As soon as dictators are mentioned, an image of a person who is very powerful comes to mind. He may have captured the government and is ruling on the basis of his power. But in the series of strange dictators, today we will talk about a dictator whom you can call the most cowardly dictator of the world. He was so scared during the Cold War that he turned his own country into a bunker. More bunkers were built than would be built in many countries combined.
We are talking about the dictator Enver Hoxha of the European country Albania. Talking about bunkers, you will mostly see them on the borders, but Enver Hoxha converted the entire country into bunkers. Whichever side you enter the country from the Albania coast, you will see bunkers built all around at every step. From hills to fields, from highways to beaches, you will see them everywhere. A circular crown was placed on top of the walls. The bunkers were more than 8 meters wide and were to act as command posts in case of war.
This is the real reason
In fact, during the Second World War, Albania was first occupied by Italy and then by Germany. When it became independent, its command was taken over by communist ruler Enver Hoxha. Hoxha wanted to take this country that was in a bad state on the path of progress. Drinks milk by blowing burnt buttermilk. At the same time, such an environment was created that Hoxha felt that every country, from neighboring Yugoslavia and Greece to America and the Soviet Union, was going to attack his country. They were so scared of this that they ordered to build bunkers all over the country for protection.
You will see such bunkers at every step throughout Albania (Photo_canva)
2.25 lakh bunkers were built
You will be surprised to know that during his rule, only bunkers were built in Albania for 14 years. According to estimates, about two and a half million bunkers were built throughout Albania. Then he also gave a slogan…which meant ‘always be ready’. It is said that at that time the cost of building a bunker was equal to that of building a 2 bedroom house. Due to this, the already bad economy got further ruined. When Hoxha came to power, the first thing he did was to eliminate his opponents. He had given military training to every citizen, so that if there was an attack, they could respond.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: December 28, 2023, 08:31 IST
