1945 in Albania

The following lists events that happened during 1945 in the People's Republic of Albania.

Incumbents

• President: Omer Nishani, Chairman of the Presidium of the Constituent Assembly
• Prime Minister: Enver Hoxha, Chairmen of the Council of Ministers

Events

January

• Communist provisional government agrees to restore Kosovo to Yugoslavia as an autonomous region; tribunals begin to condemn thousands of "war criminals" and "enemies of the people" to death or to prison. Communist regime begins to nationalize industry, transportation, forests, pastures.

April

• Yugoslavia recognizes communist government in Albania.

November

• Soviet Union recognizes provisional government;
• Britain and United States make full diplomatic recognition conditional.

Births

• 1 March - Xhevahir Spahiu, writer
• 9 March - Llazi Sërbo, movie and theater actor, director
• 5 May - Saimir Kumbaro, film director

Deaths

• 1 March - Luigj Bumçi, catholic religious and political figure
• 14 April - Fejzi Alizoti, politician
• 18 April - William, Prince of Albania
• 3 July - Sotir Kolea, folklorist, diplomat and activist of the Albanian National Awakening
• Bahri Omari, politician, publisher, and writer
• Thanas Floqi, educator and patriot, and one of the signatories of the Albanian Declaration of Independence

References