2009 in Albania

The following lists events that happened during 2009 in Republic of Albania.

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See also:	Other events of 2009 List of years in Albania

Incumbents

• President: Bamir Topi
• Prime Minister: Sali Berisha (re-elected)
• Deputy Prime Minister: Ilir Rusmali (until 10 September); Ilir Meta (from 10 September)

Events

April

• 2 April - Albania officially joins NATO and formally applies for membership of the European Union.^[1]

July

• Sali Berisha's centre-right Democratic Party wins parliamentary elections by a narrow margin.^[1]

November

• Opposition Socialist Party begins series of demonstrations in Tirana in protest at alleged vote-rigging in the parliamentary election.^[1]

Deaths

• 24 March - Ali Progri, Albanian engineer
• 14 July - Kujtim Majaci, Albanian football player
• 21 November - Teki Biçoku, Albanian geologist and former member and president of the Academy of Sciences of Albania.

See also

• 2009 in Albanian television