1946 in Albania

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The following lists events that happened during 1946 in the People's Republic of Albania .

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The following lists events that happened during 1944 in the People's Republic of Albania.

The following lists events that happened during 1945 in the People's Republic of Albania.

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References

  1. William B. Simons, The Constitutions of the Communist World (Sijthoff and Noordhoff, 1980), p2; "Albania Is Proclaimed A 'Popular Republic'", Charleston (WV) Gazette, January 12, 1946, p1