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    INSTITUTE OF NATIONAL HISTORY

    HISTORY OF THE MACEDONIAN PEOPLE

    MACEDONIA IN THE PREHISTORIC TIME --- post 2

    MACEDONIA IN THE ANCIENT WORLD --- post 3-41. Histoi!"# "$% &'o&"p(i! )o%'s o* t(' A$!i'$t M"!'%o$i" +t(' o#%'st (istoi!"#'!o%s ")o,t M"!'%o$i"2. T(' 't($o&'$'sis o* t(' A$!i'$t M"!'%o$i"$s3. T(' #"$&,"&' o* t(' A$!i'$t M"!'%o$i"$s4. T(' '#i&io$ o* t(' A$!i'$t M"!'%o$i"$s. T(' M"!'%o$i"$ E/p'os *o/ t(' A&'"%"s %0$"st0. T(' )"tt#'s *o t(' M"!'%o$i"$ T(o$'

    . T(' &ot( o* t(' M"!'%o$i"$ St"t' t(' 5i$& P(i#ip II o* M"!'%o$i".1. T(' st"t' o* P(i#ip II " p""%i&/ o* so!i"# "$% po#iti!"# s0st'/ o* A$!i'$tM"!'%o$i".2. Mi#it"0 "$% po#iti!"# "!(i'6'/'$ts o* P(i#ip II.3. T(' )'"7t(o,&( o$ t(' t'ito0 o* t(' H'##'$i! Ti)'s.4. Po#iti!"# sp''!('s o* D'/ost('$'s8 Iso!"t's "$% A's!(i$'s (istoi!"# t'sti/o$0")o,t t(' "$t"&o$is/ )'t''$ M"!'%o$i" "$% t(' H'##'$i! !it0-st"t's.. A$!i'$t o#% o* t(' H'##'$i! !it0-st"t's %i6i%'% )'t''$ p(i#ipo/0s's "$%

    p(i#ipop(0#s.. M"!'%o$i" - %o/i$"$t (istoi!"# *"!to o* t(' "$!i'$t o#%.9. T(' )"tt#' o* !("'o$'" t(' (istoi!"# t,$i$& poi$t i$ t(' "$!i'$t Wo#%:. T(' po#iti!"# "!ti6it0 o* D'/ost('$'s i$ t(' p'io% o* A#';"$%' III o* M"!'%o$i""$% A$tip"t'

    ALE

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    1. T'itoi"# p"titio$ o* M"!'%o$i"2. R')'##io$ o* A$%is!,s +14:149 =C3. M"!'%o$i" - t(' *ist Ro/"$ po6i$!' o$ t(' ="#7"$4. T(' $' t'$%'$!i's o* t(' M"!'%o$i"$s *o 'sto"tio$ o* t(' st"t'. M"!'%o$i" t(' *ist C(isti"$ !o,$t0 i$ E,op'

    . M"!'%o$i" i$ t(' p'io% o* t(' Ro/"$ Ci6i# W"s +4:31 =C. M"!'%o$i" i$ t(' p'io% o* P"; Ro/"$"

    MACEDONIA =ETWEEN EAST AND WEST I@@ !'$t,0 --- post 91. M"!'%o$i" i$ t(' p'io% o* T't"!(02. M"!'%o$i" i$ t(' p'io% o* Co$st"$ti$' I +333 "$% (is s,!!'ssos3. T('o%osi,s I +3:3: "$% M"!'%o$i"4. M"!'%o$i" )'t''$ =0B"$ti,/ "$% t(' W'st'$ Ro/"$ E/pi'.

