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Mehmet Shehu "disappeared", from the photo with Enver Hoxha

Mehmet Shehu "disappeared", from the photo with Enver Hoxha

By: Kastriot Dervishi

In many cases, when an individual was removed from a photo, some object or tree was placed in its place. In rare cases, anonymous individuals were placed.

The manipulation technique was amateurish and always left its mark. The photos were easily identified.


Communist propaganda: Partisans and cigarette smoke are removed from Enver Hoxha's photo
Read too Communist propaganda: Partisans and cigarette smoke are removed from Enver Hoxha's photo

In September 1952, Enver Hoxha visited Peshkopi accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs, Mehmet Shehu. After 1981, Shehu could no longer be seen. In its place, they extended the decoration seen in the original.

The second photo is taken from the 1983 album.