2008 in Albania
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The following lists events that happened during 2008 in Republic of Albania.
Events
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.[1]
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.[2]
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
