The World - News from April 14, 1985
Albanian head of state Ramiz Alia, 59, was elected as First Secretary of the Albanian Communist Party, succeeding the late Enver Hoxha, 76, who died Thursday, Albanian state radio reported. The radio said in a report monitored in Belgrade that Alia was chosen unanimously at a meeting of the party’s Central Committee. As the new leader of Albania, Alia is expected to continue Hoxha’s hard-line policies that have made the Balkan state one of the most isolated in the world.
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