0-8179-7692-2, LCCN 81-84232
- ^ Communist and Marxist parties of the world, Charles Hobday, Roger East, Longman, 1990, p.167
- ^ Miranda Vickers, James Pettifer, ed. (1997), Albania: From Anarchy to a Balkan Identity, New York University Press, p. 297, ISBN 9780814787953, OCLC 36663098
