North Macedonia
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1995–present | Flag of North Macedonia (civil, state, and war flag) | A golden-yellow sun with eight rays extending to the edges of the red field. |
This is a list of flags which have been used in the 20th century or are still used on the territory of North Macedonia, or by ethnic Macedonians, in 21st century.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| | 1995–present | Flag of North Macedonia (civil, state, and war flag) | A golden-yellow sun with eight rays extending to the edges of the red field. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1992–1995 | Flag of the Republic of Macedonia | A red flag with the yellow Vergina Sun in the middle. |
 | 1947–1991 | Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | Three equal horizontal fields, blue on the top, white in the middle and red on the bottom, five-pointed red star in the center. |
 | 1946–1991 | Flag of the People's Republic of Macedonia (1946–1963) and Socialist Republic of Macedonia (1963–1991) | A red flag with a gold-edged red star in the top-left corner. [1] |
 | 1944–1946 | Flag of Democratic Federal Macedonia | A red flag with a gold-edged red star in the middle of the flag. |
 | 1941–1945 | Flag of Yugoslav partisan movement | Three equal horizontal fields, blue on the top, white in the middle and red on the bottom, red star in the white field. |
 | 3 August – 13 August 1903 | Flag of the Republic of Kruševo | A red banner with a symbol representing unity and with text writing "Freedom or Death". |
 | 1920s–present [2] [3] | Historical flag of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) used by political parties in Bulgaria and North Macedonia. [4] [5] | Horizontal bicolor of red and black |
 | 1914–1917 | Flag of the Macedonian Colony (Macedonian Scientific and Literary Society) in Petrograd, Russian Empire | A horse in a white square on a red background and a sun in the lower left corner above which there is an inscription "ONE INDEPENDENT MACEDONIA" |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of the Mijaks | ||
 | Flag of a Mijak family in Galičnik | A red rectangle and inside with a circle, a horsemen ,a horsmen with a crown, the crescent and another figure(possibly a flower) | |
 | Mijaks wedding flag | ||
 | Flag of Albania, used by Albanians in North Macedonia and publicly displayed in local areas with a majority Albanian population. [1] [6] [7] [8] | A silhouetted black double-headed eagle in the center of a red background. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2012–present | Aerodrom Municipality | |
 | ? – Present | Aračinovo Municipality | A red flag with the coat of arms in the middle and two thin horizontal stripes. |
 | ? – Present | Berovo Municipality | A light (sky) blue flag with red insignia in the middle. |
 | 2006–present | Bitola Municipality | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. |
 | ? – Present | Bogdanci Municipality | A blue and red flag (two blue & two red cantons), with the Municipality coat-of-arms in the middle. |
 | 1996–present | Bogovinje Municipality | A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. |
 | 1996–present | Bosilovo Municipality | |
 | Brvenica Municipality | ||
 | 2010–present | Čair Municipality | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. |
 | Čaška Municipality | ||
 | ?–2014 | Municipality of Češinovo-Obleševo | |
 | Centar Župa Municipality | ||
 | Municipality of Čučer-Sandevo | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
 | Debar Municipality | ||
 | Debarca Municipality | ||
 | Municipality of Delčevo | ||
 | ?–2015 | Demir Hisar Municipality | |
 | Demir Kapija Municipality | A yellow background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
 | Dojran Municipality | ||
 | Dolneni Municipality | ||
 | ?-Present | Gevgelija Municipality | A flag with a blue bar over a white bar & the coat-of-arms of the Municipality near the mast of the flag. |
 | Gostivar Municipality | ||
 | 1996–present | Ilinden Municipality | A red vertical flag with a 12-pointed sun and the letter "I" in Cyrillic (И). |
 | Jegunovce Municipality | ||
 | Karbinci Municipality | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
 | Kavadarci Municipality | ||
 | ?–2015 | Kisela Voda Municipality | |
 | 2010–present | Municipality of Kočani | |
 | Konče Municipality | A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
 | 2006–present | Kratovo Municipality | |
 | 2009–present | Kriva Palanka Municipality | |
 | 2005–present | Karpoš Municipality | A yellow background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. |
 | Municipality of Krivogaštani | A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
 | Municipality of Kruševo | ||
 | 2002–Present | Kumanovo Municipality | A red background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. |
 | Lipkovo Municipality | ||
 | Lozovo Municipality | ||
 | ?-Present | Makedonska Kamenica Municipality | |
