User:Tony24644/Shehu V Government

The Shehu V Cabinet was a government of the Socialist People's Republic of Albania, which was founded on November 23, 1970 by Prime Minister Mehmet Shehu. the Party of Labor of Albania PPSh (Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë) was formed. It replaced the Shehu IV Cabinet and remained in office until October 29, 1974, whereupon it was succeeded by the Shehu VI Cabinet.

The government reshuffle followed the parliamentary elections of September 20, 1970. With one exception, all ministers already belonged to the previous cabinet: Haki Toska was replaced by Xhafer Spahiu. Toska was subsequently secretary of the Central Committee until November 1976.

In 1973 Myqerem Fuga joined as Minister of Light and Food Industry. The only other change during these four years involved the long-time Defense Minister Beqir Balluku, who fell from grace in the summer of 1974 Hoxhas and was relieved of all his positions on July 10. Balluku had publicly stated that he assessed the threat situation differently than Hoxha. He was arrested along with two other high-ranking military officers for attempted military coup and Sentenced to death and executed on November 5, 1974.

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 * Kabinett Shehu V
 * Politburo and Secretariat of the Central Committee of the PPSh 1948–1991
 * People's Assembly of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania
 * Albania: Key Ministries