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North Macedonia
 
[Ottoman
                                    flag]
to 10 Aug 1913
 
[Serbia
                                    Civil Flag 1815-65, 1868-1918,
                                    1941-1944]
10 Aug 1913 - 1 Dec 1918
[Kingdom of Yugoslavia
                                    (1918-1941)]
1 Dec 1918 - 8 Apr 1941;
12 Nov 1944 - 31 Jan 1946

[Federal
                                  Peoples' Republic of Yugoslavia,
                                  1946-1992]
31 Jan 1946 - 15 Apr 1991

[Flag
                                    of SR Macedonia 1946-1992
                                    (Yugoslavia)]
15 Apr 1991 - 11 Jul 1992

[Republic of Macedonia flag,
                                    1992-1995 (FYROM)]
11 Jul 1992 - 5 Oct 1995

[Flag of
                                    North Macedonia (Republic of
                                    Macedonia 1995-2019)]
Adopted 5 Oct 1995


 Map of Macedonia
(FMYR)
Hear National Anthem
"Denes Nad Makedonija"
(Today Over Macedonia)
Text of National Anthem
Adopted 11 Aug 1992
Constitution
 (20 Nov 1991)
Capital: Skopje
(Skoplje 1912-1915, 1918-1941; Skopie 1915-1918, 1941-1944; Üsküp [Skopje] 1888-1912; Prishtine [Pristina] 1877-1888)
(Vardar: Skopje 1929-1941)
Currency: Macedonian Denar
(MKD) (from 26 Apr 1992);
and from 2002 Euro
(EUR)
National Holidays: 18 Sep (1991)
Den na Nezavisnosta
(Independence Day)
------------------------------------
2 Aug (1903)
Ilinden Uprising Day
(Saint Elijah's Day)

Population: 2,118,945 (2018)
GDP: $31.03 billion (2017)
Exports: $4.60 billion (2017)
Imports: $6.63 billion (2017)
Ethnic groups: Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%,
Turkish 3.8%, Roma (Gypsy) 2.7%, Serbian 1.8%,
Bosniak 0.8%, Egyptian and other 1.4% (2002) 
Total Active Armed Forces: 8,000 (2010)
Merchant marine: None (2017)
Religions: Macedonian Orthodox 57.4%, other Christian 1.5%,
Muslim 37.2%, not religious 3.9% (2015)
International Organizations/Treaties: APM, BIS, BSEC, BTWC, CCM (signatory), CD, CE, CEFTA, CEI, CTBT, CWC, DC (observer), EAPC, EBRD, ESCR, EU (candidate), Eutelsat, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, ICSID, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, IRENA, ISA, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM (guest), NATO, NPT, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PAM, PCA, SECP, SELEC, UN, UNCLOS, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFCC, UNFCC-KP, UNFCC-PA, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
North Macedonia
Index
Chronology

65 BC                      Part of the Roman Empire.
18 Jan 395 AD              Part of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.
883 - 1018                 Part of Bulgaria.
Feb 1018 - 1203            Re-incorporated into the Byzantine Empire.
1203 - c.1220              Part of Bulgaria.
c.1202 - Apr 1230          Part of Epirus (Ípeiros).
Apr 1230 - 1246            Part of Bulgaria.
1246 - 1282                Part of Byzantine Empire.
1282                       Part of Serbia.
16 Apr 1346 -  3 Dec 1371  Part of Serbian Empire (see Serbia).
 3 Dec 1371 - 1377         Part of Serbia.
1377 - 10 Oct 1394         Serbian rule, part of Kosova under Vuk Branković
                             in Priština
.

