Chronology of the 20th century till today

1900
In Petrograd, Russia was established the Secret Macedonian Revolutionary Committee.

1902
Foundation of the Slavonic-Macedonian Scholarly Literary Society in St. Petersburg, Russia.

1903
Congress of Smilevo and Solun.

1903 (May 4^th)
The biggest Macedonian revolutionary HERO, Goce Delčev, dies in the village Banica, near Serez (Aegean Macedonia). 

1903 (August 2^nd)
The Ilinden Uprising and the ten days of the Kruševo Republic.

1905
The congress of IMRO (VMRO) in the monastery in Rila, Bulgaria.

1908
Started the Young-Turkish revolution.

1909
Establishment and activity of the Popular Federal Party.

1912-13
The Balkan Wars and Macedonia's partition with the Peace Treaty of Bucharest.

1914-1918
The First World War.

1919
The Treaty of Versailles sanctions the partition of Macedonia (among Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia & Albania).

1924
The May Manifesto, resolution of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia on the right of the Macedonian people to self-determination.

1925
The establishment of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (United).

1934
The Fourth Nationwide Conference of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. This passed a decision on the establishment of a national party in Macedonia.

1936
Establishment and ideational-political formation of the MANAPO (Macedonian National Movement).

1936
Foundation of the Macedonian Literary Society in Sofia by outstanding Macedonian writers.

1940
The Fifth Nationwide Conference of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. This passed a resolution on the equality and self- determination of the Macedonian people.

1939-1945
The Second World War.

1941-1944
Macedonia's participation in the Second World War (National Liberation War of Macedonia).

1944
Proclamation of the Macedonian state. (August 2nd).

1944 (November 8^th)
Mihajlo Apostolski is born in Štip 1906, Macedonian national hero, academic and general. During the second world war, he worked in the organization for defense in the country and active took part in the National Liberation war. He died in Dojran on 7^th August, 1987.

1945
Formation of the first government of the People's Republic of Macedonia (April 16).

1945
Adoption of the Macedonian alphabet.

1946
Start of university education in Macedonian (Faculty of Philosophy).

1946
Adoption of the first constitution of the People's Republic of Macedonia.

1963
Powerful earthquake ruins 80% of Skopje, leaves 1000 death and thousands of homeless.

1967
Foundation of the Macedonian Academy of Arts and Sciences.

1967
Proclamation of the autocephalous Macedonian Orthodox Church (Restoration of the Archbishopric of Ohrid forbidden in 1767).

1980 (May 4^th)
The death of the Yugoslav leader Josip Broz-Tito comes as a shock for the Macedonian people.

1991 (September 8^th)
Referendum on a sovereign and independent state.

1991
Quarrel starts between Greece and Macedonia about name and flag of the independent country.

1991 (November 17^th)
Adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia.

1993
Macedonia is admitted to the United Nations.

1994 (February)
Greece imposed a trade blockade of Macedonia and starts vetoing EU aid to its neighbor.

1995
Macedonia becomes a member of the Council of Europe.

1995 (September 15^th)
Macedonia and Greece drafted a first agreement towards settling their dispute about name and flag of Macedonia.

1995 (October 3^rd)
Unsuccessful attempt for assassination of the first President of Macedonia, Kiro Gligorov in Skopje.

1995 (October 13^th)
After signing the agreement, Greece lifts its 1994 embargo.

1999 (March-April)
Influx of 300,000 ethnic Albanian refugees, from the Serbian province of Kosovo. They were settled in a refugees camp all over northern Macedonia.

2001 (February-August)
Armed conflict between the Macedonian Army and Albanian rebels terrorists in northwestern Macedonia.

2004 (February 26^th)
The second President of Macedonia, Boris Trajkovski dies when his aircraft crashed near Mostar (Bosnia & Herzegovina).

2004 (November 4^th)
United States of America officially recognizes Macedonia under it's constitutional name Republic of Macedonia. Greek officials protest.

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