2011 Albanian opposition demonstrations
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The 2011 Albanian opposition demonstrations were anti-government protests and related political clashes in Albania in January and February 2011. They followed eighteen months of political conflict after the 2009 Albanian parliamentary election and were triggered in part by the publication of a video in which Deputy Prime Minister Ilir Meta appeared to discuss state contracts and appointments with former economy minister Dritan Prifti. Meta denied wrongdoing but resigned on 14 January 2011, saying that he wanted to fight the allegations. The main demonstration was held in Tirana on 21 January 2011 by the opposition Socialist Party of Albania and allied parties. It was called to protest alleged corruption, disputed elections, unemployment and poverty. The protest turned violent outside the prime minister's office when some demonstrators clashed with police and the Republican Guard of Albania. Three protesters were shot dead during the demonstration, and a fourth, Aleks Nika, died later from a gunshot wound. The killings produced one of the most serious political crises in post-communist Albania.
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