10 Oct 1394                Part of Ottoman Empire; part Eyalet of Rumelia 
                            
(to 1844)(see under Bulgaria) as sanjak of Üsküp.
1564 - 1565                Mariovo-Prilep (Mariovsko-Prilepska buna) revolt.
25 Oct 1689 - 20 Dec 1689  Austrian occupation
.
1844 - 1869                Part of separate vilayet of Üsküp (Skopje).
1869 - 1877                Üsküp (Skopje) part of Prizren vilayet (composed of
                             sanjaks of Prizren, Dibra, Skopje and Niš).
1874 - 1912                Manastir (Bitola), Prilep, Kičevo, and Ohrid part
                             of vilayet of Manastir (Monastir).
1877 - 1912               
Üsküp part of vilayet of Kosovo (see under Kosovo).
 4 Aug 1903 - 12 Aug 1903  Rebellion in Kruševo as part of Ilinden uprising
                             (Ilindensko vostanie), sometimes colloquially
                             called the "
Kruševo republic"
(Aromanian: Republica
                             di Crushuva
; Bulgarian and Macedonian: Kruševska
                             Republika
).
20 Oct 1912 - 10 Aug 1913  Occupied by Serbia.
10 Aug 1913                Treaty of Bucharest partitions historic Macedonia
                             between Greece, Serbia, and Bulgaria. Greece
                             annexes Aegean Macedonia (Thessaloniki), Bulgaria
                             the Pirin region and Serbia the Vardar (Skopje)
                             region.
 9 Oct 1915 - 24 Sep 1918  Bulgarian occupation (from 25 Nov 1915, as the
                             Macedonian Military Inspection Oblast).
28 Sep 1918                Occupied by Serbia.
 1 Dec 1918                Part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and

                             Slovenes (later Yugoslavia).
 4 Oct 1929                Part of Vardarska banovina (Banate of the Vardar)
                             (with parts of
Kosovo [Prizren, Pristina] and
                             Southern Serbia [South Morava, Vranje, Leskovac,
                             Bosilegrad]) within Yugoslavia.

 8 Apr 1941 - 19 Apr 1941  German occupation.
19 Apr 1941 -  7 Sep 1944  Bulgarian occupation.
26 Apr 1941 -  7 Sep 1944  Vardar Macedonia annexed to
Bulgaria (from 1 Jun
                             1941 as two oblasti: Bitola and Skopie)(annexation
                             not recognized by Germany and Italy).
10 Jul 1941 - 20 Oct 1944  Western parts of Macedonia are annexed to Albania
                             by Italy.
15 Jul 1943                Albania/Macedonia demarcation line settled by
                             Bulgaria and Italy agreement.
 
9 Sep 1943 - 12 Nov 1944  German forces occupy Italian annexed areas.
 2 Aug 1944                Declared part of federal Yugoslavia (Macedonia
                             [Makedonija]).

Sep 1944 - 20 Oct 1944     Kumanovo and surroundings, in formerly Bulgarian
                             annexed Macedonia, are annexed to Albania.
 
6 Sep 1944                German plan of independence for Macedonia as buffer
                             state fails by refusal of the VMRO leadership
                             under
Spiro Kitinchev (b. 1895 - d. 1946).
 7 Sep 1944 - 12 Nov 1944  German occupation.
 1 Jun 1945                Macedonian alphabet standardized (by Resolution of
                             Commission for Language and Orthography at
                             Ministry of People's Education of 3 May 1945).
29 Nov 1945                Part of
Yugoslavia (Macedonia).
31 Jan 1946                People's Republic of Macedonia (Narodna Republika
                             Makedonija)(within
Yugoslavia).
 
7 Apr 1963                Socialist Republic of Macedonia (Socijalistička
                             Republika Makedonija)(within
Yugoslavia)
25 Jan 1991                Declaration of sovereignty adopted.
 7 Jun 1991                Republic of Macedonia (Republika Makedonija).
17 Sep 1991                Declaration of independence adopted.
 8 Apr 1993                Recognized by the United Nations as the Former 
                             Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).
15 Jan 2019                Albanian made an official national language.
12 Feb 2019                Renamed Republic of North Macedonia (Republika
                             Severna Makedonija).

Yugoslav
Republic of
Macedonia
(1945-1991)
Orthodox Church
of North Macedonia
Macedonian
Orthodox Church-
Archbishopric
of Ohrid
Historical Maps
of North
Macedonia

 
 
 
 
 

Note: Macedonian and Serbian transliterations based on the Roman equivalents as used for Croatian and Slovenian and as recommended by the United Nations (1977). Dates before 7/20 Dec 1918 are given according to Old Style (Julian) calendar, and after according to New Style (Gregorian) calendar. New Style was formally introduced from 28 Jan 1919.

