The electronic version of the book is created by http://www.enverhoxha.ru GLORY TO THE BRILLIANT AND IMMORTAL WORK OF COMRADE ENVER HOXHA! THE WORK OF COMRADE ENVER HOXHA LIES AT THE FOUNDATIONS OF EVERY THING ACHIEVED IN THE PRESENT-DAY ALBANIA. HIS NAME AS THE ARCHI TECT OF THE NEW SOCIALIST ALBANIA AND HIS WORK LI VE AND WILL LIVE THROUGH THE CENTURIES. ENVER HOXHA — the founder and leader of the Communist Party of Albania, today the Party of Labour of Albania, (by Sh. Hysa) GREAT SORROW FOR THE PARTY A ND THE ENTIRE ALBANIAN PEOPLE O UR B E L O V ED L E A D E R, C O M R A DE E N V ER H O X H A, IS D E AD Comrades, communists, workers, cooperativists, intellectuals, women and youth of Alba the betrayal of the nation by the old political forces. At the head of the Party, He drafted nia, veterans of the National Liberation War and compatriots, and worked out the general political line of the National Liberation War, found and defined the roads to the achievement of the victory of 29 November 1944, in fierce clashes with ex With great sorrow and deep grief we inform you that today, on 11 April 1985, at 02.15 ternal and internal enemies, with opportunists and factionalists. hours, the heart of the beloved and glorious Leader of the Party and our people, Comrade Enver Hoxha, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party of Labour of Albania, Under the leadership of Comrade Enver Hoxha, the Party united the Albanian people in Chairman of the General Council of the Democratic Front of Albania, General Comman the National Liberation Front. He was the initiator and organizer of the historic Confe der of the Armed Forces of the PSR of Albania, ceased to beat. rence of Peza. For the first time in their history our people achieved their fighting unity on the basis of a platform which expressed their genuine desires and aspirations. It was this The founder of our glorious Party, the organizer and leader of the National Liberation unity which faced up to the savage forces of the fascist occupiers and traitors to the War and our people's revolution, the architect of the construction of the new socialist Alba country. nia, departed from us. The heroic Commander of our National Liberation Army, the Man who created the Democratic Front and laid the foundations of the People's Power, closed his eyes. Comrade Enver Hoxha is the direct organizer of the National Liberation Army. Under The life and work of Comrade Enver Hoxha is the living history of the present-day Alba His command, our glorious partisans fought with unrivalled heroism within and beyond the nia. His name is connected with all the class battles and all the victories of the Party and borders of Albania, and with the support of the patriotic forces of the whole people, li the Albanian people. berated our beloved Homeland. His thought and personality have always been present in all the stages through which The people's power and the new Albanian state, which were born in the heat of the Na our people have gone, from the day when the Communist Party was founded to this day, at tional Liberation War, are built on the revolutionary thinking and leading activity of Comrade any moment when the fates of the people and the Homeland hung in the balance. His lea Enver Hoxha. Under His care and according to His teachings, the people's councils became dership and guidance have been decisive at all the key moments when decisions were made the powerful weapon of the dictatorship of the proletariat, of the democracy for the masses, on the course to be followed and the battles to be waged. and of the construction of socialism. A staunch revolutionary and a devoted patriot, Comrade Enver Hoxha was the first Comrade Enver Hoxha drafted and worked out the program of magnificent transforma among the Albanian communists to understand the great historic need for the creation of tions and the construction of the new socialist society. The victorious battles for the in the Communist Party, the only staff capable of uniting the people and leading them in the dustrialization of the country, the building of all the monumental projects which gave the war for the liberation of Albania and the establishment of the people's power. His great hi country its new working class and a powerful base for its all-round economic and social de storic merit is the creation of this staff, of strengthening it organizationally and educating velopment, were waged under the leadership of the communists, with Comrade Enver Hoxha it ideologically at the very grave moments of the fascist occupation and oppression, and at the head. 4 • 2 (81), 1985 A L B A N IA TODAY A L B A N IA TODAY 2 (81), 1985 • 5 Relying on Marxism-Leninism and knowing the sufferings and centuries-old aspirations Comrade Enver Hoxha is the greatest historic figure of our people and nation, which will of our patriotic peasantry, Comrade Enver Hoxha gave the fundamental orientations for the illuminate the road for the present and coming generations with its undying light. He will collectivization and modernization of agriculture. The correctness of the road mapped out by live for ever beloved, honoured and respected in the hearts of all the communists and our the Party is clearly seen in the present reality of our cooperativist village. people. With His Work and teachings, He will always stand by them in order to inspire Comrade Enver Hoxha led the Party and the people in the deep-going ideological and them in their struggle and work for the good of the Homeland and communism. cultural revolution which has been carried out in our country. If Albania today is an ad Let His ardent call addressed to the Albanian people on the occasion of the 40th anniver vanced socialist country which develops on its own forces, the land of people freed from sary of the liberation of the Homeland: any social and spiritual oppression, the land of democracy and well-being for all, of edu «Let us guard what we have achieved as the apple of our eye, let us go on consistently cation and culture for the broad masses of the people, all this is due to the struggle which to develop it further, to leave the coming generations an Albania ever stronger, always red, the Albanian people have waged with the Party and Comrade Enver Hoxha