Hysni Kapo

Hysni Kapo
Member of the Central Committee of the Party of Labour
In office
1943–1979
First Secretary of the Party of LabourEnver Hoxha
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers
In office
1950–1956
First Secretary of the Party of LabourEnver Hoxha
Chairman of the Council of MinistersEnver Hoxha
Minister of Agriculture of Albania
In office
1951–1954
First Secretary of the Party of LabourEnver Hoxha
Chairman of the Council of MinistersEnver Hoxha
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania
In office
1947–1949
First Secretary of the Party of LabourEnver Hoxha
Chairman of the Council of MinistersEnver Hoxha
Foreign MinisterEnver Hoxha
Albanian Ambassador to Yugoslavia
In office
1945–1947
First Secretary of the Party of LabourEnver Hoxha
Personal details
BornMarch 3–4, 1915
Tërbaç, Principality of Albania
DiedSeptember 23, 1979
Paris, France
Political partyParty of Labour of Albania
SpouseVito Kapo
ChildrenPëllumb Kapo (son)
OccupationSoldier
Signature
Military service
AllegianceAlbania Democratic Government of Albania
Albania Socialist Albania
Branch/serviceLNÇ/LANÇ(until 1945)
Albanian People's Army(from 1945)
Battles/warsBattle of Gjorm
Battle of Drashovica

Hysni Kapo (1915–1979[1]) was an Albanian military commander and leading member of the Party of Labour of Albania. A member of the Communist Youth group, Kapo was first distinguished as an artillery commander in the Battle of Drashovica. In 1941 he was elected as a representative of the Youth group in the provisional central committee of the party and from 1956 until his death in 1979, he served as secretary of the central committee of the labour party. Hysni Kapo served in many ministerial positions and was a member of the Politburo of the Party of Labour of Albania from 1948 to his death. In the 1960s he played an important role in the emancipation of women in Albania during the cultural revolution of the era, and is remembered as a trusted man of the Albanian communist leader Enver Hoxha.

  1. ^ Vickers, Miranda (2014). The Albanians: A Modern History. London: I.B. Tauris. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-78076-695-9.