Austrian Commander
25 Oct 1689 - Dec 1689     Enea Silvio Piccolomini            (b. c.1640 - d. 1689)
Walis (governors) of Üsküp (Skopje)
Sep 1844 - Aug 1845        Osman Pasha
Aug 1845 - Mar 1848        Mehmed Selim Pasha Eneste Haseki   (d. 1872)
Mar 1848 - Sep 1850        Çerkez Hafiz Mehmed Pasha          (d. 1866)
Aug 1850 - Apr 1851        Payasli Ismail Pasha               (d. 1860)
Apr 1851 - Oct 1853        Mustafa Tosun Pasha                (d. 1858)
Nov 1853 - Feb 1854        Ali Riza Mehmed Pasha              (d. 1877)
1857? - 185.               Akif Pashë
Sep 1858 - Aug 1859        Arnavud Mazhar Osman Pasha         (d. 1861) 
Aug 1859 - Mar 1860        Ebubekir Rüstem Pasha              (d. 1865)
Mar 1860 - Jul 1863        Alyanak Mustafa Pasha              (d. 1884)
Jul 1863 - Jan 1864        Mahmud Faiz Pasha
Nov 1865 - Jul 1869        Ismail Hakki Pasha                 (d. 1872)
Walis
(governors) of Manastir (Monastir)

Sep 1844 - Aug 1845        Osman Pasha
Aug 1845 - Mar 1848        Mehmed Selim Pasha Eneste Haseki   (s.a.)
Mar 1848 - May 1850        Çerkez Hafiz Mehmed Pasha          (s.a.)
May 1850 - Apr 1851        Payasli Ismail Pasha               (s.a.)
Apr 1851 - Oct 1853        Mustafa Tosun Pasha                (s.a.)
Nov 1853 - Feb 1854        Ali Riza Mehmed Pasha              (s.a.)
Sep 1858 - Aug 1859        Arnavud Mazhar Osman Pasha         (s.a.)
Aug 1859 - Mar 1860        Ebubekir Rüstem Pasha              (s.a.)
Mar 1860 - Jul 1863        Alyanak Mustafa Pasha              (s.a.)
Jul 1863 - Jan 1864        Mahmud Pasha
Nov 1865 - Jul 1869        Ismail Hakki Pasha                 (s.a.)
Jul 1869 - Jul 1874        ....
Jul 1874 - Jan 1875        Gürcü Ali Saib Pasha (1st time)
Jan 1875 - Jun 1875        Baytar Mehmed Refet Pasha
Jun 1875 - Sep 1875        Bursali Mehmed Redif Pasha
Sep 1875 - May 1876        Gürcü Ali Saib Pasha (2nd time)
May 1876 - Dec 1876        Lofçali Ibrahim Dervish Pasha
Dec 1876 - Apr 1877        Çerkes Abdi Pasha
Apr 1877 - Mar 1879        Asaf Pasha
Mar 1879 - Aug 1880        Ahmed Muhtar Pasha                 (b. 1839 - d. 1919)
Aug 1880 - Oct 1884        Ahmed Eyüb Pasha (1st time)        (b. 1833 - d. 1893)
Oct 1884 - Aug 1887        Söylemezoglu Ali Kemali Pasha      (b. 1818 - d. 1898)
Aug 1887 - Jun 1889        Halil Rifat Pasha                  (b. 1827 - d. 1901)
Jun 1889 - Oct 1889        Ahmed Eyüb Pasha (2nd time)        (s.a.)
Oct 1889 - Apr 1895        Selanikli Mehmed Faik Pasha        (b. 1838 - d. 1908)
Apr 1895 - Dec 1901        Bursali Abdulerim Pasha            (b. 1839 - d. 1912)
Dec 1901 - Feb 1903        Hasan Edip Pasha                   (b. 1834 - d. 1904)
Feb 1903 - Aug 1903        Ali Riza Pasha
Aug 1903 - Dec 1906        Ebubekir Hazim Bey Tepeyran        (b. 1864 - d. 1947)
Dec 1906 - Feb 1907        Ahmed Reshid Bey
Nov 1908 - Oct 1909        Fahri Pasha                        (b. 1882 - d. 1914)
Oct 1909 - Nov 1910        Mehmed Reshid Pasha          
Nov 1910 - Jan 1912        ....
Jan 1912 - Aug 1912        Ali Münif Bey                      (b. 1874 - d. 1951)
Aug 1912                   Behçet Yusuf Bey                   (b. 1848 - d. 1936)
Serbian Commanders
20 Oct 1912 - 10 Aug 1913  ....
Bulgarian Commander of the 2nd Army

