2001 in Albania
# 2001 in Albania

The following lists events that happened during 2001 in Republic of Albania.

## Incumbents

* President: Rexhep Meidani
* Prime Minister: Ilir Meta

## Events

### January

* Albania and Yugoslavia re-establish diplomatic relations broken off during the Kosovo crisis in 1999.

### April

* UN says thousands of Albanians are being poisoned by fatal toxins in their environment, urges international community to help.

### July

* Ruling Socialist Party secures second term in office by winning general elections. PM Meta names European integration and an end to energy shortages as his priorities. Meta heads a new coalition government from September.

### December

* Rift widens between Meta and his Socialist Party Chairman Fatos Nano. Nano prompts three ministers to resign and blocks the appointment of their replacements.

## Deaths

* 10 March - Fatmir Haxhiu, Albanian painter
* 22 August - Spiro Koleka, Albanian statesman, communist politician and a high-ranking military officer during World War II.
