Behar Shtylla
Albanian diplomat (1918–1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Behar Shtylla (11 March 1918[1] – 8 December 1994) was an Albanian diplomat, member of the Central Committee of the Party of Labour of Albania[2] and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1953 to 1966.[3]
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Behar Shtylla | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 23 July 1953 – 16 March 1966 | |
Prime Minister | Enver Hoxha Mehmet Shehu |
Preceded by | Enver Hoxha |
Succeeded by | Nesti Nase |
23rd Speaker of the Parliament of Albania | |
In office 13 January 1969 – 20 November 1970 | |
Preceded by | Abdyl Këllezi |
Succeeded by | Fadil Paçrami |
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Born | (1918-03-11)March 11, 1918 Korçë, Albania |
Died | December 8, 1994(1994-12-08) (aged 76) Tirana, Albania |
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Shtylla was one of the most experienced and versatile Albanian diplomats, starting as the preferred person of Enver Hoxha to work in Albania's foreign affairs. His first nomination was as a plenipotentiary ambassador in Paris. In 1953 he replaced Enver Hoxha as Foreign Minister,[4] remaining in the post for 13 years until 1966.