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]