at the head. like the undying flame of the hearts and ideals of communists and partisans, an Albania There is no field of political, ideological and social activity of our Party and state in which will live and progress through the centuries. I am convinced that the people and the which the philosophical thinking, the organizational power and leading activity of Com Party will raise our triumphant flag higher and higher, will raise the honour, prestige and rade Enver Hoxha have not been manifested. He has worked out the general line of the foreign name of socialist Albania higher and higher in the world,» remain always our battle flag. policy and stands of our Party and state over international questions. This policy, firm This is the unanimous pledge which our Party of Labour and the whole Albanian peo opposition to American imperialism, Soviet social-imperialism and world reaction, sincere ple take today. support for the revolutionary and liberation struggles of the peoples, and solidarity with In these moments of deep sorrow over the loss of our beloved Leader, comrade and the democratic and anti-imperialist forces, has strengthened the international position of teacher, Enver Hoxha, let us strengthen our steel unity and close our ranks even tighter our country, has increased the sympathy and respect for socialist Albania in the world, has round the Party and its Central Committee, let us mobilize even more our forces so as to increased the number of its friends and well-wishers. make our Albania what Comrade Enver Hoxha wanted it to be, strong, prosperous and ad Under the leadership of Comrade Enver Hoxha, the Party of Labour of Albania has vanced, let us work tirelessly as He worked and fought for half a century on end in order waged a heroic struggle against modern revisionism. No one has defended the teachings of to raise its name ever higher. Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin against opportunist distortions with such great revolutionary Glory to the brilliant and immortal Work of Comrade ENVER HOXHA! feeling, at any time and in any situation, as he did, no one has exposed the social-imperialist and social-chauvinist policies and activities of the Titoites, the Khrushchevites and other re negades, as he did. No one has fought with such energy and determination against the internal enemies of the Party, the factionalist groups and foreign agents from Koçi Xoxe to the gang of Mehmet THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE PARTY OF LABOUR OF ALBANIA Shehu, as he did. This struggle has saved our Party, people and Homeland. Comrade Enver Hoxha ranks among those outstanding revolutionaries who have made THE PRESIDIUM OF THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY a great and special contribution to the development of the Marxist-Leninist theoretical OF THE PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA thinking bearing on all the questions of the revolution and the construction of socialism. THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS His summing up of the experience of the liberation war and the practice of the building OF THE PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA of our new society, His analyses of the processes of current world development and their con clusions of great ideological value, serve as bearings and reference for the day-to-day revolu THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF ALBANIA tionary activity. As a true internationalist, He has tirelessly supported the new Marxist-Leninist parties and their revolutionary struggle, has always stood by them and attentively followed their struggle for their consolidation and advancement. Tirana, April 11, 1985 OUR PEOPLE PAY HOMAGE A ND B OW IN DEEP RESPECT AND GRATITUDE TO COMRADE ENVER HOXHA The red-and-black flag is at half-mast. Albania is in ka, Shefqet Peçi, Spiro Koleka, Xhafer Spahiu, Pilo Pe when they saw that it was all true, they began to cry. trembling hand and lays on it a bouquet of flowers with deep sorrow. No one can accustom himself to the bitter risteri enter the hall in deep sorrow and with tears Pure tears of children. The next day they came to us the inscription «Seven Red Flowers of Farewell to Our news. No one can bring himself to believe that the man in their eyes and stand guard of honour at the coffin with their poems. All of them had become poets. And Dear and Unforgettable Grandfather: Valbona, Ermal, dearest to our hearts, He, who is present in all our with the body of Comrade Enver Hoxha. all their poems were dedicated to Uncle Enver...» Dritan, Shpat, Shkelzen, Blerina, Besmir. Tirana, April homes, lives no more. Every day, at 09.00 hours, thou The leaders of the Party and the state honour with Among the people waiting to pay their last respects 12, 1985.» sands of people in tears from all over Albania stream their raised clenched fists the unforgettable memory to him are the brave mothers who had sheltered Comrade Then, in one of the halls of the Presidium of the to the residence of the Presidium of the People's As of the Founder and outstanding Leader of the Party, Enver Hoxha in the fiery days of the war, the partici People's Assembly, representatives of the working class, sembly where the coffin with the body of Comrade they touch with deep grief and emotion the coffin and pants of the mass actions for the building of the first the cooperativist peasantry, the youth, the women, the Enver Hoxha, the beloved and glorious Leader of the bow in profound respect. Then, they meet Comrade railways of the country, those who are struggling on People's Army and the people's intelligentsia express Party and our people, First Secretary of the Central Nexhmije Hoxha, the consort and collaborator of Comra new fronts, the builders of the big hydro-power stations. their sympathy to Comrade Nexhmije Hoxha and the Committee of the Party of Labour of Albania, Chairman de Enver Hoxha, and the other members of his family Relatives and friends of the family, comrades of the other members of the family of Comrade Enver Hoxha. of the General Council of the Democratic Front of Al and express their sympathy to them. war and work who have known him since the beginning Trembling with the emotion of the great loss, Mo