 9 Oct 1915 -  8 Dec 1915  Georgi Stojanov Todorov            (b. 1858 - d. 1934)
Chiefs of the Macedonian Military Inspection Oblast
(in Skopie)
 8 Dec 1915 - 1918         Racho Petrov Stojanov              (b. 1861 - d. 1942)  
1918 - 24 Sep 1918         Stefan Toshev Toshev               (b. 1859 - d. 1924)
Bans of the Vardar

 9 Oct 1929 - 1932         Živojin "Žika" Lazić               (b. 1876 - d. 1958)
1932 - 1933                Dobrica Matković                   (b. 1887 - d. 1973)
1933 - 13 Sep 1935         Dragoslav Ðorđević (Djordjević)    
13 Sep 1935 - Feb 1936     Ranko D. Trifunović                (b. 1878 - d. 1939)
1936                       Dušan Filipović (acting)
20 Aug 1936 - 1937         Dragić Paunović
28 Jul 1937 - 1939         Marko Novaković
25 Feb 1939 -  6 Sep 1939  Vladimir Hajdukveljković           (b. 1892 - d. 1939)
Sep 1939 - 1939            Aleksandar Cvetković (acting)
Sep 1939 - 1940            Aleksandar Andrejević              (b. 1877 - d. 19..)
26 Jun 1940 - Apr 1941     Živojin "Žika" Rafajlović          (b. 1871 - d. 1953)
German Commanding General of the 30th Panzer Corps (XXXX Panzer-Armeekorps)
 8 Apr 1941 - 19 Apr 1941  Georg Stumme                       (b. 1886 - d. 1942)  Mil
Commander of the 5th Bulgarian Army
(in Skopie)
19 Apr 1941 - 26 Apr 1941  Nikola Mihaylov Mihov              (b. 1891 - d. 1945)  Mil
Directors of Skopie Oblast
26 Apr 1941 - 1942         Anton Kozarov                      (b. 1894 - d. 1945)
 1 Jan 1942 - 1944         Dimităr Raev                       (b. 1894 - d. 1945)
10 Jan 1944 - 1944         Toma Petrov
Directors of Bitola Oblast

1941 - 194.                Todor Pavlov
194. - 194.                Hristo Guzov (Gutsov)
c.1942                     Anton Kozarov                      (s.a.)
28 May 1943 -  7 Aug 1944  Hristo Miladinov                   (b. 1899 - d. 1944)
1944 - 1944                Sotir Nanev                        (b. 1897 - d. 1944)  Mil
German Military Commander in Macedonia (Makedonien)
(in Skopje)
 7 Sep 1944 - 25 Oct 1944  Heinz Scheurlen                    (b. 1895 - d. 1971)  Mil 
German Commanding General of the 22nd Mountain Army Corps (XXII Gebirgs-Armeekorps)
26 Oct 1944 - 12 Nov 1944  Karl Hubert Lanz (in Skopje)       (b. 1896 - d. 1982)  Mil
Presidents

