 After the rise of Slobodan Milošević in Serbia, Hoxha, though retired, became subject to a number of political attacks labelling him a nationalist and supporter of secessionism.Hoxha was expelled from the League of Communists of Yugoslavia and in 1991 the Milošević government tried him for treason.After his retirement in 1986, Hoxha had withdrawn from public life and was notorious for refusing to grant interviews to the press.