bania, General Commander of the Armed Forces of the The members of the Central Committee of the Party, of the great struggle for the liberation and the socialist ther Shaho Luçi, from the Kuç village in the mountains PSR of Albania, lies in state. of the Presidium of the People's Assembly, of the Go construction of the country, mothers, sisters and bro of Laberia, enters the hall. She is more than eighty. White-haired veterans, those who followed step by vernment, of the Chairmanship of the General Council thers who sheltered him in their generous homes during She is the mother of the People's Hero Nuri Luçi and step the beloved Commander in glorious battles, those of the Democratic Front of Albania, workers of the the war years, workers and cooperativists whom Com the martyr Jashar Luçi. who bandaged their wounds and sang partisan songs at apparatus of the Central Committee of the Party, vete rade Enver Hoxha had met in factories, workshops and «My sympathy! Be courageous! Long live the Party!» the camp-fires of the war together with him, have rans of the war and work, teachers and students of the agricultural cooperatives pay visits of condolence to says Mother Luçi to Comrade Nexhmije Hoxha. come to bid him their last farewell. Little children who «V.I. Lenin» Higher Party School, militarymen, workers Comrade Enver Hoxha's home. They express their deep «You have been the first to set the example how to said «Party-Enver» as soon as they began to speak, wor of various services attached to Comrade Enver Hoxha sympathy to Comrade Nexhmije Hoxha and the other behave in these circumstances. You have got two sons kers of big projects of our five-year plans, cooperati- and others pay homage and stand guard of honour. At members of the family. killed who cemented the foundations of today's Albania vists of the socialist village have gathered to give him these moments of deep sorrow they bow in boundless In the early morning of the next day an endless with their blood,» says Comrade Nexhmije Hoxha. their last respects. There are young men and women, respect before the glorious life and work of Comrade column of people stream towards the hall of the Pre Mother Shaho is deeply grieved, like all mothers. militarymen, writers and artists... The whole of Alba Enver Hoxha, the greatest historic figure of our people sidium of the People's Assembly to pay their last res Words can hardly come out of a hurt heart, but those nia has moved to Tirana. and nation which illuminates with undying brilliance the pects to the coffin with the body of the beloved and that do come out have a crystal ring because they On Wednesday of April 12, at 09.00 hours the coffin road to the present and future generations. glorious Leader of the Party and our people, Comrade well up from the bottom of the soul. with the body of Comrade Enver Hoxha lies in state The endless stream of silent and tearful mourners Enver Hoxha. There come other veterans of the war «He forged always ahead, made light of all difficul in the hall of the Presidium of the People's Assembly. pours into the hall under the tunes of funeral music. and work, their lips trembling with emotion, their ties,» Mother Shaho went on. «What Enver didn't say It is set on a red silk pedestal with innumerable wreaths Among those who have come to sec Comrade Enver voices sticking in their throats. There comes Musa Kel- and do! His works arc immortal. With Comrade Enver's around it. In the background there is a big painting Hoxha for the last time are also the residents of the mendi, the brother of the People's Hero, Ali Kelmendi. teachings I sent my sons to war, gave them the cartrige of Comrade Enver Hoxha with the years of his birth quarter no. 3, the quarter where in a simple Tirana «I cannot find words to express my grief,» says he. belts and told them to stand neither in the rear nor and death — 1908-1985. Pinned on red cuchions, there house Enver Hoxha, at the head of a group of Alba «I have met him several times and it seemed to me in the middle, but on the front.» are the lofty decorations «People's Hero», «Hero of So nian communists, founded the Communist Party of Alba as if I met my brother Ali.» The entire Shijaku family «Enver will go to your sons,» says Comrade Nexhmije cialist Labour» and the many orders Comrade Enver nia on November 8, 1941. have come to pay their last respects to the beloved Hoxha, «he will see them, meet them and recall the Hoxha was awarded by the Presidium of the People's An endless stream of people. And this stream does man they had known and sheltered in the years of the past with them.» Assembly. start not from «Skanderbeg» Square. It starts from the partisan war. Xhemal never forgets the day when Com «He won't meet them only,» says Mother Shaho, «but Comrade Nexhmije Hoxha, the consort and collabora peaks of our unconquerable mountains and from our rade Enver Hoxha, together with other comrades of all the other comrades who fought and fell for the li tor of Comrade Enver Hoxha, and the members of his rich fields, from our factories and schools, from the the underground movement, prepared and printed the beration of the country and for the Party.» family, pay homage to the coffin. These are moments hearts of the children of our kindergartens and our eagle- first number of the newspaper «Zeri i popullit» in their «Man dies, but the Party never dies, Enver used to of deep sorrow. eyed border guards. A teacher of the «Hasan Prishtina» old house (today the Museum House of our People's say,» says Comrade Nexhmije Hoxha. Comrade Ramiz Alia and Comrades Adil Çarçani, school of the capital outs it in this way: «We were Press). «When you wished him 'A long life to you, Comrade Hajredin Çeliku, Hekuran Isai, Lenka Çuko, Manush shattered by the bitter news. We could not believe it. 10.00 hours. To their dear Enver come again his Enver!' He would reply 'A long life to the Party!' We Myftiu, Muho Asllani, Pali Miska, Rita Marko, Simon We were at a loss for words to break this news to consort and collaborator, Comrade Nexhmije Hoxha, and will turn this great sorrow into a source of strength,» Stefani, Besnik Bekteshi, Foto Çami, Llambi Gegprifti, our pupils. At first they did not believe us. It was the the members of his family. Moments