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The following lists events that happened during 2009 in Republic of 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
References
- ^ a b c "Albania timeline: 2009 - A chronology of key events". bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
External links
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| Decades: | |||||
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| See also: |
Other events of 2009 List of years in Albania | ||||
The following lists events that happened during 2009 in Republic of 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
References
- ^ a b c "Albania timeline: 2009 - A chronology of key events". bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2015.