27 Jan 1991 - 19 Nov 1999  Kiro Blagoe Gligorov               (b. 1917 - d. 2012)  Non-party
 4 Oct 1995 - 17 Nov 1995  Stojan Andov                       (b. 1935 - d. 2024)  LP
                             (acting for Gligorov) 
19 Nov 1999 - 15 Dec 1999  Savo Klimovski (acting)            (b. 1947)            DA
15 Dec 1999 - 26 Feb 2004  Boris Kiril Trajkovski             (b. 1956 - d. 2004)  VMRO-DPMNE
26 Feb 2004 - 12 May 2004  Ljupčo Jordanovski (acting)        (b. 1953 - d. 2010)  SDSM + ZMZ
12 May 2004 - 12 May 2009  Branko Crvenkovski                 (b. 1962)            SDSM + ZMZ
12 May 2009 - 12 May 2019  Gjorge Ivanov                      (b. 1960)            VMRO-DPMNE
12 May 2019 - 12 May 2024  Stevo Pendarovski                  (b. 1963)            SDSM
12 May 2024 -              Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova (f)    (b. 1953)            VMRO-DPMNE


Prime ministers

20 Mar 1991 -  4 Sep 1992  Nikola Kljusev                     (b. 1927 - d. 2008)  Non-party
 4 Sep 1992 - 30 Nov 1998  Branko Crvenkovski (1st time)      (s.a.)               SDSM
30 Nov 1998 -  1 Nov 2002  Ljupčo Georgievski                 (b. 1966)            VMRO-DPMNE
 1 Nov 2002 - 12 May 2004  Branko Crvenkovski (2nd time)      (s.a.)               SDSM + ZMZ
12 May 2004 -  2 Jun 2004  Radmila Šekjerinska (f) (1st time) (b. 1972)            SDSM + ZMZ
                             (acting)
 2 Jun 2004 - 18 Nov 2004  Hari Kostov                        (b. 1959)            Non-party
18 Nov 2004 - 17 Dec 2004  Radmila Šekjerinska (f) (2nd time) (s.a.)               SDSM + ZMZ
                             (acting)
17 Dec 2004 - 27 Aug 2006  Vlado Bučkovski                    (b. 1962)            SDSM + ZMZ
27 Aug 2006 - 18 Jan 2016  Nikola Gruevski                    (b. 1970)            VMRO-DPMNE
18 Jan 2016 - 31 May 2017  Emil Dimitriev                     (b. 1979)            VMRO-DPMNE
31 May 2017 -  3 Jan 2020 
Zoran Zaev (1st time)              (b. 1974)            SDSM
 3 Jan 2020 - 30 Aug 2020  Oliver Spasovski                   (b. 1976)            SDSM
30 Aug 2020 -
16 Jan 2022  Zoran Zaev (2nd time)              (s.a.)               SDSM
16 Jan 2022 -
28 Jan 2024  Dimitar Kovačevski                 (b. 1974)            SDSM
28 Jan 2024 - 23 Jun 2024  Talat Xhaferi (= Talat Džaferi)    (b. 1962)            DUI/Non-party
23 Jun 2024 -              Hristijan Mickoski                 (b. 1977)            VMRO-DPMNE

Territorial Disputes: Kosovo and North Macedonia completed demarcation of their boundary in Sep 2008.

Party abbreviations: DA = Demokratska Alternativa (Democratic Alternative, centrist, est.21 Mar 1998); DUI = Demokratska Inija za Integracija/Bashkimi Demokratik për Integrim (Democratic Union for Integration, center-left, Albanian interest, ecologist, pro-EU, est.Jun 2002); SDSM = Socijaldemokratski Sojuz na Makedonija (Social Democratic Union of Macedonia, social democratic, former SKM, est.21 Apr 1991); SPM = Socijalistička Partija na Makedonija (Socialist Party of Macedonia, democratic socialist, est.22 Sep 1990); VMRO-DPMNE = Vnatrešna Makedonska Revolucionerna Organizacija – Demokratska Partija za Makedonsko Nacionalno Edinstvo (Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization-Democratic Party of Macedonian National Unity, center-right, conservative, christian-democratic, populist, Macedonian nationalist, anti-communist, ancient Macedonism 2006-2017, Bulgarophile 1991-2002, est.17 Jun 1990);
- Former parties: LP = Liberalna Partija (Liberal Party, liberal, 16 Oct 1990-23 Dec 1999); VMRO = Vnatrešna Makedonska Revolucionerna Organizacija (Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization, originally a secret revolutionary society, pro-autonomy for Macedonia region in Ottoman Empire, predominantly ethnic Bulgarian, 1893-1936, 1941-1944); ZMZ = Za Makedonija Zaedno (For Macedonia Together, 18 member multi-ethnic SDSM coalition, 2002-2006)



