Why did the communist government ordered the Berlin Wall to be torn down?

It was on 9 November 1989, five days after half a million people gathered in East Berlin in a mass protest, that the Berlin Wall dividing communist East Germany from West Germany crumbled. East German leaders had tried to calm mounting protests by loosening the borders, making travel easier for East Germans.

Was Albania part of Soviet Union?

It was a communist island Behind the Iron Curtain, Albania was neither part of the Soviet Union – or one of its satellite states – nor Tito-led Yugoslavia, so was in a sense a stand-alone communist state in the second half of the 21st century.

How did Albania get liberated from fascism?

On 29 November 1944, Albania was liberated by the National Liberation Movement (In Albanian: Lëvizja Nacional-Çlirimtare LNC). The Anti-Fascist National Liberation Council, formed in May, became the country’s provisional government.

What is Albania’s relationship with communism?

Albania’s relationship with communism only came to an end in March 1992 but its legacy can still be seen to this day in its architecture and the 700,000 dome-shaped bunkers that pepper the country from north to south.

What was the name of the government of Albania before 1946?

From 1944 to 1946, it was known as the Democratic Government of Albania and from 1946 to 1976 it was known as the People’s Republic of Albania . Throughout this period, the country was ruled by Enver Hoxha and the Party of Labour of Albania.

What is the history of the Albanian civilization?

In the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age a number of possible population movements occurred in the territories of modern Albania, for example the settlement of the Bryges in areas of southern Albania-northwestern Greece and Illyrian tribes into central Albania.