The electronic version of the magazine is created by http://www.enverhoxha.ru APRIL 14, 1985 THE MARXIST-LENINIST PAGE 1 COMMUNIQUE With profound sorrow, we learned that on triumph of the revolution and socialism in April 11, 1985 at 2:15 a.m., the most beloved Albania and the defence of the homeland, and and respected Comrade Enver Hoxha, First for the cause of the proletarians and oppressed Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party peoples of all lands. He will always be of Labour of Albania, Chairman of the General remembered, loved and respected for his Council of the Democratic Front of Albania outstanding contribution to these great causes. and Commander-in-Chief of the Albanian To honour the memory and work of Comrade Armed Forces, passed away. Enver Hoxha, the Communist Party of Canada The Communist Party of Canada (Marxist- (Marxist-Leninist) will hold solemn meetings all Leninist) deeply mourns the death of Comrade across the country, beginning with the Enver Hoxha. Comrade Enver Hoxha will live Memorial Meetings in Montrealand Toronto on in our hearts forever, his life and work inspiring April 21, 1985. us and illuminating our path, the path which is opened up by the teachings of Marx, Engels, Political Bureau of the Lenin and Stalin to which Comrade Enver Hox­ Central Committee, ha made a great contribution. Communist Party of Comrade Enver Hoxha lived and worked for Canada (Marxist-Leninist) the cause of the Albanian people, for the TELEGRAM to the Central Committee of the Party of Labour of Albania from Comrade Hardial Bains, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) Central Committee Democratic Front of Albania and Commander- Party of Labour of Albania in-Chief of the armed forces. Tirana We profoundly share your loss. Comrade Dearest comrades: Enver Hoxha will live in the hearts of the Cana­ With the deepest sorrow we received the news dian communists, dearly beloved, profoundly of the death of the most respected and beloved honoured and respected for all time. His death- Comrade Enver Hoxha. On behalf of the Cen­ defying courage, his farsighted wisdom and skill tral Committee of our Party, of all the Canadian in the most difficult conditions, his unswerving communists, of all the revolutionary workers, adherence and loyalty to Marxism-Leninism, youth, women and progressive forces, with the brilliance of his contribution to Marxism- deepest grief we express to you, and through Leninism and its further enrichment, his pure you to all the Albanian communists, workers, love and devotion to the Albanian people and to cooperativists, intellectuals, women and youth, the cause of the workers and peoples every­ our sincerest condolences on the death of your where, his close attention to the unity of the beloved and outstanding leader, Comrade International Marxist-Leninist Communist Enver Hoxha, First Secretary of the Central Movement and the Marxist-Leninist commu­ Committee of the Party of Labour of Alba­ nist parties of all lands, his profound patriotism nia, Chairman of the General Council of the and revolutionary spirit, shine before us in these PAGE 2 THE MARXIST-LENINIST APRIL 14, 1985 moments of deep grief which we feel. These the Party-people unity as the basis of victories, qualities fill us with love, give us strength to face not only inspire us, but are a stern warning to even the mightiest of enemies and to fulfill our imperialism, social-imperialism, the bourgeoi­ revolutionary duty, just as Comrade Enver sie and all reaction and revisionism and oppor­ Hoxha did throughout his life, showing us the tunism of all hues that the peoples shall not way forward, the path for all patriotic, revolu­ passively accept their fate, that they too shall tionary and anti-imperialist forces and for the build a future for themselves and defend it gun genuine Marxist-Leninist communists. in hand like the heroic Albanian people. Under the leadership of Comrade Enver The struggle waged by the PLA with Com­ Hoxha and the PLA (formerly the CPA), the rade Enver Hoxha at the head, in defence of Albanian people, by shedding their own blood, Marxism-Leninism and against modern revi­ opened up the bright and happy life they livesionism of all hues, whether Titoite revisionism, today. Comrade Enver Hoxha and the Party he Khrushchovite, Chinese, Eurocommunism, founded and led, and all the patriotic forces in Mao Zedong Thought or any other variety, is an the National Liberation War, withstood the fas­ historic epic. This unwavering and deep-going cist occupiers and the traitors and won victory struggle has not only defended the Albanian over them. homeland and illuminated the path for the pro­ With utmost skill, the foundations of the new found socialist transformation and the defence Albania were laid in the difficult conditions of of the dictatorship of the proletariat, but has the National