%0 Journal Article
%T Enver Hoca D neminde Arnavutluk¡¯ta Din-Devlet  li kisi //// Religion And State Relations in Albania During the Enver Hoxha Period
%A Ali £¿ZKAN
%J History Studies : International Journal of History
%D 2012
%I History Studies : International Journal of History
%X Enver Hoxha and his Partizan comrades fought against the invader armies of Germany and Italy during World War II and created an independent Albanian state. Thereafter, Enver Hoxha ruled the country continuously for forty years. Enver Hoxha implemented a dictatorial form of goverment. He enjoyed Marksist-Leninist ideology and Stalinist political view and did his best to develop his country when he was in power. In this context, on the one hand, he performed well particularly in education and women¡¯s right issues, on the other hand, he almost completely eliminated the basic human rihgts of his people, such as the freedom of expression, freedom of religionand traveling.Enver Hoxha had a negative idea on religion since he came to power. He saw the religion as the opium of masses. He aimed to eliminate all religion in Albania within twenty years with some measures. He declared Albania an atheist state and assigned a new constitution, which had some rules against religion. However, it was seen that no one canprevent the freedom of religion through prohibition. Albania gained its freedom of religion and belief in 1990 shortly after the death of Enver Hoxha.
%K Enver Hoxha
%K Albania
%K state-religion affairs
%U http://www.historystudies.net/Makaleler/611234622_Ali%20%C3%96zkan.pdf