of deep emotion. says comrade Shefqet Peçi. «Let us mobilize ourselves Prokop Murra, Qirjako Mihali, Vangjel Çerrava, Haki Tos- first time that they did not believe their teachers. Then, Comrade Nexhmije Hoxha touches the coffin with a to fulfil all the tasks and plans because we have got 8 • 2 (81), 1985 A L B A N IA TODAY A L B A N IA TODAY 2 (81), 1985 • 9 the Party, which is strong and pure, as Comrade Enver cadres of the organs of the Parly and the state in the the «Enver Hoxha» seaport of Durrës; the agricultural Plenum of the Central Committee to say to Comrade Hoxha left it.» districts, of the organizations of the masses, vanguard enterprise, with its centre in Plasa of Korça district, Enver, to swear before Him, that all of us, members of «That is so,» says Comrade Nexhmije Hoxha, «the workers and cooperativists, intellectuals, young men bear the name the «Enver Hoxha» agricultural enterprise. the Central Committee, all our Party, all our people, will Party is strong and in sure hands. Throughout his life and women. On behalf of the Political Bureau of the Central Com follow the road of Enver, will march according to His Comrade Enver fought and worked for the strengthening Among the sorrow-stricken and tearful Gjirokastrites mittee of the Parly, Comrade Adil Çarçani, member of teachings. Let us swear that we will carry forward of the unity of the Party with the people.» is Vitori Çurri, Heroine of Socialist Labour, vice-presi the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Par the great work created by Enver Hoxha. At Peza there is the museum-house in which the dent of the Chairmanship of the People's Assembly. She ty, took the floor at the Plenum and proposed that «Therefore, all unanimously, let us say 'We swear!'» Conference of Peza, which is already part of our history, has come from Dropull. After paying homage to the coffin Comrade Ramiz Alia, whom Comrade Enver Hoxha has «We swear!» all the members of the Plenum reply was held. It is the house of Abdurrahim Peza. Today with Comrade Enver Hoxha's body, she says, «Comrade rightfully described as one of His most outstanding co- unanimously. his daughter, Tatiana, who is a teacher, has come to pay Enver, your instructions, words and smiles will remain figters, be elected to the high post of the First Secretary Then the Parly and state leaders bow with profound her last respects to Comrade Enver Hoxha. «Comrade always vividly alive in our life. Our Party and Comrade of the Central Committee of the Party. respect and gratitude before the body of Comrade Enver Enver never forgot his war comrades. He loved them, Enver have implemented the principles of Marxism- In his speech Comrade Adil Çarçani spoke about Hoxha, the greatest historic figure of our people and honoured and respected them. He was always modest Leninism also in tackling the problems of the Greek the life and the political and revolutionary activity of nation, and salute him with their fists up. among modest people. Once, when he came to celebrate minority and found the right solutions once and for Comrade Ramiz Alia as one of the communists, parti On Sunday before noon, Comrade Ramiz Alia, First an anniversary of the Conference he met Father and all times. Today we live free, happy and full of sans and cadres of the National Liberation War, as one Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and gave him a fire. The fire of my love for him redoubled joy. Comrade Enver had meetings with thousands of of the responsible cadres of the Anti-fascist and Com President of the Presidium of the People's Assembly, in my blood. He will never be forgotten in our home,» people of the Greek minority, especially with me, who munist Youth of Albania, as member of the Central the members of the Political Bureau and Comrade Nexh says she. had the good chance to be nearer to him. A daughter Committee of the Party from its 1st Congress. He said mije Hoxha also paid homage to the coffin with the body of peasants, the Party and Comrade Enver elevated Her voice trembling with emotion, the veteran Fe- that Comrade Ramiz Alia has fought and worked with of Comrade Enver Hoxha. me to the Chairmanship of the People's Power. These ride Dashi, the daughter of the patriot Riza Dashi in a high sense of loyalty as the disciple and close co- Solemn and moving moments. With deep grief, Com meetings we shall not forget until we die. We have whose house Comrade Enver Hoxha stayed in the war fighter of Comrade Enver Hoxha to perform all the rade Ramiz Alia says: pledged and pledge once more: we will always keep years, says: «I will never forget that day, some years very responsible duties he has been charged with. «Comrade Enver, the minority strongly united, and Dropull, which Com after Liberation. Comrade Enver Hoxha was taking a «Expressing the unanimous opinion of the Political «You created the Party, and made it strong, and rade Enver loved so much, will always be a prosperous stroll with Comrade Nexhmije in the «Martyrs of the Bureau,» Comrade Adil Çarçani said in conclusion, «I the Party will live for ever, with you in its mind and region. We will advance on the correct line of the Nation» Boulevard. It was years that I had not seen am convinced that I also express the opinion of all heart. We have come here today to give you the comme Party and continue the great work which Comrade him so close by. I was watching him from some metres' the comrades of the Plenum, of all the Party and people morative medal of the 40th anniversary of the Party. Enver has built.» distance, and despite my great desire to greet him, I that the Central Committee of the Party, turning its Take it with you. Just as the Party will live with didn't know what to do when he suddenly turned round Offering a bouquet of fresh flowers to Comrade grief into strength and loyally applying the general you in its mind and heart, let the Party be forever and asked me, «Are you the girl of the Sixty-six? This Nexhmije Hoxha on behalf of all the children of Al line of the Party and Comrade Enver Hoxha's teachings, with you, too.» is how our older people called your house.» He came up bania, the pupil Dasantila Alimerko says, «Give them to with Comrade Ramiz Alia as First Secretary, will con Then, Comrade Ramiz Alia