2021 in Albania
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Events in the year 2021 in Albania.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Ilir Meta
- Prime Minister: Edi Rama
- Deputy Prime Minister: Erion Braçe (until 18 September); Arben Ahmetaj (from 18 September)
Events
[edit]Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Albania
April
[edit]- 19 April – A mass stabbing at a mosque in Tirana leaves five worshipers injured.[1]
- 25 April – The 2021 Albanian parliamentary election.[2]
June
[edit]- 11 June – During the 2021 United Nations Security Council Elections, Albania was elected to serve a two-year term, beginning in 2022, as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. It will be the first time Albania has sat on the Security Council.[3]
Deaths
[edit]- 1 January – Dhimitër Orgocka, actor and director, People's Artist of Albania (b. 1936).[4]
- 1 March – Agim Krajka, composer (born 1937).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Five people stabbed in attack inside Albania mosque". Reuters. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Zgjedhjet parlamentare në Shqipëri do të mbahen më 25 prill 2021". trt.net.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council". UN News. 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "Shuhet regjisori i njohur Dhimitër Orgocka". vizionplus.tv (in Albanian). January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "President Expresses Condolences for Death of Composer Krajka". albaniandailynews.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
