Nexhmije Hoxha

Nexhmije Hoxha (Albanian pronunciation: [nɛdʒˈmijɛ ˈhɔdʒa]; née Xhuglini; 8 February 1921 – 26 February 2020)was an Albanian communist politician. For many years she was the wife of Enver Hoxha, the first leader of the Socialist People's Republic of Albania and the First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania. Very close to her husband, she attempted to remain politically influential after his death in 1985. She was one of the few spouses of a ruling communist party leader with a high political profile of her own.

Quotes

• absolute favourite
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• We made our mistakes, Comrade Enver and I,
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• That was more painful to me than Enver’s actual death
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• What should I be ashamed of?
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• There is nothing I should feel guilty for.”
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• It was shocking to think that people could be so barbarous.
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• I was allowed to not wear a veil and to continue my studies, many of my friends weren’t
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• I can’t say whether socialism or communism failed because we didn’t have time to establish socialism.
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• We were still in the first phase. Some mistakes may have been made, but we knew what we had found and where we were going
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• I am not scared of the decision. I am fully aware that I have not committed any of the criminal offenses of which I am accused and, therefore, I am innocent before the law.
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• What should I be ashamed of? Why ask for a pardon? I do not regret anything and there is nothing I should feel guilty for. We only respected laws in force at the time
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• cleaning the mud thrown on Enver was a reason to live this long.
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• When the standard of living was compared to the West, it can be considered modest, but there was an egalitarian spirit
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• The goal of my trial was political because I was the widow of Enver Hoxha