sticks the commemorative to me, hugged me and asked me about all the members Comrade Enver. His loss is the greatest the children tinue and always carry ahead the glorious work of the medal on the chest of our beloved Leader and teacher. of my family whom he named one by one. Sixty-six of Albania have ever suffered, just as it is a great Party and Comrade Enver Hoxha, will work with all its Comrade Enver Hoxha. was the number of our house, and Comrade Enver was loss for the Party and the people, for our entire nation. forces and in complete Marxist-Leninist unity to con Deeply moved, Comrade Nexhmije Hoxha comes up Master Hasan for us.» We shall always bring flowers to Uncle Enver; please solidate the Party and the whole system of the dicta to the coffin and, placing a national flag on the chest People continued to pay homage up to the late hours take them to his working office, that office in which torship of the proletariat in our country ceaselessly, of the dear companion of her life, struggle and work, of the evening of the next day with thousands and he thought and worked so hard also for us, the chil will carry aloft the sharp sword of Comrade Enver says, «Enver, I'm putting this flag here on behalf of thousands working people of the capital standing guard dren of Albania, all the children. We pledge to the Hoxha against all the external and internal enemies of the Kosova people, because just as you had them in of honour in turn. In their tearfilled eyes you saw their Party that, with his words in our minds and hearts, our country.» your heart, so all the Kosova people and the other Al optimism and their faith in their sure future, a futu we will work to turn into reality all the aspirations The 11th Plenum of the Central Committee of the banians have you in their hearts. I have received hun re mapped out by the Party, with Comrade Enver he fostered in us and all the teachings he gave us. We Party unanimously approved the proposal of the Poli dreds of telegrams, so I think that I'm fulfilling a wish Hoxha at the head. Their hearts will never sink. They will be with the Party and Enver to the end, and there tical Bureau that Comrade Ramiz Alia be in the high of theirs. Take this with you, too.» have tightly closed their ranks, and raised up their is nothing that will part us from the Party and Enver!» post of the First Secretary of the Central Committee of Then, they honour with the raised clenched fist the clenched fists. They know how to turn this loss into The 11th Plenum of the Central Committee of the the Party. unforgettable memory of Comrade Enver Hoxha. a source of strength. FLA was held in Tirana on April 13 to honour and perpe The members of the Plenum of the Central Commit April 14. The mourning procession extends from the tuate the name and immortal work of the glorious leader tee of the Parly of Labour of Albania proceeded to «Martyrs of the Nation» Boulevard to «Skanderbeg» of the Party, Comrade Enver Hoxha. the hall of the Presidium of the People's Assembly and * * * Square. All Albania has come together on this square. At the Plenum, Comrade Ramiz Alia held an important paid homage to and stood guard of honour by the body People have come from all over the country to pay speech on the life and brilliant work of Comrade Enver of the founder of our Party, the architect of the cons The work and memory of Comrade Enver Hoxha is their last respects to Comrade Enver Hoxha, to honour Hoxha. truction of the new socialist Albania, Comrade Enver honoured with deep respect all over the country. On the memory of his immortal life and work. People have The Plenum observed two minutes silence to honour Hoxha. 12, 13 and 14 of April mourning meetings and rallies come from Palorto of Gjirokastra, the quarter where the memory of the First Secretary of the Central Com They observed silence in profound honour and respect were organized in cities, work and production centres, Comrade Enver Hoxha was born, and other quarters of mittee of the Party. Comrade Enver Hoxha. for the brilliant and immortal work of the beloved and agricultural, cooperatives, military detachments and the museum-city which Comrade Enver Hoxha loved In order to perpetuate the name and work of Com glorious Leader of our Party and people, Comrade Enver schools. Everywhere there were expressions of deep sorrow so much and of which he had so many beautiful me rade Enver Hoxha the Plenum decided that: mories; from Labinot, Çermenika, Përmet, Korça, from The Memorial of Comrade Enver Hoxha be set up in Hoxha. and grief for the death of the beloved Leader. The the regions, villages and homes in which Comrade the capital of our Homeland, Tirana, in His birthplace At these solemn moments of profound grief, Comrade working masses are also expressing their unshakable de Enver Hoxha lived. People whom Comrade Enver Hoxha in Gjirokastra, and in the city of Korça; the University Ramiz Alia said: termination to turn their sorrow into a source of strength, knew by name, received in his home or met in their of Tirana bear the name the «Enver Hoxha» University «Comrades, and implement with determination the teachings of Com homes, on work fronts, at meetings and celebrations. Re of Tirana; the Pioneers' organization bear the name «The «We reported always to Comrade Enver on all our rade Enver Hoxha on the road of the construction of presentatives of all the districts of the country, leading Pioneers of Enver»; the seaport of Durrës bear the name work. Today we have come here and I want all the socialism. ENVER HOXHA A ND HIS WORK LIVE A ND WILL LIVE FOR EVER Comrade RAMIZ ALIA, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party of Labour of Albania and Chair man of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania, speaks at the memorial rally organized in the «Skanderbeg» Square COMRADE RAMIZ ALIA'S ADDRESS • COMRADES, BROTHERS AND SISTERS, WE ARE PARTING FROM THE GREATEST MAN THAT ALBANIAN SOIL HAS EVER BROUGHT of the Party and the platform of the National Li which came down from the Albanian mountains, FORTH, THE FOUNDER OF THE NEW ALBANIA, OUR BELOVED LEADER, OUR DEAR COMRADE, beration War, it was Comrade Enver Hoxha who, nor was He shaken by their political pressures or BROTHER AND TEACHER, ENVER HOXHA. being