2018 in Albania

Events in the year 2018 in Albania.

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See also:	Other events of 2018 List of years in Albania

Incumbents

• President: Ilir Meta
• Prime Minister: Edi Rama
• Deputy Prime Minister: Senida Mesi

Events

May

Bushpepa Performing at the Eurovision 2018.

• 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

Protesters outside the Ministry of Education

• 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

1. Roy Knoops (May 16, 2018). "Albania: Eugent Bushpepa thrilled with Eurovision 2018 result". ESC Today. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
2. "Ndërron jetën në moshën 91-vjeçare Liri Belishova". top-channel.tv (in Albanian). 23 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
3. Vdes në moshën 98-vjeçare krahu i djathtë i Enver Hoxhës Archived 2018-06-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Albanian)
4. Famous Albanian tenor Gaqo Cako passes away at 83
5. Albanian writer Fatos Arapi passed away today, October 11
6. Ndahet nga jeta aktori Luan Qerimi (in Albanian)