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2008 in Albania

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The following lists events that happened during 2008 in Republic of Albania.

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Incumbents

  • President: Bamir Topi
  • Prime Minister: Sali Berisha

    • March

  • 15 March - An explosion in a badly-maintained arms depot causes 16 deaths and over 300 injured, damaging Tirana airport. Defense minister Fatmir Mediu resigns.

    • June

  • 12 June - Opposition Socialist Party leaves the Parliament, accusing the ruling Democratic Party of postponing voting on five new members of the Supreme Court awaiting appointment by President Bamir Topi.

    • Deaths

  • 25 October - Bashkim Gazidede, Albanian mathematician, author, politician and a chief of the national intelligence agency
  • 23 May - Dritan Hoxha, Albanian businessman, founder of Top Media
  • 26 March - Hekuran Isai, Albanian politician of the Albanian Party of Labour

    • References

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