Liberation War, showing the bril­ also defended and enriched the teachings of liant application of the Marxist-Leninist teach­ Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin and has carried ings and the farsightedness and wisdom of forward the cause of world revolution. Comrade Enver Hoxha. Today in the present The brilliance of the example of socialist con­ conditions of savage imperialist-revisionist struction and revolution in Albania and the encirclement and the turbulent international defence of the homeland daily enhances the situation, Socialist Albania is forging ahead prestige of Socialist Albania, Comrade Enver without any kind of crisis. The outstanding Hoxha and the PLA and the significance of example of Socialist Albania under the leader­ Comrade Enver Hoxha’s profound and out­ ship of the PLA and the brillant life and work of standing contribution to the cause of the prole­ Comrade Enver Hoxha are a most important tarians and peoples of all lands. contribution to the peoples of the entire world We highly evaluate the works of Comrade who are fighting for national liberation and Enver Hoxha which are permeated with social progress. A small country, standing on its Marxist-Leninist thought, bringing to the fore own in defiance of the greatest imperialist-revi­ the reality, the contradictions and the trends, the sionist pressure, has lived free and independent forces in combat, and the prospects for the for more than forty years, admired by all pro­ peoples, and which are a great inspiration and gressive mankind, standing as a shining exam­ guide to all the Marxist-Leninists the world over. ple and a beacon for the workers and oppressed These works enrich the treasury of Marxism- peoples everywhere, proving not only the con­ Leninism, and are the requirement for all crete necessity for revolution, but its inevitabil­ Marxist-Leninist communists to lead our ity as well. common cause to victory. The victories you have won on the basis of At this time of profound loss, allow us to self-reliance, the titanic struggle waged by the express our deep feelings of friendship and sup­ PLA and the people under the outstanding lead­ port for the Central Committee of the PLA, all ership of Comrade Enver Hoxha by organizing Albanian communists and the entire Albanian and mobilizing the people according to the people. We are certain that under the leadership teachings of Marxism-Leninism and achieving of the PLA, the Albanian people will continue APRIL 14, 1985 THE MARXIST-LENINIST PAGE 3 to achieve every success in the development of the life and work of Comrade Enver Hoxha, the revolution, in the construction of socialism who led his Party and people in their most and the defence of the homeland. militant and uncompromising struggle against The Canadian communists and all the revolu­ imperialism, social-imperialism, the bourgeoi­ tionary forces of our country will defend Social­ sie and all reaction and revisionism and oppor­ ist Albania, the PLA and the immortal work of tunism of all hues in their service and who has Comrade Enver Hoxha as the apple of our eye, left an indelible mark on history. as our internationalist duty and honour, as our Glory to the Brilliant and Immortal Work of integral work for the victory of our common Comrade Enver Hoxha! cause — the victory of the revolution and social­ ism, the cause to which Comrade Enver Hoxha Long Live the Party of Labour of Albania! devoted his entire energy, his entire life and work. Long Live the People’s Socialist Republic of Dear comrades, allow us on this occasion Albania! to pledge to you that we shall always remain Glory to Marxism-Leninism! your loyal friends, maintaining the fidelity to our friendship, our common cause and our com­ With deepest condolences, mon work for the triumph of the revolution and Hardial Bains, socialism on the path opened up by the teach­ First Secretary ings of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin, the Central Committee path which has been proven to be invincible by Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) TELEGRAM to Comrade Nexhmije Hoxha from Comrade Hardial Bains, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) Comrade Nexhmije Hoxha, for the triumph of the revolution and socialism. Tirana On this occasion of deepest grief, we pledge to Dearest Comrade: remain the loyal friends of the glorious PLA of With profound sorrow we learned of the Comrade Enver Hoxha, the loyal friends of death of the most respected and beloved Com­ socialist Albania and of the Albanian people. rade Enver Hoxha. Allow us to express to you We are certain that you will know how to turn and to all the members of your family our your deep grief into profound strength for the deepest condolences and the profound further advance of the common cause we hold sympathy of all the Canadian communists and so dear.