in the leadership of the Party, at the head economic blockades. IN THIS SQUARE WHERE WE HAVE GATHERED FOR THE LAST MEETING WITH HIM, FOURTY- of the National Liberation Front and in command The Albanian people, with the Party at the FOUR YEARS AGO HE LED THE GREAT ANTI-FASCIST DEMONSTRATION AND CALLED ON THE of the partisan army, made its achievement pos head, withstood that long diplomatic struggle with PEOPLE TO RISE AGAINST THE OCCUPIERS AND TRAITORS. AND FROM THAT DAY UNTIL THE sible. rare pride and crushed with an iron fist the ef END OF HIS LIFE HE REMAINED AT THE HEAD OF THE PARTY AND THE PEOPLE AS THE LE The people followed the communists and ac forts of reaction and foreign agents to undermine GENDARY LEADER OF THE NATIONAL LIBERATION WAR AND THE HEROIC LEADER OF THE cepted their leadership not only on account of their and overthrow their people's power. Through the CONSTRUCTION OF SOCIALISM. valour, their courage, their sacrifice and self-ab mouth of Enver Hoxha our people told those who THE LIFE AND ACTIVITY OF COMRADE ENVER HOXHA IS THE LIVING HISTORY OF THE negation. Of course, their example had importance, threatened Albania that those who would dare to ALBANIAN PEOPLE DURING THESE LAST 50 YEARS. IT IS THE HISTORY OF THE FOUNDING indeed very great importance, but it was not de lay a finger on the borders of Albania have not OF THE PARTY AND ITS GROWTH, THE HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE'S REVOLUTION AND ITS TRI cisive. The decisive thing was the fact that the yet been born just as they told the Khrushchevites UMPH, THE HISTORY OF THE REVIVAL OF ALBANIA AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW call which the Party made to the people to fight that the Albanians will even eat grass but will LIFE, THE HISTORY OF THE STRUGGLE AGAINST EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ENEMIES AND THE for the expulsion of the foreign occupiers and the not yield to their pressures. VICTORY OVER THEM. THE NAME OF ENVER HOXHA IS LINKED WITH THE OPENING OF BROAD establishment of the people's power expressed their This courage and this dauntless stand lie in ROADS ON WHICH OUR PEOPLE HAVE ADVANCED TRIUMPHANTLY IN THE YEARS OF THE true desires, their age-old dreams. the foundations of the Albanian fortress, therefore, EPOCH OF THE PARTY. HIS WORK HAS BEEN POURED INTO ALL THE SOLID FOUNDATIONS ON We have said and say that the National Li it has always been strong and impregnable against WHICH THE PRESENT-DAY ALBANIA HAS BEEN BUILT, HIS THINKING HAS ILLUMINATED ALL beration War was the greatest our people have any wave or tempest from whatever direction it THE HEIGHTS TO WHICH OUR SOCIETY HAS BEEN RAISED, HIS WISE AND ARDENT WORDS HAVE ever waged, although they have waged many wars, might come. WARMED THE HEARTS OF ALL OUR PEOPLE. have shed torrents of blood and have suffered in The figure and rare personality of Enver Hoxha NOT ONLY HAS ENVER HOXHA BEEN A DIRECT PARTICIPANT IN ALL THE GREAT TRANS calculable damage and hardships. The National stood out with special brilliance at the time when FORMATIONS OF THE MOST RECENT HISTORY OF OUR PEOPLE BUT HAS ALSO EXERTED A DI Liberation War led by the Party, with Comrade the opportunist betrayal covered the international RECT INFLUENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF IT. AND IT HAS BEEN THE GREAT GOOD FORTU Enver Hoxha at the head, was great, because of communist movement. Our Party of Labour, with NE OF THE ALBANIAN PEOPLE THAT AT THOSE MOMENTS THEY HAVE HAD FOR THEIR LEADER its ideas and, above all, because of its results. It Comrade Enver at the head, did not allow modern A CONSISTENT COMMUNIST, AN ARDENT PATRIOT AND AN OUTSTANDING STATESMAN SUCH AS alone led to securing the true national freedom revisionism to pass in Albania. And it did not pass HE. IN HIS PERSON HE EMBODIED THE FINEST VIRTUES OF OUR ANCIENT PEOPLE, THAT NOBLE and complete independence of the Homeland and, because Enver Hoxha had tempered the Party in AND MILITANT CHARACTER. THAT BRILLIANT AND HEROIC TRADITION, THAT SPIRIT OF RE above all, it alone established the people's power. stern political battles in defence of independence VOLT AND GENEROSITY, WHICH HAVE BEEN FORMED AND TEMPERED THROUGH SO MANY The whole conscious life of Comrade Enver Hoxha and socialism and educated it so that it would al WARS, HARDSHIPS AND BATTLES THROUGH THE CENTURIES FOR FREEDOM AND INDEPENDEN has been struggle. Struggle for the freedom of ways remain loyal to Marxism-Leninism and would CE, FOR LIGHT AND KNOWLEDGE, FOR LAND AND BREAD. the Homeland, struggle for the construction of so be irreconcilable to the end to ideologies hostile When the country was being trampled under what was required and where they must go. What cialism, struggle for the emancipation of the peo to the proletariat. the jackboots of foreign occupiers and covered by Enver Hoxha understood and presented with such ple, struggle against external and internal enemies The ideological struggle against modern re fascist darkness, only such a Man could feel the clarity and conviction from his first speech at the who sought to return us to the former slavery. visionism which Comrade Enver Hoxha has waged gravity and the historic importance of the mo meeting of communists for the founding of the Just as he stood in the forefront of the battles and with consistency and determination has remained ment, could understand what the people really Party was that the sufferings and misfortunes of clashes of the National Liberation War, with the and will always remain at the basis of our socialist wanted and what had to be done to fulfil their the Albanian people came not only from the fo same rare political courage and profound ideological development, it has been and will be another per aspirations. Only such a Man as Enver Hoxha, who reigners, but also from the political classes which maturity he led the Party and the people in the manent duty of our Party and people. not only felt, but also understood politically and had ruled Albania up till that time, who had always clashes with the many plots, pressures and inter Comrade Enver Hoxha is the architect of New ideologically what was the responsibility and duty collaborated with and submitted to foreigners. He ference