2018 in Albania
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Events in the year 2018 in Albania.
Incumbents
- President: Ilir Meta
- Prime Minister: Edi Rama
- Deputy Prime Minister: Senida Mesi
Events
May
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/ESC2018_-_Albania_05.jpg/250px-ESC2018_-_Albania_05.jpg)
- 8–12 May - Albania Competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, Eugent Bushpepa with The song Mall and placed 11th on the final.[1]
December
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Studen%27ts_protest_in_Albania_%286%29.jpg/200px-Studen%27ts_protest_in_Albania_%286%29.jpg)
- 4 December – Beginning of the 2018–19 student protest
Sports
- 9 to 25 February – Albania participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, with 2 competitors in 1 sport (alpine skiing).
Deaths
- 23 April – Liri Belishova, politician, and resistance member during World War II (b. 1926).[2]
- 15 June – Rita Marko, politician (b. 1920).[3]
- 1 August – Gaqo Çako, opera singer (b. 1935).[4]
- 11 October – Fatos Arapi, poet (b. 1930).[5]
- 2 December – Luan Qerimi, actor (b. 1929).[6]
References
- ^ Roy Knoops (May 16, 2018). "Albania: Eugent Bushpepa thrilled with Eurovision 2018 result". ESC Today. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ "Ndërron jetën në moshën 91-vjeçare Liri Belishova". top-channel.tv (in Albanian). 23 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Vdes në moshën 98-vjeçare krahu i djathtë i Enver Hoxhës Archived 2018-06-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Albanian)
- ^ Famous Albanian tenor Gaqo Cako passes away at 83
- ^ Albanian writer Fatos Arapi passed away today, October 11
- ^ Ndahet nga jeta aktori Luan Qerimi (in Albanian)
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