Fatos Nano
Fatos Thanas Nano (ⓘ; born 16 September 1952) is an Albanian socialist politician who served as Prime Minister of Albania in 1991, from 1997 to 1998 and from 2002 to 2005. He was the first leader and founder of the Socialist Party of Albania and a member of the Albanian Parliament from 1991 to 1993 and 1997 to 2009. He reformed the anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist ideology of the Labor Party of Albania into social democracy for its successor, the Socialist Party. During his leadership, the Socialist Party, as a result of reforms, joined the Socialist International and Party of European Socialists. Nano was a candidate in the 2007 presidential election but did not win. He again tried in the 2012 presidential election, but he did not even qualify as a candidate, because the leaders of parties in Parliament obstructed their respective MPs to elect him as candidate in the elections.
Fatos Nano | |
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Nano in 2004 | |
| 25th Prime Minister of Albania | |
| In office 31 July 2002 – 10 September 2005 | |
| President | Alfred Moisiu |
| Preceded by | Pandeli Majko |
| Succeeded by | Sali Berisha |
| In office 25 July 1997 – 28 September 1998 | |
| President | Rexhep Meidani |
| Preceded by | Bashkim Fino |
| Succeeded by | Pandeli Majko |
| In office 22 February 1991 – 5 June 1991 | |
| President | Ramiz Alia |
| Preceded by | Adil Çarçani |
| Succeeded by | Ylli Bufi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fatos Thanas Nano 16 September 1952 Tirana, Albania |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Rexhina Nano (1976–2001) Xhoana Nano (2002–present) |
| Children | Sokol Edlira Klajdi (step-son) |
| Alma mater | University of Tirana |
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