People's Socialist Republic of Albania

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People's Socialist Republic of Albania

Name

People's Socialist Republic of Albania

Nomenclature and Geography

Category: Historical

Summary

The People's Socialist Republic of Albania existed from 1946 to 1991, succeeding the post-WWII Democratic Government. Governed by the Party of Labor, it pursued a Stalinist form of Marxism-Leninism, leading to splits with both the Soviet Union and China. It uniquely withdrew from the Warsaw Pact before 1990, protesting the invasion of Czechoslovakia.

Statistics

Area

28,748.00 km²

Population

3,072,000

Location