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| 1964 |
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| Enver Hoxha implemented Albania's “ideological and cultural revolution,” which aimed to eliminate the influences of religion, excessive family loyalty, and bourgeois economic and social outlooks. The women's emancipation campaign tried to eliminate socially conservative attitudes, for the betterment of the state. | 1 |
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| 1964–70 |
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| Albania remained a communist dictatorship, ruled by the same politicians who had emerged after 1945. Only in foreign relations did it occupy a notable position, one of uncompromising opposition to Soviet policies and complete devotion to Communist China. The latter's protection not only inhibited attack by neighboring powers but also provided the economic and technical aid needed for the gradual development of the country. | 2 |
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| 1967 |
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| The government proclaimed Albania an atheist state. Full collectivization of farming was completed. | 3 |
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| 1968, Sept. 12 |
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| Albania formally withdrew from the Warsaw Pact, thus terminating all official identification with the Soviet bloc. | 4 |
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| 1971–76 |
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| Hoxha purged numerous high-level economic and political leaders to maintain hard-line Marxist-Leninist purity. | 5 |
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| 1973 |
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| Hoxha cracked down on the League of Albanian Writers and Artists and the Union of Albanian Labor Youth, thus stifling Albania's cultural life for more than a decade. | 6 |
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| 1976, Dec. 27 |
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| The People's Assembly adopted a new constitution to replace its 1946 version. The new constitution renamed the country the Socialist People's Republic of Albania and rejected reconciliation with the “revisionist” Soviet Union. It also set up equal rights for both sexes, eliminated religious activities, and abolished private enterprises, property ownership, and tax payment by citizens. | 7 |
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| 1978, Sept |
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| China withdrew its military and economic advisers and terminated economic assistance to Albania after more than a year of criticism of its post-Maoist policies by the Albanian government. | 8 |
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| 1982, Jan. 14 |
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| Adil Carcani succeeded Shehu as chairman of the Council of Ministers after Shehu committed suicide in December 1981 following a dispute with party leader Hoxha. | 9 |
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| 1985, April 11 |
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| Enver Hoxha, leader of Albania since 1944, died and was succeeded by Ramiz Alia. Under Alia's leadership, Albania relaxed its isolationist policies and began to establish diplomatic and trade relations with Western and neighboring states. | 10 |
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| 1986, March 1 |
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| Nexhmije Hoxha, widow of Enver Hoxha, was elected to chair the Democratic Front of Albania (DFA), a political umbrella organization whose functions included organizing election campaigns and nominating candidates. She remained a strong influence on government policies. | 11 |
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| 1987, June |
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| Wage differentials were introduced as a means of providing incentives for workers. | 12 |
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