Macedonia During The Yugoslav Federation

Sequence in the Speration of the Macedonian State

Period: Dec 1, 1990 to Dec 31, 1991

First multiparty elections

Dec 11, 1990

First multiparty elections in the Socialist Republic of ‘Macedonia’. Nationalist VMRO wins relative majority.

Declaration of Sovereignty

Jan 25, 1991

The Parliament of FYROM issues a ‘Declaration of Sovereignty’.

Kiro Gligorov is elected president

Jan 27, 1991

Kiro Gligorov is formally elected President of the Republic Lupce Georgievski, leader of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation - Democratic Party of Macedonian National Unity (VMRO-DPMNU), is elected Vice President.

Republic of Macedonia

Feb 17, 1991

The Parliament in Skopje changes the name ‘Socialist Republic of Macedonia’ to ‘Republic of Macedonia’.

Nicolae Kljushev is appointed prime minister

Mar 7, 1991

Nicolae Kljushev is appointed Prime Minister in Skopje.

Bulgaria does not accept the existence of a ‘Macedonian’ nation

Sep 5, 1991

Bulgarian President Zhelyu Zhelev declares that his country intends to recognise the ‘Republic of Macedonia’ under its constitutional name, though Bulgaria does not accept the existence of a ‘Macedonian’ nation.

Voters favor the seperation of the Macedonian state

Sep 8, 1991

Referendum on the future status of the ‘Republic of Macedonia’: Voters were asked whether they were ‘in favour a sovereign Macedonian state, with the right to participate in a future union of Yugoslav states’. Turnout was 71.85% and 95.05% voted YES.

Republic of Macedonia is no longer with the Yugoslav Federation

Sep 17, 1991

Referendum results confirmed by Skopje parliament, which votes the laws of the Yugoslav Federation no longer applicable in the ‘Republic of Macedonia’.

Greece doesn't accept the name of Macedonia

Nov 13, 1991

The Greek government spokesman states that ‘Greece does not intend to recognise an independent state with the historically Greek name of Macedonia’.

Macedonian Constitution is adopted

Nov 17, 1991

The constitution of the ‘Republic of Macedonia’ is adopted.

Name is reviewed only to Macedonia

Dec 4, 1991

The Greek Council of Ministers deals with the issue of the ‘Republic of Macedonia’ in view of the European Council of Foreign Ministers in Brussels and concludes on the following three terms:
The new state must change the name ‘Macedonia’;
It must declare that it has no aspirations nor claims against Greece;
It must acknowledge that there exists no ‘Macedonian’ minority in Greece.

FYROM

Dec 16, 1991

An extraordinary EU Council of Foreign Ministers meets in Brussels. It accepts the disintegration of Yugoslavia as a fait accompli and decides to recognise the independence of former Yugoslav republics subject to the following three terms:
‘to commit itself, prior to recognition, adopt constitutional and political guarantees ensuring that it has no territorial claims towards a neighbouring Community state,’
‘that it will conduct no hostile propaganda activities versus a neighbouring Community st