Adil Çarçani (5 May 1922 – 13 October 1997) was an Albanian politician who served as the 24th Prime Minister of Albania during the

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era led by

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. He served as the titular head of the Albanian government in the years immediately preceding the fall of Communism.

Biography

Çarçani was born on May 5, 1922, in the village of Fushëbardhë, near

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. During

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, he fought for Partisan forces against the

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fascists, and joined the Communist Party and the government that it set up after the war. He became mining minister in the 1950s, joined the Politburo of the Party of Labour of Albania in the 1960s, and by 1981 had become First Deputy Prime Minister. On December 18, 1981, immediately after the violent death of

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, Çarçani became the 24th Prime Minister of Albania. He remained in that position until February 1991, two months after Communism started falling in Albania, when he resigned after mobs tore down the statue of

, the founder and leader of

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from 1946 to 1985. Çarçani was, however, elected to parliament that year, and gave the opening speech.

Post-1991

On 21 May 1994, Çarçani was tried for and abuse of power, alongside

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. He was tried, found guilty and sentenced to prison. His sentence was commuted to five years of house arrest, however, as he was beginning to suffer from health problems. He died under house arrest in

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References

External links

Adil Carcani's New Government
Blinken Open Society Archives
ADIL ÇARÇANI RAPPORT SUR LES DIRECTIVES DU IX^e Congres du Parti
1922 births 1997 deaths People from Gjirokastër Party of Labour of Albania politicians Members of the Politburo of the Party of Labour of Albania Candidate members of the Politburo of the Party of Labour of Albania Members of the Parliament of Albania Government ministers of Albania Prime ministers of Albania Deputy prime ministers of Albania People's Socialist Republic of Albania Heads of government who were later imprisoned Albanian resistance members {{Albania-politician-stub