The Pioneers of Enver Hoxha Pionierët e Enverit |
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Founded | 10 February 1942 |
Dissolved | 1991 |
Headquarters | Tirana, Albania |
International affiliation | International Committee of Children's and Adolescents' Movements |
The Pioneers of Enver (Albanian: Pionierët e Enverit, literally The Pioneers of Enver Hoxha), was a pioneer movement functioning in Albania during its communist period. Formed as Debatik, an acronym for United Boys of Communist Ideas (Albanian: Djem të Bashkuar të Ideve Komuniste) in February 10, 1942, and continued as The pioneers organization (Albanian: Organizata e Pionierëve) after World War II, it was supervised by the Labour Youth Union of Albania, the youth wing of the Party of Labour of Albania.
The organization started as Debatik, an acronym for United Boys of Communist Ideas (Albanian: Djem të Bashkuar të Ideve Komuniste) in February 10, 1942, and continued as The pioneers organization (Albanian: Organizata e Pionierëve) after World War II. In 1985, after the death of the communist leader Enver Hoxha, it was renamed as Pioneers of Enver (Albanian: Pionierët e Enverit, literally The Pioneers of Enver Hoxha). It effectively ended with the fall of communistm in Albania in 1991.
The association created activities for children up to 14 years old, was in charge of the summer Pioneer camps of Albania, organized the pioneers palaces and their yearly national music, language, literature, and painting competitions, and published three magazines, the scientific Horizonti, and the two, more generalistic, Pionieri, and Yllka, respectively for ages 8–14 and 6-8.