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Biography of Sali BerishaName: Sali BerishaBirth Date: July 1, 1944 Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: Tropoja, Albania Nationality: Albanian Gender: Male Occupations: president, political leader Sali Berisha The election of Sali Berisha (born 1944), the leader of the Democratic Party, as president of the Republic of Albania in April 1992 marked a stage in the country's transition from communism to political democracy. Berisha was involved in a series of scandals which led to his electoral defeat in 1997.Sali Berisha was born on July 1, 1944, into a poor peasant family from the Tropoja district of northern Albania. After completing his education in local schools, he was admitted to the medical faculty of the University of Tirana, where he received his degree in 1967 "with honors." Following graduation he specialized in cardiology and was subsequently appointed as an assistant professor of medicine at the university and as staff cardiologist at the Tirana General Hospital.Although Berisha, like many other Albanian intellectuals and professionals, was viewed with suspicion by the regime of the Communist dictator, Enver Hoxha, he was nevertheless admitted to membership in …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…of 1997 resulted in a defeat for Berisha and his Democratic Party. Hhe was charged with organizing an attempted uprising against the government of Prime Minister Fatos Nano in September 1998, but no attempt has been made to arrest him. Further Reading A brief biographical sketch of Berisha appears in the publication Democratic Party of Albania (1992). Useful accounts of political developments in Albania during the transition from communism to democracy appear in Elez Biberaj, "Albania," in Eastern Europe in Revolution (1992), and in Nicholas Pano, "Albania," in The Columbia History of Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century (1992). For an account of more recent developments in Albania under Berisha, see Elez Biberaj, "Albania's Road to Democracy," Current History (November 1993). Berisha's presidential activities are chronicled in the Albanian press and the daily News Bulletin of the Albanian Telegraphic Agency.Economist (October 7, 1995).Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service (February 5, 1997).MacLean's (March 10, 1997).National Review (April 7, 1997). Newsweek (March 24, 1997).Time (March 17, 1997). |