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Mehmet Ismail Shehu (January 10, 1913 – December 18, 1981) was an Albanian communist politician who served as the Prime Minister of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania from 1954 to 1981. He was known as a close confidant of Enver Hoxha and served in various high-ranking positions in the government. Shehu was Chief of the General Staff ...
May 8, 2024 · Mehmet Shehu (born January 10, 1913, Corush, Albania—died December 17, 1981, Tirana) was an Albanian politician who served as interior minister (1948–54) and chairman of the Council of Ministers (premier) of Albania (1954–81). He was also Albania’s minister of defense from 1974 to 1980.
Mehmet Shehu (Çorrush, 10 janar 1913 - Tiranë, 18 dhjetor 1981) qe pjesë e brigadave ndërkombëtare në Luftën e Spanjës, komandant i Brigadës së I Sulmuese, min. i Brendshëm, i Mbrojtjes dhe kryeministër i Republikës Popullore të Shqipërisë.
Dec 19, 1981 · Mehmet Shehu survived decades of often murderous ideological infighting, sending many dissenters to their death, as he directed the day-to-day affairs of his mountainous country...
In December 1981 Shehu committed suicide in mysterious circumstances. It was rumoured that he had been murdered at a meeting of the Albanian Politburo. The Albanian leader, Enver Hoxha denounced Shehu as an agent of the British, Yugoslav, US, and Soviet intelligence services.
Apr 12, 1985 · Soon after Albania announced in 1981 that Mehmet Shehu, the longtime Prime Minister, had committed suicide, there were unconfirmed reports that he had in fact been killed.
May 19, 2016 · Mehmet Ismail Shehu, the son of an Imam, was born in 1913 in Çorrush, in Southern Albania. Until today, he is known as one of the most prominent Albanian Communist Partisans during the Second World War and as a leading figure of the Albanian resistance before Enver Hoxha seized power.