Socialist Republic of Macedonia
 
[Macedonia
                          1944-1946 (Yugoslavia)]
1944 - 31 Dec 1946
[Macedonia SR
                          1946-1992 (Yugoslavia)]
31 Dec 1946 - 11 Jul 1992
[Flag of SR
                          Macedonia variant 1946-1992 (Yugoslavia)]
31 Dec 1946 - 11 Jul 1992  Variant

 2 Aug 1944                Macedonia (Makedonija) is proclaimed a federal state of Democratic
                             Federal Yugoslavia in accordance with a declaration approved by
                             the Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia
                            (Antifašističko sobranie za narodno osloboduvanje na Makedonija)
.
                             Also in official use from 15 Apr 1945 Federal Macedonia [Federalna
                             Makedonija
],
Federal unit Macedonia (Federalna edinica Makedonija),
                             Democratic Federal Macedonia [Demokratska Federalna Makedonija]).

 1 Jun
1945                Macedonian alphabet standardized (by Resolution of the Commission
                             for Language and Orthography at Ministry of People's Education).
31 Jan 1946                People's Republic of Macedonia
(Narodna Republika Makedonija)
                             (within Yugoslavia).
 
8 Mar 1946                Name of the state is approved in accordance with a law passed by
                             the People's Assembly.
 7 Apr 1963                Socialist Republic of Macedonia (Socijalistička Republika
                             Makedonija
)(within Yugoslavia).
25 Jan 1991                Declaration of sovereignty adopted.
 7 Jun 1991                Republic of Macedonia (Republika Makedonija).
17 Sep 1991                Declaration of independence.

Secretary of the Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia for Macedonia
Oct 1941 - 19 Mar 1943     Lazar Koli
ševski (Kolišev)         (b. 1914 - d. 2000)
                             (Bulgarian prisoner Nov 1941 - 7 Sep 1944)

Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Macedonia

(from 7 Nov 1952, League of Communists of Macedonia)
19 Mar 1943 -  3 Jul 1963  Lazar Koliševski (Kolišev)         (s.a.)
 
3 Jul 1963 - Oct 1966     Krste Crvenkovski                  (b. 1921 - d. 2001)
Presidents of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Macedonia
Oct 1966 - 24 Mar 1969     Krste Crvenkovski                  (s.a.)

24 Mar 1969 -  8 May 1982  Angel Čemerski                     (b. 1923 - d. 2005)
Presidents of Presidency of the Central
Committee of the League of Communists of Macedonia
 
8 May 1982 -  5 May 1984  Krste Markovski                    (b. 1925)

 5 May 1984 - 10 May 1986  Milan Pančevski                    (b. 1935 - d. 2019)
10 May 1986 - 27 Nov 1989  Jakov Lazarovski                   (b. 1936 - d. 2021)
27 Nov 1989 - 21 Apr 1991  Petar Gošev                        (b. 1948)

President of the Presidium of the Anti-Fascist Assembly for the National
Liberation of
Macedonia
 2 Aug 1944 - 15 Apr 1945  Metodija "Metodi" Andonov-Čento    (b. 1902 - d. 1957)  Non-party
Presidents of the Presidium of the National Assembly
15 Apr 1945 - 15 Mar 1946  Metodija "Metodi" Andonov-Čento    (s.a.)               Non-party
15 Mar 1946 - 17 Apr 1946  Dimitar Nestorov (acting)          (b. 1890 - d. 1968)  KPM
17 Apr 1946 -  4 Nov 1946  Bogoja Naumov Fotev                (b. 1900 - d. 1993)  KPM
President of the Presidium of the Constituent Assembly
 4 Nov 1946 - 31 Dec 1946  Bogoja Naumov Fotev                (s.a.)               KPM
President of the Presidium of the National Assembly
31 Dec 1946 -  4 Jan 1951  Bogoja Naumov Fotev
               (s.a.)               KPM
 4 Jan 1951 - 15 Oct 1951  Vidoe Smilevski                    (b. 1915 - d. 1979)  KPM 
15 Oct 1951 -  2 Feb 1953  Strahil Gigov                      (b. 1909 - d. 1999) KPM;1952 SKM
Presidents of the National Assembly
 
