The Social Democratic Union of Macedonia is a social-democratic political party,and the main centre-left party in North Macedonia. The party is pro-European.
Hari Kostov is a Macedonian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Macedonia from May 2004 until his resignation in November 2004.
Radmila Šekerinska Jankovska is the former defense minister of North Macedonia and a former leader of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM). Šekerinska was previously Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration and National Coordinator for Foreign Assistance of North Macedonia and also was the acting Prime Minister of North Macedonia from 12 May 2004 until 12 June 2004 and from 3 November 2004 until 15 December 2004. She was elected 5 November 2006 the SDUM leader. She is the first female (acting) prime minister of North Macedonia.
Vlado Bučkovski is a Macedonian politician who served as Prime Minister of Macedonia from 2004 to 2006. He previously served as Minister of Defence from May to November 2001 and from 2002 to 2004. He was president of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia. After the 2006 election defeat by the centre-right VMRO-DPMNE,Radmila Šekerinska took over the party's leadership.
The president of the Republic of North Macedonia is the head of state of 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.
Nikola Gruevski is a former Macedonian politician who served as Prime Minister of Macedonia from 2006 until his resignation,which was caused by the 2016 Macedonian protests,and led the VMRO-DPMNE party from 2004 to 2017. He is the longest serving post-independence Macedonian prime minister,serving more than nine years in office.
Nikola Uzunović was a Serbian politician who served as Prime Minister of Yugoslavia on two occasions.
Lui Tuck Yew is a Singaporean diplomat,former politician and two-star rear-admiral who has been serving as Singapore Ambassador to the United States since 2023. Prior to,Lui served as Singapore Ambassador to China between 2019 and 2023,and Ambassador to Japan between 2017 and 2019.
The Skopje Fortress,commonly referred to as Kale,is a historic fortress located in the old town of Skopje,the capital of North Macedonia. It is located in Centar municipality and situated on the highest point in the city overlooking the Vardar River. The fortress is depicted on the coat of arms of Skopje,which in turn is incorporated in the city's flag.
Alexis Tsipras is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2015 to 2019.
Gjorge Ivanov is a Macedonian politician,who served as the 4th President of North Macedonia from 2009 to 2019.
Vlado Maleski was a Macedonian writer,publisher and partisan. He published several novels and short stories,was the author of the Macedonian national anthem "Denes nad Makedonija",and the script for the first Macedonian-language movie,Frosina. For his extensive contributions to the country's literature,Maleski is regarded as part of "the first generation of Macedonian prose writers". He was also a Yugoslav diplomat.
Vlado Goreski –Rafik is a Macedonian-Slovenian graphic artist and scenographer.
Minister of Defence of the Republic of North Macedonia is a post (minister) to lead the Ministry of Defence of North Macedonia. Currently,the post is held by Vlado Misajlovski,since 2024. He succeeded Slavjanka Petrovska who held the office from 2022 to 2024.
Zoran Zaev is a Macedonian economist and politician who served as prime minister of North Macedonia from May 2017 to January 2020,and again from August 2020 to January 2022.
The 2015 Kumanovo clashes,also known as Operation Divo naselje,were series of shootouts which erupted during a raid between the Macedonian police and an armed group identifying itself as the National Liberation Army (NLA). They began on 9 May 2015 in the northern Macedonian town of Kumanovo. During the shootings,eight Macedonian policemen and 14 of the militants were killed,while 37 officers were wounded and hospitalized. The shooting ended on 10 May 2015,in an operation by the Macedonian police and armed forces,in which 30 militants were arrested and charged with terrorism-related charges by the Macedonian authorities.
In May 2015,protests occurred in Skopje,Republic of Macedonia,against the incumbent Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and his government. Protests began following charges being brought up against Zoran Zaev,the Social Democratic opposition leader,who responded by alleging that Gruevski had 20,000 Macedonian officials and other figures wiretapped,and covered up the murder of a young man by a police officer in 2011. A protest with up to 2,000 attendees occurred on May 5,seeing clashes between activists and police.
Mile Janakieski is a Republic of Macedonia politician. He served as Minister of Transport and Communications in the cabinet of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski until 12 May 2015.
Early parliamentary elections were held in North Macedonia on 15 July 2020. It was originally scheduled for November 2020,but Prime Minister Zoran Zaev called early elections after the European Council failed to come to an agreement on starting talks with North Macedonia on joining the European Union in October 2019. The election date was set for 12 April,but was postponed until July due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.
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