Career
In 1941 he was elected as a representative of the Youth group in the provisional central committee of the party and from 1956 to his death in 1979 Kapo was one of the secretary of the central committee of the Party of Labour of Albania. In the 1960s he played an important role in the emancipation of women in Albania during the cultural revolution of the era, and is remembered as a trusted man of the Albanian communist leader Enver Hoxha. Hysni Kapo was born in Tërbaç, Vlorë District, southwestern Albania on March 4 or 3, 1915.
He studied at the Commercial School of Vlore.
In the 1930s he joined the Communist Youth group, an organization closely associated with the founders of the Communist Party of Albania (later renamed to Party of Labour of Albania). During World World War II he commanded LNÇ units in the Vlorë area.
In the battle of Gjorm in January 1943 he was the second-in-command of the LNÇ units after Mehmet Shehu. In the battle of Drashovica in September 1943 was the general commander of LNÇ battalions and was stationed in the hills opposite to the German encampment.
During the battle his leg was wounded and he was moved to Lapardha.
After World World War II, Kapo served as ambassador to Yugoslavia (1945-1947), deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1947-1949), deputy Prime Minister (1950-1956), and Minister of Agriculture (1951-1954). From 1955 until the Soviet-Albanian split, he also served as President of the Albanian-Soviet Friendship Society. Kapo was married to Vito Kapo, née Kondi, early communist and long time president of the Women"s Branch of the Party of Labour.