Behar Shtylla

Behar Shtylla (11 March 1918[1] 8 December 1994) was an Albanian diplomat, member of the Central Committee of the Party of Labour of Albania[2] and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1953 to 1966.[3]

Behar Shtylla
Speaker of the Parliament
In office
13 January 1969  20 November 1970
Preceded byAbdyl Këllezi
Succeeded byFadil Paçrami
Personal details
Born(1918-03-11)March 11, 1918
Korçë, Albania
DiedDecember 8, 1994(1994-12-08) (aged 76)
Tirana, Albania
Nationality Albanian
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Shtylla was one of the most experienced and versatile Albanian diplomats, starting as the preferred person of Enver Hoxha to work in Albania's foreign affairs. His first nomination was as a plenipotentiary ambassador in Paris. In 1953 he replaced Enver Hoxha as Foreign Minister,[4] remaining in the post for 13 years until 1966.

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