Renowned researcher Enriketa Papa has published a 1982 documentary on the physical and mental state of Enver Hoxha during the 38th anniversary of the Liberation. According to her, archival documents show that the communist leader was completely lucid and conscious, contrary to hypotheses about health problems or mental fluctuations.
He controlled every aspect of political life, from the content of speeches to the organization of state ceremonies. In conversations with Simon Stefani, Hoxha ordered that a “politically correct” stance be maintained on the Kosovo issue and that Greece’s sensitivities over Northern Epirus be not touched. He emphasized that Kosovo should remain in its autonomous status within Yugoslavia, according to the 1974 Constitution.
Hoxha even ordered Ramiz Alia and Foto Çani to control every public speech, to avoid phrases like "Kosovo is ours."
Enriqueta Papa's post:
In the conversation about the 38th anniversary of the Liberation, in November 1982, although hypotheses have been raised that Enver Hoxha was not in good health or had mental health problems, archival documents testify to another reality. He appears completely lucid and conscious, without any sign of deviation from the Party line, maintaining complete control over every aspect of political life. He seems to have continued to plan everything in detail, from the content of the speeches to be delivered at the conference dedicated to the celebrations of Independence, to the organization of the ceremonies in Vlora, where he himself would not participate, as well as the jubilee conference in Tirana.
In a conversation with Simon Stefani, secretary of the CP of the Albanian People's Party, regarding the celebrations of the 38th anniversary of Independence, Hoxha insisted on maintaining a "politically correct" position on the events in Kosovo and not "hurting" the southern neighbor by mentioning the issue of Northern Epirus. Albania's position, according to him, should be clear: defense of the communist state and respect for the constitutionality of Yugoslavia, that is, for Kosovo to remain in the status defined by the 1974 Constitution as an autonomous province, against Serbia's attempts to deny Albanians their civil rights.
Regarding the internal situation, Enver ordered that Ramiz Alia and Foto Çani carefully check every speech that would be given at the ceremonies in Vlora and Tirana, including that of Prime Minister Adil Çarçani “so that things that are not needed do not come out… such as 'Kosovo is ours'.”
