UCL Qatar Public Lecture Series: Escaping the Shadow of Enver Hoxha

Event: UCL Qatar Public Lecture Series

Title: Escaping the shadow of Enver Hoxha

By: Richard Hodges, President of The American University of Rome

Date: Monday 26 January 2015

Time: 6.00pm – Reception to follow

Location: Auditorium, Georgetown Building, Education City

For registration and information please contact events.qatar@ucl.ac.uk or 40002644
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