Mehmet Shehu (January 10, 1913 Çorush (prononc.: Tchorouch), Mallakastër, South Albania – December 17, 1981 Tiranë) was an Albanian Communist politician. January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Mallakastër (Albanian: Mallakastër or Mallakastra) is a massive hilly complex in the southwestern part of Albania in the District of Mallakastër. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... average temperature and precipitations in Tirana Tirana (Albanian: Tiranë or Tirana) is the capital and largest city of Albania. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ...

"Mao Zedong and Mehmet Shehu great each other during the Albanian Cummunist Party and Government Delegation's visit to China", China Reconstructs, 1966-July-cover

In the 1930s he studied at a military college in Naples. Image File history File links Mehmet_shehu. ... Image File history File links Mehmet_shehu. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... // Events and trends A public speech by Benito Mussolini, founder of the Fascist movement The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region and the Province of Naples. ...

From 1937 to 1939 he fought in the Spanish Civil War in the Garibaldi International Brigade. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Spanish Civil War (July 1936–April 1939) was a conflict in which the incumbent Second Spanish Republic and left-wing groups fought against a right-wing nationalist rebellion led by Generalisimo Francisco Franco, who succeeded in overthrowing the Republican government and establishing a dictatorship. ... Blason of the International Brigades The International Brigades were Republican military units in the Spanish Civil War, formed of many non-state sponsored volunteers of different countries who travelled to Spain, to fight for the legitimate, elected government in the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939. ...

From 1939 to 1942 he was in an internment camp in France. This article is about the year. ... The word internment is generally used to refer to the imprisonment or confinement of people, generally in prison camps or prisons, without due process of law and a trial. ...

Since 1942, Shehu participated in the Partisan movement (Albanian resistance) and the work of the Albanian Communist Party. In 1943, he was elected as a candidate member of the Central Committee of the Party. From 1943 to 1944 he was the commander of the 1st Partisan Brigade. Thereafter, he was a division commander of the National Liberation Army. From 1944 to 1945 he was a member of the Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation (the provisional government). Look up partisan on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Albanian Party of Labour (Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë, PPSh) was the sole legal political party in Albania during communist rule (1946-1991). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... 16th Central Committee meeting of the Communist Party of China Central Committee most commonly refers to the central executive unit of a communist party, whether ruling or non-ruling. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

During the war, Shehu won a reputation for brutality. On his command most tribal chiefs in the mountains of northern Albania were executed.

After Albania was liberated from the German occupation (November 1944), Shehu became the deputy chief of the general staff and, after he studied in Moscow, became the chief of the general staff. Later, he was also a lieutenant general and a full general. Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: ▶ (help· info)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ...

In 1948, Shehu "expurgated" the party from the element who "tried to separate Albania from the Soviet Union and lead her under Belgrade's influence". This made him the nearest person to Enver Hoxha and brought him high offices. However, he remained in Hoxha's shadow. If he had become a serious rival to Hoxha he would have been eliminated. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... [[Image:|Location of Belgrade]] Mayor Nenad Bogdanović Area 359. ... Enver Hoxha, (IPA , October 16, 1908–April 11, 1985) was the paramount leader of Albania from the end of World War II until his death in 1985, as the First Secretary of the Communist Albanian Party of Labour. ...

Since 1948, he was a member of the Central Committee and the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Albanian Party of Labour, and, from 1948 to 1953, he was a secretary of the Central Committee. He lost the latter position on June 24 when Enver Hoxha gave up the posts of the Minister of Defence and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, remaining the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. Probably Hoxha was not willing to yield too much power to him. Politburo is short for Political Bureau. ... PPSh flag The Albanian Party of Labour, Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë, PPSh in Albanian, was the sole legal political party in Albania during communist rule (1946-1991). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ...

From 1948 to 1954 he was the deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers and the Minister of the Internal Affairs (and the chief of the secret police). From 1954 to 1981 he succeeded Enver Hoxha as the chairman of the Council of Ministers. From 1974 he was also the Minister of People's Defence. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A minister or a secretary is a politician who heads a government ministry or department (e. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

From 1947 Shehu was a deputy of the People's Assembly. 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Shehu was held to be Enver Hoxha's right hand man and the second person in Albania. During 40 years Hoxha was Shehu's friend and nearest comrade. Shehu was one of those who prepared the Chinese-Albanian alliance and the break with the Soviet Union (December 1961). 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

At the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (October 1961) Anastas Mikoyan, one of the Soviet leaders, quoted Mehmet Shehu, who had said at an Albanian Party Congress: "Who disagrees with our leadership in some point, will get a spit into his face, a blow onto his chin, and, if necessary, a bullet into his head." The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Russian: Коммунисти́ческая Па́ртия Сове́тского Сою́за = КПСС) was the name used by the successors of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party from 1952 to 1991, but the wording Communist Party was present in the partys name since 1918 when the Bolsheviks became the All... Anastas Mikoyan Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan (Անաստաս Հովհաննեսի Միկոյան in Armenian; Анаста́с Ива́нович Микоя́н in Russian) (1895–1978) was an Old Bolshevik and Soviet statesman during the Stalin and Khrushchev years. ...

It is claimed that in 1981 Shehu opposed Enver Hoxha's isolationism. He was accused in being a Yugoslav spy. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language none (1963–1974: Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian, Croato-Serbian, Slovenian) Capital Belgrade Largest city Belgrade Area (1991)  - Total  - % water Ranked xxst 255,804 km² Negligible Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Ranked xxth 20,522,972 80/km² Currency Yugoslav dinar Time zone  - in summer CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2...

On December 17, 1981, he was found dead in his bedroom with a bullet wound to his head. According to the official announcement (December 18), he had committed suicide in a nervous breakdown. This was a crime under Albanian law. Shehu was declared to be a "people's enemy" and was buried in a wasteland near the village of Ndroq near Tiranë. December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... average temperature and precipitations in Tirana Tirana (Albanian: Tiranë or Tirana) is the capital and largest city of Albania. ...

After his death Shehu was claimed to have been an agent of not only the Yugoslav secret services, but also the CIA and the KGB. In Hoxha's book Titoites (1982) several chapters are dedicated to Shehu's denunciation. Shehu disappeared from the official history of Albania. The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... The KGB emblem and motto: The sword and the shield KGB (transliteration of КГБ) is the Russian-language acronym for State Security Committee, (Russian: ▶ (help· info); Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

According to rumours, Shehu was killed on Hoxha's order because he opposed Hoxha's isolationism. There is a version alleging that Hoxha personally murdered him at a gathering of the Political Bureau.

Shehu's widow Fiqerete (born Sanxhaktari) and two of his sons were arrested without any explanation and later imprisoned on different pretexts.

After the fall of Communism and his release from prison in 1991, Mehmet Shehu's younger son Bashkim started seeking his father's remains. On November 19, 2001, it was announced that Mehmet Shehu's remains had been found. 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

See also

• History of Albania