People's Republic of Albania (1946?1976) Republika Popullore e Shqiperise People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1976?1991) Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqiperise Republic of Albania (1991?1992) Republika e Shqiperise
1946?1992
Flag Emblem
Motto:  Ti Shqiperi, me jep nder, me jep emrin Shqipetar "Albania, you give me honour, you give me the name Albanian"
Anthem:   Himni i Flamurit (English: Hymn to the Flag )
The People's Socialist Republic of Albania in 1989
Status	Member of the Warsaw Pact until 1968
Capital	Tirana
Official languages	Albanian
Religion	State atheism
Demonym(s)	Albanian
Government	Socialist Republic
First Secretary
? 1946?1985	Enver Hoxha
? 1985?1991	Ramiz Alia
Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly
? 1946?1953	Omer Nishani
? 1953?1982	Haxhi Lleshi
? 1982?1991	Ramiz Alia
Prime Minister
? 1946?1954	Enver Hoxha
? 1954?1981	Mehmet Shehu
? 1981?1991	Adil Carcani
Legislature	People's Assembly
Historical era	Cold War
?  Democratic Government	20 October 1944
?  People's Republic formed	10 January 1946
?  Soviet-Albanian Split	1955?1961
?  Constitution amended	28 December 1976
?  Sino-Albanian split	1972?1978
?  Fall of communism	11 December 1990
?  Democratic elections	31 March 1991
?  Republic of Albania	29 April 1991
?  Parliamentary elections	22 March 1992
HDI   (1989)	0.790 [1] high
Currency	Franga (1946?1947) Albanian lek (1947?1991)
Calling code	+355
Preceded by Succeeded by Communist Albania Republic of Albania
Today part of	Albania

The People's Socialist Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqiperise ) was an Albanian Socialist country in the Balkans that existed from 1946 to 1992. ^[2]

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