Bilbil Klosi (25 January 1915 – 22 November 1978) was an Albanian politician and

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during the

Communist Albania The People's Socialist Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqipërisë, links=no) was the Marxist–Leninist one party state that existed in Albania from 1946 to 1992 (the official name of the country was the People's R ...

period. Among other duties, he served as

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from 1951 to 1966. Klosi was born in the village of

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, located in the

Mallakastër Mallakastër ( sq-definite, Mallakastra) is a region and a municipality in Fier County, southwestern Albania. It was created in 2015 by the merger of the present municipalities Aranitas, Ballsh, Fratar, Greshicë, Hekal, Kutë, Ngraçan, Qendër Du ...

region. He studied in the French Lyceum of Korçë, which he finished in 1938. Then he went to France to study at the

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where he studied law. After graduating there in 1942, he returned to Albania where he joined the National Liberation Movement and got involved with the

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. After the end of

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, he served in various

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positions; a military one during March–April 1945, deputy public prosecutor until 1949, and public prosecutor later until 1952. In 1952, he became Minister of Justice, being replaced as public prosecutor by Sotir Qiriaqi. Klosi remained as Minister of Justice until 14 October 1966. He served as Representative in the

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from 1945 to 1973, and was also Secretary of the Presidium during 1966–1973. After 1973 he served as advisory. As advisory of the Supreme Court, Klosi contributed in drafting the Albanian Constitution of 1976. Klosi was directly involved and led many political trials that were brought in post-World War II Albania, starting with the

Special Court of Albania, 1945 The Special Court for War Criminals and Enemies of the People ( sq, Gjyqi Special për Kriminelët e Luftës dhe Armiqtë e Popullit), usually referred only as The Special Court ( sq, Gjyqi Special), was a Socialist court set up during the spring o ...

. Many political figures were prosecuted and condemned in these trials, with a substantial part of them being executed. As such, he was not a popular figure in Albania. He urged for strict and harsh sentences, "even harder than the

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Penal Code ones".Gazeta Panorama Online, Bilbil Klosi: Dënime më të rrepta se Kodi Penal sovjetik, 1 May 2013 (in Albanian)
/ref> Klosi was the father of Ardian Klosi, an Albanian scholar.

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