Hysni Kapo

Hysni Kapo
Member of the Central Committee of the Party of Labour
In office 1943–1979
First Secretary of the Party of Labour	Enver Hoxha
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers
In office 1950–1956
First Secretary of the Party of Labour	Enver Hoxha
Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Enver Hoxha
Minister of Agriculture of Albania
In office 1951–1954
First Secretary of the Party of Labour	Enver Hoxha
Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Enver Hoxha
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania
In office 1947–1949
First Secretary of the Party of Labour	Enver Hoxha
Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Enver Hoxha
Foreign Minister	Enver Hoxha
Albanian Ambassador to Yugoslavia
In office 1945–1947
First Secretary of the Party of Labour	Enver Hoxha
Personal details
Born	March 3–4, 1915 Tërbaç, Principality of Albania
Died	September 23, 1979 Paris, France
Political party	Party of Labour of Albania
Spouse	Vito Kapo
Children	Pëllumb Kapo (son)
Occupation	Soldier
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Democratic Government of Albania Socialist Albania
Branch/service	LNÇ/LANÇ(until 1945) Albanian People's Army(from 1945)
Battles/wars	Battle of Gjorm Battle of Drashovica

Hysni Kapo (1915–1979^[1]) was an Albanian military commander and leading member of the Party of Labour of Albania. A member of the Communist Youth group, Kapo was first distinguished as an artillery commander in the Battle of Drashovica. In 1941 he was elected as a representative of the Youth group in the provisional central committee of the party and from 1956 until his death in 1979, he served as secretary of the central committee of the labour party. Hysni Kapo served in many ministerial positions and was a member of the Politburo of the Party of Labour of Albania from 1948 to his death. In the 1960s he played an important role in the emancipation of women in Albania during the cultural revolution of the era, and is remembered as a trusted man of the Albanian communist leader Enver Hoxha.