Pali Miska (19 May 1931 – September 2009) was an Albanian politician of the

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. He served as Chairman of the

Assembly of the Republic of Albania The Parliament of Albania ( sq, Kuvendi i Shqipërisë) or Kuvendi is the unicameral representative body of the citizens of the Republic of Albania; it is Albania's legislature. The Parliament is composed of no less than 140 members elected to ...

from 22 November 1982 to 19 February 1987. Miska was first as a party functionary in Fushë Arrëz, the largest Albanian state enterprise for

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production. In 1970, he was elected first-deputy of the People's Assembly (Alb: ''Kuvendi Popullor''), and served as member from the seventh to the end of the eleventh legislative term until 1991. In 1971, he became candidate of the Central Committee (CC) of the selected PPSh, and simultaneously the First Party Secretary in Pukë District in northern Albania. In September 1975, Miska succeeded the demised

Koço Theodhosi Koço Theodhosi (21 May 1913 in Korçë – 31 May 1977) was an Albanian politician of the Albanian Party of Labour (PPSh). Biography Theodhosi finished the French Lyceum of Korça, and later studied chemistry at the University of Lyon, a ...

as member of the

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without previous candidate status. He became also member of the Central Committee of the Party. He had these positions until the metamorphosis of the Labour Party to Socialist Party (Alb: '' Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë'') in June 1991. Together with

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, and

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, Miska was part of a new generation of leaders within the party, which emerged and gained influence with the termination of relations with the

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. (see

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) Miska held also government positions. On 1 September 1975, he succeeded Theodhosi as well as Minister of Industry and Mines in the Government of Prime Minister

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. As part of a government reshuffle which took place on 13 November 1976, Miska was appointment Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers, succeeding

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. He held his function until 23 November 1982. On 1 July 1982, the newly elected Prime Minister

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, appointed him Minister of Energy, thus succeeding

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. He held the position until 23 November 1982. He was subsequently appointed as successor to Simon Stefani as Chairman of the National Assembly, and therefore Parliament Speaker, from 22 November 1982 to 19 February 1987 before being succeeded by

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. In this capacity, he also participated in the state funeral for the late First Secretary of the PPSh Enver Hoxha in April 1985. On 2 February 1989, Albanian Prime Minister Çarçani chose him to replace Besnik Bekteshi and

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as Deputy Prime Minister and

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, positions he held until 21 February 1991. In 1993, Miska would be sentenced together with other nine former high-ranking officials ( Muho Asllani , Besnik Bekteshi,

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, Vangjel Çërrava,

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, and Prokop Murra), being accused of "funds abuse". He got sentenced to eight years in prison by a court in

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. Miska would serve only part of the sentence.

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