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Albania: Communists
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In 1992, Albania ended 46 years of Communist rule and established its first multiparty democracy. During the ‘90s, it was plagued by high unemployment, widespread corruption, a decrepit infrastructure and organized crime.
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Communist partisans took over in 1944, allied Albania with USSR, then broke with USSR in 1960 over de-Stalinization. Strong political alliance with China followed, leading to several billion dollars in aid, which was curtailed after 1974. China cut off aid in 1978 when Albania attacked its policies after the death of Chinese ruler Mao Zedong. Large-scale purges of officials occurred during the 1970s.
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Fulbright grantees have been a part of the rebuilding of Albania since 1992. Grantees have taught in the higher education institutions of Tirana, but a few have taught in Shkodra and Vlora as well. Many of the grantees have been in fields that were neglected during the communist period, such as journalism, economics, law and American studies and are in the throes of reform today.
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