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Ramiz Alia’s 1989 Politburo Speech on Albania’s Political Transition

Former Albanian leader Ramiz Alia addressed the Politburo on December 25, 1989, reflecting on the rapid political transformations across Eastern Europe and the emergence of new opposition groups within Albania. His remarks captured the regime’s internal deliberations as communist rule across the region began to collapse.

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