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| 1991 |
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| Freedom of religion replaced official atheism. | 1 |
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| March |
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| The first multiparty general elections resulted in a Communist victory, though the opposition Democratic Party dominated in the cities. | 2 |
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| June 12 |
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| Government of national stability: Ylli Bufi of the ruling Communist Party formed a coalition government, including, for the first time, opposition parties and independent members. | 3 |
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| June 13 |
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| The Albania Party of Labor (Communist) renamed itself the Socialist Party of Albania. | 4 |
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| June 19 |
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| Albania became a member of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE). | 5 |
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| Aug |
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| Land privatization: following the enactment of a land privatization bill at the end of July, the government began to measure out land, to return holdings to peasants dispossessed under Hoxha's rule. Killings occurred when disputes arose among peasants over rights to land ownership. | 6 |
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| Oct |
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| Albania became a member of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. | 7 |
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| Dec. 4 |
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| Nexhmije Hoxha was arrested to stand trial for corruption. | 8 |
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