1985 ⟶ Hoxha Dies; Alia Takes Power in Albania
Enver Hoxha dies. Ramiz Alia takes over as First Secretary o...
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🇦🇱 Albania Declares People's Republic
Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as Prime Minister.⟶
AlbaniaCommunismPeople's RepublicEnver HoxhaEastern EuropeSoviet InfluencePost-War
🕊️ Czechoslovak Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk Dies
Czechoslovak Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk is reported having committed suicide.⟶
CzechoslovakiaEastern EuropePoliticsCommunismSoviet InfluenceDeathCold War
🚩 Rákosi Becomes Leader of Hungary
Mátyás Rákosi becomes General Secretary of the Hungarian Working People's Party and, therefore, the de facto leader of Communist Hungary.⟶
HungaryEastern EuropeCommunismPoliticsSoviet InfluenceCold WarLeadership
⚰️ Death of Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito, communist leader of Yugoslavia since 1945, dies at the age of 87 in Ljubljana.⟶
YugoslaviaTitocommunismCold WarEastern Europepolitical transitionleadershipWarsaw Pact
🇦🇱 Hoxha Dies; Alia Takes Power in Albania
Enver Hoxha dies. Ramiz Alia takes over as First Secretary of the Party of Labor of Albania, becoming the de facto leader of Albania.⟶
AlbaniaHoxhaAliaCommunismLeadershipCold WarEastern EuropePolitics
⚰️ Chernenko Dies
Soviet UnionChernenkoLeadershipCold WarSuccessionPoliticsDeathCommunist Party