of enemies during these 40 years of our Albania, the organizer and direct leader of all those of Albanian revolutionaries and patriots, could understood that without fighting with the same de socialist life. The Albanian communists and the revolutionary transformations which have been realize what was the road for the salvation of the termination against both these hostile forces simul people, with Enver Hoxha at the head, smashed carried out since Liberation, the inspirer of all those Homeland. taneously, genuine freedom could not be achieved, the intrigues and threats of imperialists one after monumental works which have changed the ap national independence could not be realized and The great act which Enver Hoxha accomplished the other, withstood the anti-Albanian attacks of pearance of our country. the social aspirations of the masses could not be in that dark and troubled November of 1941 by the Titoite revisionists, successfully resisted the fulfilled. The Party of Labour of Albania mobilized and founding the Communist Party gave the Albanian pressures of the Khrushchevites and were not de led the people to turn Albania from a poor country people the light they were lacking, gave them the That, perhaps unique, phenomenon which oc ceived by the perfidious acts of the Chinese re into a developed country. Comrade Enver Hoxha mind to see the future, gave them the staff which curred in Albania, where the struggle for na visionists. has worked out and defined the economic line of would lead them in the titanic life-and-death strug tional liberation was combined with a broad When the Anglo-American former allies stirred the Party. The policy of the industrialization of gle. The burden which the Albanian communists popular revolution, was no accident. Without up the tempests of «the cold war» and «the hot the country, of the collectivization and moderni assumed at that time was heavy and their shoulders a profound ideological conviction and great political war», Enver Hoxha knew how to steer the small, zation of agriculture, bear the brand of His crea were very young. But they bore it with honour clarity this could not have been achieved. It was but steel, Albanian ship with a steady hand to safe tive and original thinking. He has been the inspirer and carried it through to the end, because at their Comrade Enver Hoxha who placed this great shores. He was not disturbed because they did not of our five-year plans, which represent the steps head they had a great leader who knew very well creative revolutionary idea at the basis of the line want to recognize the Democratic Government of the growth and development of our economy, 14 • 2 (81), 1985 A L B A N IA T O D AY A L B A N IA T O D AY 2 (81), 1985 • 15 the foundations of the construction of the economic and independence of the Homeland and the great always given them fraternal support and encou because socialist Albania which He built is im base of socialism in Albania. There is no project victories of the People's Revolution. ragement. His theoretical thinking on the problems mortal. which has been built in our country in which His Comrade Enver Hoxha continually instructed of the revolution, the dictatorship of the proletariat His last Work, Laying the Foundations of the initiative and thinking are absent. From the re the communists to fight tirelessly for the con and the construction of socialism, his analysis of New Albania, Comrade Enver Hoxha closed with building of the first bridges destroyed during the tinual strengthening of the ties of the Party with imperialism and the revisionist degeneration are the belief that no harm would come to Albania war to the construction of the Koman hydro-power the masses and for the unity of the people. In the an outstanding contribution to the theoretical so long as the people and Party are linked as clo station, from the first repairing of homes burnt se links and in this unity He saw the powerful treasury of Marxism-Leninism and revolutionary sely as flesh to bone. Let us raise the prosperity, by the occupiers to the metallurgical combine, from shield against internal and external enemies, a practice world-wide. security and name of our People's Socialist Re the first combination of yokes of oxen to the great motive and mobilizing force to carry our so Comrade Enver Hoxha always raised His power public higher and higher, He told us. In the name draining of the plains of Myzeqe, and the terraces ciety continually forward, an inexhaustible source ful voice in defence of the national and democratic of the bloodshed and toil, the sweat and privations of the coast — in all these things His ideas, His of energy to cope with any situation. rights which belong to our Albanian brothers of let us transmit to the coming generations the encouragement and inspiration have been pre Our Party and people have always been guided Kosova and other parts of Yugoslavia. On account great message which history has taught us: we must sent. by these teachings and have always emerged of this correct, just and principled stand He be always be vigilant, always at work and on the at tack to defend the victories achieved and carry The economic line which has been followed, the triumphant. And so it will be in the future, too. The came and remains loved, respected and honoured them further forward. We must allow no one, brilliant results which have been achieved in all unity of the people around the Party will always by all Albanians. whoever he may be, to violate and negate our im sectors, have provided complete proof of their cor be like steel. Any external or internal enemy who The revolutionary theoretical and practical mortal and sacred work, the People's Socialist Re rectness and effectiveness. Our task is to proceed tries to harm the Party, the people's power and work which Comrade Enver Hoxha has left us is public of Albania. In this way our fortress, social with determination on this broad road which the our socialist victories will smash his head against a great heritage. His style and method of work ist Albania, will be strengthened and rise even Party and Comrade Enver Hoxha have opened to its walls. as a party leader and statesman comprise an exam more majestically from generation to generation! us, to