Alfred Moisiu
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Alfred Moisiu giving a speech in Kavajë
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| 4th President of Albania | |
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In office July 24, 2002 – July 24, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Rexhep Meidani |
| Succeeded by | Bamir Topi |
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In office December 18, 1991 – April 13, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Ndriçim Karakaçi |
| Succeeded by | Safet Zhulali |
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December 1, 1929 Shkodër, Albanian Kingdom (now Albania) |
| Spouse(s) | Milica Moisiu (-2002, her death) |
| Children | Rubena (1958) Ana (1962) Mirela (1964) Admir (1970 - 2004) |
| Profession | Military |
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Alfred Spiro Moisiu (Albanian: [alˈfrɛd spi'rɔ ˈmɔisiu]; born 1 December 1929) was the fourth President of the Republic of Albania from 2002–2007. He is the eldest son of famed Albanian Army general Spiro Moisiu.
In 1946 he was sent to the Soviet Union as a student. In 1948 he graduated from the military engineering school in Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad). He served in Tirana as a platoon-commander at the United Officers' School (1948–1949) and as a teacher at the Military Academy (1949–1951). From 1952 to 1958 he attended the Academy of Military Engineering in Moscow, graduating with a Golden Medal (a distinction for excellent study).
Back in Albania, Moisiu continued his military career in the engineers' department of the Ministry of Defense. From 1967 to 1968 he attended the higher courses of general staff at the Defense Academy of Tirana. At the same time he commanded a pontoon brigade in Kavajë (1966–1971). In 1971 he became the chief of the Bureau of Engineering and Fortifications of the Ministry of Defense (under Enver Hoxha, when thousands of concrete casements were built as defense against states held to be hostile).
In 1979, Moisiu received a PhD in military science. From 1981 he was Deputy Minister of Defense. Under the ministers Beqir Balluku, Mehmet Shehu and Kadri Hasbiu he held this post until October 1982 (Prime Minister Shehu died violently in December 1981). During this time Moisiu was the main architect of the bunkerisation of Albania. He was appointed by Enver Hoxha to fill Albania with bunkers, a legacy that Albania has until today. But the bunkerisation of Albania produced a disaster, causing Enver Hoxha to send Moisiu to Burrel, where he served as the commander of an engineers' company from 1982 to 1984. Moisiu left active service as a general.
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