 | Makedonski Brod Municipality | ||
 | Municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuša | ||
 | Mogila Municipality | ||
 | Negotino Municipality | ||
 | Novaci Municipality | ||
 | Novo Selo Municipality | ||
 | Municipality of Pehčevo | ||
 | Petrovec Municipality | ||
 | Plasnica Municipality | ||
 | ? – Present | Prilep Municipality | A dark blue background with the municipal coat of arms, outlined in white, in the middle. |
 | 2015–present | Municipality of Probištip | |
 | 2007–present | Rankovce Municipality | |
 | Resen (municipality) | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
 | Rosoman Municipality | ||
 | Skopje Municipality | ||
 | Municipality of Sopište | ||
 | Municipality of Staro Nagoričane | ||
 | Municipality of Štip | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. | |
 | ?-Present | Struga Municipality | A blue vertical flag with the coat of arms in the middle. |
 | ?-Present | Strumica Municipality | A white vertical flag with the coat of arms and a blue-yellow border. |
 | Municipality of Studeničani | ||
 | ?-Present | Radoviš Municipality | |
 | 2007–present | Tearce Municipality | |
 | ?-Present | Tetovo Municipality | A red, black and yellow tricolor flag, the yellow one being the thickest. |
 | Valandovo Municipality | ||
 | Vasilevo Municipality | ||
 | ?-Present | Veles Municipality | |
 | ?-Present | Vevchani Municipality | |
 | 2007–present | Vinica Municipality | A red and blue bicolor flag with outline of Vinica Fortress and an icon. |
 | Municipality of Vrapčište | ||
 | Zelenikovo Municipality | ||
 | 1996–present | Municipality of Želino | |
 | Zrnovci Municipality | ||
 | Šuto Orizari Municipality | A white background with the municipal coat of arms, in the middle. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Aračinovo Municipality | ||
 | ?–2015 | Kisela Voda Municipality | |
 | Šuto Orizari Municipality |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1944 | Flag of the First Macedonian Brigade (WW2) | Red flag and the lower half of the flag the unit's name is written in yellow capital Cyrillic letters. |
 | 2009–present | Flag of 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade | Red flag with the coat of arms of Macedonia on the upper left and the unit's badge on upper right and the lower half of the flag the unit's name is written in yellow capital Cyrillic letters. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
current | |||
 | 2019–present | SDSM | |
 | ?–2019 | ||
 | 1997–present | Liberal Democratic Party | |
 | 2020–present | Green Humane City | |
| Link to file | 2002–present | Democratic Union of the Vlachs of Macedonia | |
 | 1997–present | Albanian Democratic Party | |
 | 1992–present | Democratic Party of Turks | |
former | |||
 | Dostoinstvo | ||
 | 1944-1990 | League of Communists of Macedonia | |
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | -present | Flag of the Macedonians in Serbia | |
 | -present | Flag of the Macedonians in Slovenia | |
 | -present | Flag of the Macedonians in Croatia | |
 | -present | Flag of Macedonians in Argentina |
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of Macedonian Herald Society | red flag with the COA of the society |
The region of Macedonia is known to have been inhabited since Paleolithic times.
The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization, was a secret revolutionary society founded in the Ottoman territories in Europe, that operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Ivan Mihaylov Gavrilov, also known as Vancho Mihaylov, was a Bulgarian revolutionary in interwar Macedonia and the last leader of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO).
Todor Aleksandrov Poporushov, best known as Todor Alexandrov, also spelt as Alexandroff, was a Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary, Bulgarian army officer, politician and teacher. He favored initially the annexation of Macedonia to Bulgaria, but later switched to the idea of an Independent Macedonia as a second Bulgarian state on the Balkans. Alexandrov was a member of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organisation (IMARO) and later of the Central Committee of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation (IMRO).
Nikola Yanakiev Karev was a Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary. He was born in Kruševo and died in the village of Rajčani both today in North Macedonia. Karev was a local leader of what later became known as the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO). He was also a teacher in the Bulgarian Exarchate school system in his native area, and a member of the Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party. Today he is considered a hero in Bulgaria and in North Macedonia.
Vlado Chernozemski was a Bulgarian revolutionary and assassin. Also known as "Vlado the Chauffeur", Chernozemski is considered a hero in Bulgaria today. The official historiography in North Macedonia regards him as a controversial Bulgarian.