adhere unwaveringly to His orientations and As the militant Leninist which He was, Com ple to which the present and future generations Let our hearts beat always with its great heart! teachings, to mobilize our forces even more, to rade Enver Hoxha always fought to safeguard the will turn in order to learn and find guidance. make our country even more prosperous and the principles with which our People's Revolution Our Party will never forget this message. Just life of the people still happier. triumphed and our new life was built. He taught The figure of Enver Hoxha is great and many- as Comrade Enver wished, its heart will always No one else has been so strongly aware of the the Party that it must always remain loyal to the sided. There is no field of the political, ideological beat as His great communist heart beat, as the great thirst for education and culture which has teachings of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin and and social activity of the Party and state in which heart of our glorious people beats. accompanied our people through the centuries, as all the experience of the revolutionary struggles of His philosophical thinking, organizational strength Comrade Enver left us a free and independent Comrade Enver Hoxha who had emerged from the the world proletariat, must wage the class struggle and leading activity have not been expressed. Albania, with a strong and reliable defence, with ranks of the common people, who had been edu correctly and must never forget that it is the A man who combined the qualities of the Marx a developed and stable economy, an Albania cated with the great sentiments of the men of our motor which carries human society forward, must ist thinker and leader of the revolution, the military without debts or obligations to anyone. He left Renaissance, and who had mastered the Marxist defend the people's power unwaveringly, the power commander and statesman, the diplomat and pu us a People's Power which has the unanimous sup teachings about the emancipation of mankind. And ful weapon of the dictatorship of the proletariat, blicist, the erudite intellectual and educator of the port of our whole people, left us a Party tempered it would be hard to find any other country in and must be irreconcilable with imperialism and masses, the fiery orator and friend of the common ideologically and purged of enemies, left us an which an ideological and cultural revolution has revisionism, with bourgeois and opportunist ideo folk is rare indeed. Albania honoured and respected throughout the been carried out as profound in content and as logies. He taught the Party and people how to Our people have been and will always be world. widespread in extent as in Albania. It would be build socialism and how to defend the country with proud of this great son to which they gave birth, The Party and the people swear to You, Com hard to find another country where within a very our own forces, how to be proud of our country and our Party will always be proud of its out rade Enver, that they will keep Albania like short time such a great leap forward in education, and never bend the knee to foreigners. standing leader which it had. The greatest honour this for ever, that it will always be strong, culture, technique and science has been made. The Nothing can turn the Party and our people for the Work of Comrade Enver Hoxha, the greatest always red, just as You wanted it. We will carry great teachings of Comrade Enver Hoxha and His from these teachings, no force can divert them gratitude for everything which He has done for the construction of socialism further and further tireless activity to build a new culture, revolu from the principled policy, the policy of Enver the Party and our people is to proceed resolutely ahead and will raise the name of our beloved Al tionary in content, with a firm national base and Hoxha. In the future as in the past, our Party, on His revolutionary course, to master and put into bania higher and higher. a powerful popular and democratic spirit, have its leadership, our whole people, the working class, practice His immortal teachings, to work and build been and will be an unerring guide to show us GOODBYE, OUR DEAR LEADER AND TEA the cooperativist peasantry, the youth, the women, as He worked for the cause of socialism and the the right course on which we must proceed, in CHER! the intelligentsia, the veterans of the war and the communist ideals. order to work and fight tirelessly to make our soldiers will always march forward on that road Today we are parting with Comrade Enver GOODBYE, OUR BELOVED FRIEND AND Homeland a country ever more emancipated, ever which the People's Revolution opened and which Hoxha, but He lives and will live for ever in the BROTHER! more cultured. the construction of socialism confirmed, the road hearts and minds of the Albanian people. He is GOODBYE, COMRADE ENVER! Throughout His life Comrade Enver Hoxha of defending the lofty interests of the Homeland immortal, because His work is immortal, because fought to strengthen the leading role of the Party, and the cause of the revolution. the Party which He founded and led is immortal, LONG LIVE THE PARTY! to temper it ideologically, to strengthen it or Enver Hoxha is an outstanding figure of inter ganizationally, to ensure the unity of its ranks and national communism. Just as He was an ardent pa enhance the militant spirit of its members. triot He was also an ardent internationalist. His The strength of the Party is the strength of our struggle and work devoted to the progress of the socialist society and the guarantee of our com revolutionary movement of the international prole munist future. By remaining loyal to the glorious tariat, the defence of Marxism-Leninism, and the Party which Comrade Enver Hoxha has founded, support of the cause of the national and social libe raised and educated, by uniting ever more closely ration of the peoples represent a brilliant example around it, by mobilizing themselves to put its line of dedication to the cause of communism. and directives into practice, our people will always The genuine Marxist-Leninist fighters have had • achieve new victories, will safeguard the freedom in Enver Hoxha a comrade and friend who has