Enver Halil Hoxha (16 October 1908 - 11 April 1985) was the leader of Albania from the end of World War II until his death in 1985; as the First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania. He also served as Prime Minister of Albania from 1944 to 1954; Minister of Defense from 1944 to 1953; Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1946 to 1953; Chairman of the Democratic Front from 1945 to his death; and as Commander-in-Chief of the Albanian armed forces from 1944 to his death. Hoxha's leadership was characterized by his proclaimed firm adherence to anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninism from the mid 1970s onwards.