1893-1976
Eastern Europe
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1893- 1976
East Asia
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1908- 1985
1898- 1976
Southeast Asia
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September 19, 1969
The Albanian Party leadership discusses recent meetings with the Chinese Communist Party, the state of Sino-Soviet relations, and the funeral of Ho Chi Minh.
August 5, 1966
"Bombard the Headquarters – My Big-Character Poster,” by Mao Zedong, 5 August 1966, with handwritten Albanian-language notations. These documents related to the Cultural Revolution were presented to Hysni Kapo during the latter’s visit to China in January-February 1967
January 24, 1967
Hysni Kapo and Kang Sheng discuss the Cultural Revolution, the Red Guard movement, and purges inside the Chinese Communist Party.
November 15, 1966
Enver Hoxha receives a number of Cultural Revolution-era documents and ephemera, including Mao's book of quotations.
June 27, 1966
Zhou Enlai, Enver Hoxha, and Mehmet Shehu have a detailed conversation about high-level purges in the Chinese Communist Party. Zhou also discusses China's difficult relations with North Korea and the Vietnam War.
June 1967
Mao reminds Comrade Yao Wenyuan to remain humble on his upcoming trip to Albania for the sake of China's Red Guards.
Mao deletes and revises phrases in a speech that Chinese Red Guards would subsequently deliver on a trip to Albania.
September 13, 1954
Mao welcomes the first Ambassador from Albania to the People's Republic of China and celebrates the bonds between their two countries.
May 1, 1967
In a meeting with visitors from Albania, Mao explains that China needs to "criticize, struggle, and achieve the 'Three Combinations' [for reorganizing the government] as soon as possible.
In a meeting with Albanian military officials, Mao explains his reasons for starting the Cultural Revolution. He emphasizes that the purpose is to solve current problems in the world and dig out the roots of revisionism [within the Chinese Communist Party].