Yane Sandanski was a Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary. He is recognized as a national hero in both Bulgaria and North Macedonia.
Boris Petrov Sarafov was a Bulgarian Army officer and revolutionary, one of the leaders of Supreme Macedonian-Adrianople Committee (SMAC) and Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO). He is considered an ethnic Macedonian in North Macedonia, having identified occasionally as a Macedonian in his life.
Petar Chaulev was a Bulgarian revolutionary in Ottoman Macedonia. He was a local leader of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO).
Alexandar Protogerov was a Bulgarian Army general, politician and a revolutionary. He was among the leaders of the Supreme Macedonian-Adrianople Committee and the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization Protogerov was a Bulgarian Freemason and held a leading position in the lodge where he was a member.
Dimitar Vlahov was a politician from the region of Macedonia and member of the left wing of the Macedonian-Adrianople revolutionary movement. As with many other IMRO members of the time, historians from North Macedonia consider him an ethnic Macedonian and in Bulgaria he is considered a Bulgarian. According to Dimitar Bechev, Vlahov declared himself until the early 1930s as a Bulgarian and afterwards as an ethnic Macedonian.
The history of Macedonians has been shaped by population shifts and political developments in the southern Balkans, especially within the region of Macedonia. The ideas of separate Macedonian identity grew in significance after the First World War, both in Vardar and among the left-leaning diaspora in Bulgaria, and were endorsed by the Comintern. During the Second World War, these ideas were supported by the Communist Partisans, but the decisive point in the ethnogenesis of these South Slavic people was the creation of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia after World War II, as a new state in the framework of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Melpomena Dimitrova Karnicheva or Krničeva, popularly known as Mencha (Менча), was a Bulgarophile Aromanian revolutionary and terrorist of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO). The wife of IMRO leader Ivan Mihailov, she is known for assassinating IMRO left-wing activist Todor Panitsa.
The "May Manifesto" of May 6, 1924 was a paper in which the objectives of the unified Macedonian liberation movement were presented: independence and unification of partitioned region of Macedonia, fighting all the neighbouring Balkan monarchies, supporting the Balkan Communist Federation and cooperation with the Soviet Union.
The Macedonian Federative Organization was established in Sofia in 1921 by former Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) left-wing's activists.
The Treaty of Niš was a treaty signed on 23 March 1923 by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and the Kingdom of Bulgaria which obliged the Kingdom of Bulgaria to suppress the operations of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) carried out from Bulgarian territory. As a result of the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine Bulgaria was in a grave situation having lost territory to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, Greece and Romania and the right to maintain an army of no more than 20,000 combined with heavy reparations to those countries. The treaty was an attempt to normalize relations with the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and gain its support on the Bulgarian claims to Western Thrace and Southern Dobruja but knowing the Bulgarian weakness the latter reduced the negotiations to technical issues and the Bulgarian responsibilities to fight the IMRO.
Independent Macedonia was a conceptual project of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) to create an independent Macedonia, during the interwar period.
The official flag of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization was adopted in the early 1920s by the Central Committee of IMRO. In 1922, an article was issued by the member of the Macedonian Federative Organization Trifon Grekov entitled "The Flag of Independent Macedonia". It was published in the Bulgarian newspaper "Autonomous Macedonia", and proposed this flag to become the flag of the future Independent Macedonia. The flag was also the state flag of the proposed puppet state: Independent State of Macedonia. Today the flag is used by right wing political parties in North Macedonia like VMRO-DPMNE and also Bulgarian political parties like VMRO-BND.
Bulgaria–North Macedonia relations are the bilateral relations between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia. Both countries are members of the Council of Europe, and NATO. Bulgaria is a member of the European Union. Bulgaria was the first country to recognize the independence of its neighbour in 1992. Both states signed a friendship treaty in 2017. North Macedonia has been attempting to join the EU since 2004, while EU governments officially gave their permissions to enter accession talks in March 2020. Nevertheless, North Macedonia and Bulgaria have complicated neighborly relations, thus the Bulgarian factor is known in Macedonian politics as "B-complex".
The Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle is a national holiday which is celebrated on October 23 in North Macedonia. In 2007 the holiday was voted into law as a new national holiday. It is a non-working day.
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