2 Feb 1953 - 19 Dec 1953  Dimitar "Dimče" Stojanov "Mire"    (b. 1910 - d. 1991)  SKM
19 Dec 1953 - 26 Jun 1962  Lazar Koliševski                   (s.a.)               SKM
26 Jun 1962 - 24 Jun 1963  Ljupčo Arsov                       (b. 1910 - d. 1986)  SKM
25 Jun 1963 - 12 May 1967  Vidoe Smilevski                    (s.a.)               SKM
12 May 1967 -  1 Aug 1968  Mito Hadži Vasilev                 (b. 1922 - d. 1968)  SKM
 1 Aug 1968 - 23 Sep 1968  Zlatko Biljanovski (acting)        (b. 1920 - d. 2009)  SKM
23 Sep 1968 -  8 May 1974  Nikola Minčev                      (b. 1915 - d. 1997)  SKM
Presidents of the Presidency
 8 May 1974 -  9 Sep 1979  Vidoe Smilevski                    (s.a.)               SKM
 9 Sep 1979 - 28 Apr 1982  Ljupčo Arsov                       (s.a.)               SKM
                             (acting to 31 Oct 1979)   
28 Apr 1982 -  4 May 1983  Angel Čemerski                     (s.a.)               SKM
 4 May 1983 -  3 May 1984  Blagoja Taleski                    (b. 1924 - d. 2001)  SKM
 3 May 1984 - 26 Apr 1985  Tome Bukleski                      (b. 1921 - d. 2018)  SKM
26 Apr 1985 - 28 Apr 1986  Vančo Apostolski                   (b. 1925 - d. 2008)  SKM
28 Apr 1986 - 30 Apr 1986  Mateja Matevski (acting)           (b. 1929 - d. 2018)  SKM
30 Apr 1986 - 28 Apr 1988  Dragoljub Stavrev                  (b. 1932 - d. 2003)  SKM
28 Apr 1988 -  4 May 1990  Jezdimir Bogdanski                 (b. 1930 - d. 2007)  SKM
 
4 May 1990 - 27 Jan 1991  Vladimir Mitkov                    (b. 1931)            SKM

Minister for Macedonia (part of Yugoslav government)
 7 Mar 1945 - 16 Apr 1945  Emanuel Čučkov                     (b. 1901 - d. 1967)  Non-party
President of the People's Government
16 Apr 1945 -  8 Mar 1946  Lazar Koliševski                   (s.a.)               KPM
President of the Executive Council (prime minister)
 8 Mar 1946 -  3 Feb 1953  Lazar Koliševski                   (s.a.)             
KPM;1952 SKM
Presidents of the Executive Council of the Assembly
 3 Feb 1953 - 19 Dec 1953  Lazar Koliševski                   (s.a.)               SKM
19 Dec 1953 - 22 Dec 1960  Ljupčo Arsov                       (s.a.)               SKM
22 Dec 1960 - 11 May 1965  Aleksandar Grličkov                (b. 1923 - d. 1989)  SKM
11 May 1965 - 23 Sep 1968  Nikola Minčev                      (s.a.)               SKM
23 Sep 1968 -  8 May 1974  Ksente Bogoev                      (b. 1913 - d. 2008)  SKM
 8 May 1974 - 28 Apr 1982  Blagoj Popov                       (b. 1920 - d. 1992)  SKM
28 Apr 1982 - 28 Apr 1986  Dragoljub Stavrev                  (s.a.)               SKM
28 Apr 1986 - 20 Mar 1991  Gligorie Gogovski                  (b. 1943)            SKM

Party abbreviation: SKM = Sojuz na Komunisti na Makedonija (League of Communists of Macedonia, former KMP, 7 Nov 1952-21 Apr 1991, then SDSM);
- Former party: KPM = Komunistička Partija na Makedonija (Communist Party of Macedonia, communist, 1943-7 Nov 1952, renamed SKM)







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