Adil Çarçani (May 15, 1922 - October 13, 1997) was an Albanian politician. May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... Albania is a Mediterranean country in southeastern Europe. ...

Çarçani was born in Fushëbardhë, Albania. During World War II, he fought for Partisan forces against the Italian 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 in the 1960s, and by 1981 had become first deputy prime minister. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Italian Republic or Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. ... The Albanian Party of Labour (Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë, PPSh) was the sole legal political party in Albania during communist rule (1946-1991). ... Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ... Politburo is short for Political Bureau. ... Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s - 1960s - 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

On December 18, 1981, immediately after the violent death of Mehmet Shehu, Çarçani became Prime Minister. He remained in that position until the communist government began to fall in 1991, when he resigned after mobs tore down the statue of Enver Hoxha, Albania's communist leader from the 1940s until the 1980s. Çarçani was, however, elected to parliament that year, and gave the opening speech. December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Mehmet Shehu (January 10, 1913 Çorush (prononc. ... List of Prime Ministers of Albania Ismail Qemali (1912-1913) Myfit Libohova (1913-1914) Turhan Pasha Përmeti (1914) Esat Pashë Toptani (1914) Abdullah Rushdi (1914-1918) Turhan Pasha Përmeti (1918-1920) Sulejman Bej Delvina (1920) Ilias Bej Vrioni (1920-1921) Pandeli Evangjeli (1921) Hasan Bej Prishtina (1921) Omer... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Enver Hoxha (1908-1985) Enver Hoxha [en-vehr hoj-e] (October 16, 1908–April 11, 1985) was the communist leader of Albania from the end of World War II until his death, primarily as the First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labour. ...

In 1994 Çarçani was tried, found guilty and sentenced to prison for embezzlement and abuse of power. His sentence was commuted to house arrest, however, as he was beginning to suffer from health problems. He died under house arrest in Tirana. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Embezzlement is the fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom it has been entrusted. ... Tirana (Albanian: Tiranë or Tirana) is the capital and largest city of Albania. ...