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Nexhmije Hoxha (Albanian pronunciation: [nɛdʒˈmijɛ ˈhɔdʒa]; née Xhuglini; 8 February 1921 – 26 February 2020) was an Albanian communist politician. For many years she was the wife of Enver Hoxha, the first leader of the Socialist People's Republic of Albania and the First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania.
Mar 4, 2020 · Nexhmije Hoxha, ‘Lady Macbeth’ of Albania, Dies at 99. A political partner with her Communist dictator husband, they isolated their small Balkan nation, executed dissidents and drove the ...
She and Enver Hoxha, who was almost 13 years her senior, met at a Communist Party meeting in 1941. They were married in 1945. Survivors include three children and several grandchildren.
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Feb 26, 2020 · Nexhmije Hoxha was the wife of the dictator who governed Albania from 1944 until his death in 1985, five years before a student revolt overthrew the isolationist communist regime. Some 100,000 Albanians were imprisoned, sent to internment camps or executed during Hoxha’s repressive regime.
Nexhmije Hoxha, who has died aged 99, was the influential wife of Enver Hoxha, the communist leader of Albania for four decades. She opposed reforms and faced trial after the collapse of the regime in 1991.
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Feb 26, 2020 · Nexhmije Hoxha, the widow of Albania’s Stalinist dictator Enver Hoxha, died on Tuesday aged 99, her son said, having fallen dramatically from grace following his death but remaining the ...
Feb 26, 2020 · TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Nexhmije Hoxha, the widow of Albania’s late communist dictator Enver Hoxha, has died. She was 99. Her death Wednesday was confirmed by her eldest son Ilir. “She ...
