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Anthology of WoundsIn this period it is noticed an increase of the administrativecondemnations, which in essence was a Chinesemodel. The number of the executions during thisperiod is 74. In 1978, 129 prisoners and 48 internal exileddied in prisons. As a result of the foreign politics ofE.Hoxha, after getting closer to the Chinese and theAmericans policies, Albania remained alone in a completeisolation. It was officially declared as “the onlysocialist country” in the world. In order to keep hispower, E. Hoxha continued to exert an extreme terror.3) 1982 - (April) 1985The period after the break with China was markedby the elimination of persons who were waiting to bethe successors of Enver Hoxha, which had used the politicsof terror and violence and definition of the finalsuccessor, Ramiz Alia.4) 1985 - (December) 1991After death of Hoxha, Alia followed the politics ofcontinuity while the country was facing extraordinaryeconomical problems. The number of executions duringthis period is 88.As a result of the increasing pressure from events ofthe other countries of Eastern Europe and the catastrophiceconomical situation, the regime was obligedto allow some democratic processes. This brought topolitical pluralism and permission of religion in 1990.Although, Albania was the country which made fewerreforms compared to the other communist countries andwas the last to allow pluralism.272