Behar Shtylla (11 March 1918[1] – 8 December 1994) was an Albanian diplomat, member of the Central Committee of the Party of Labour of Albania[2] and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1953 to 1966.[3]
Behar Shtylla | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 23 July 1953 – 16 March 1966 | |
| Prime Minister | Enver Hoxha Mehmet Shehu |
| Preceded by | Enver Hoxha |
| Succeeded by | Nesti Nase |
| 23rd Speaker of the Parliament of Albania | |
| In office 13 January 1969 – 20 November 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Abdyl Këllezi |
| Succeeded by | Fadil Paçrami |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 11, 1918 Korçë, Albania |
| Died | December 8, 1994 (aged 76) Tirana, Albania |
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Shtylla was one of the most experienced and versatile Albanian diplomats, starting as the preferred person of Enver Hoxha to work in Albania's foreign affairs. His first nomination was as a plenipotentiary ambassador in Paris. In 1953 he replaced Enver Hoxha as Foreign Minister,[4] remaining in the post for 13 years until 1966.
References edit
- ^ Truhart, Peter (1996). International Directory of Foreign Ministers, 1589-1989: Supplement, 1945-1995. ISBN 9783598112768.
- ^ Studime Filologjike, Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH, Instituti i Gjuhësisë dhe i Letërsisë. 1971. p. 183.
- ^ "Albanian ministries, etc".
- ^ Pearson, Owen (2006). Albania as dictatorship and democracy: from isolation to the Kosovo War Volume III. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 461. ISBN 9781845111052.
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