The Fictitious Constitution of People's Republic of Albania (1946)

Abstract

In 1946, in Albania, the Constitution of the People's Republic came into force (reworked in 1950). This Constitution recognized a series of rights and freedoms, such as that of expression, of the press, of assembly, of association, the right to publicly express one's thoughts, freedom of religion, of conscience, etc. Despite the explicit provisions on religion and conscience, the communist regime began a real ideological battle to repress religious sentiment. The State adopted persecutory policies against religions. Persecutions which they pursued in the light of the Fundamental Charter with the aim of eradicating religions from the souls of Albanians. Without taking into consideration that beyond the feelings rooted in each person, beliefs were part of customs and customs. For this reason, anti-religious policy begins with the weakening of the clergy and then proceeds with state atheism. This was only the beginning of the Albanian nightmare, against religion and consequently against all religious communities located in the country.

Received: 10 March 2024 / Accepted: xx April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024