    MACEDONIA AND THE SLA@S +t(' /i%%#' o* t(' @I !'$t,0 t(' /i%%#' o* I

    MACEDONIA THE CRADLE OF THE CULTURAL AND SPIRITUALPROCESES +*o/ t(' /i%%#' o* t(' I< to t(' /i%%#' o* t(' < !'$t,0 --- post 11. Co$st"$ti$'-C0i# "$% M't(o%i,s "$% t(' !'"tio$ o* t(' *ist S#"6i! "#p(")'t i$M"!'%o$i"2. T(' "!ti6it0 o* C#'/'$t "$% N",/ "$% t(' *o/"tio$ o* t(' O(i% Lit'"0 S!(oo#3. T(' =o&o/i# /o6'/'$t i$ M"!'%o$i"

    THE CREATION OF THE MEDIE@AL STATE IN MACEDONIA --- post 111. T(' ,pisi$&s "&"i$st =,#&"i" "$% =0B"$ti,/ "$% t(' !'"tio$ o* t(' st"t'2. S"/,'# t(' s0/)o# o* t(' po' o* t(' M"!'%o$i"$ st"t'3. T(' )"tt#' "t ='#"si!" +1144. T(' ,#' o* "6i#o R"%o/i "$% o($ @#"%is#"6 "$% t(' '$% o* t(' st"t'. T(' !(""!t' "$% t(' i%'$tit0 o* t(' st"t'

    MACEDONIA =ETWEEN THE =YANTINE AND OTTOMAN EMPIRE +

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    4. T(' Otto/"$ *',%"#is/. D'/o&"p(i! !("$&'s.1 Co#o$iB"tio$.2 Is#"/iB"tio$. So!i"# st,!t,' o* t(' pop,#"tio$

    . D'!#i$' o* t(' E/pi' "$% !("$&'s i$ t(' ti/"#i-sip"(i s0st'/9. T(' p'io% o* "$"!(0 "$% )"$%it0:. T(' 'sist"$!' "&"i$st t(' Otto/"$ ",t(oit01. O(i% A!()is(opi!11. T(' !,#t,' "$% t(' #i*'st0#'

    MACEDONIA IN THE

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    4. T(' =,#&"i"$ A!tio$ Co//itt''. A/s st,&' i$ M"!'%o$i" *o/ 1:41 to 1:4.1. Po#iti!"# "$% /i#it"0 p'p""tio$s o* t(' N"tio$"# Li)'"tio$ Mo6'/'$t +NLM*o t(' st,&' "&"i$st t(' o!!,pi's.2. I$t'$si*i!"tio$ o* t(' "/ st,&'

    .3. T(' #i)'"t'% t'ito0 %,i$& 1:43.4. E/p("siBi$& o* t(' po&"/ o)'!ti6's o* t(' #i)'"tio$ st,&'.. T(' Co$6o!"tio$ I$iti"ti6' =o"% *o t(' A$ti-*"s!ist Ass'/)#0 *o t(' N"tio$"#Li)'"tio$ o* M"!'%o$i" +ASNOM.. M"!'%o$i"$ N"tio$"# Iss,' "$% t(' ="#7"$ St"t's "t t(' '$% o* 1:43. '/"$-=,#&"i"$ !"/p"i&$ i$ t(' *ist ("#* o* 1:44. T(' "tt'/pts o* t(' o!!,pi's to !",s' !i6i# " i$ M"!'%o$i"9. T(' ';p"$sio$ o* t(' /i#it"0 "!tio$s "$% t(' $' /i#it"0 t'itoi"# %i6isio$ o*M"!'%o$i" %,i$& t(' s,//' o* 1:44:. M"!'%o$i"$ ,$i*i!"tio$ iss,' %,i$& t(' S'!o$% Wo#% W"1. T(' !o$stit,tio$ o* t(' M"!'%o$i"$ st"t' +1:44

    1.1 T(' '#'!tio$ o* t(' ASNOM %'#'&"t's1.2 T(' Fist M''ti$& o* ASNOM "$% its %'!isio$s1.3 Co/p,ti$& t(' P#"t*o/ o* ASNOM1.4 Co$stit,ti6' "!ts o* ASNOM1. Po!#"/"tio$ o* t(' 's,#ts *o/ ASNOM1. T(' P'si%i,/ o* ASNOM i$ t(' po!'ss o* i/p#'/'$t"tio$ o* its 'so#,tio$s"$% %'!isio$s1. T(' 'spo$s' to t(' Fist M''ti$& o* ASNOM "$% t(' i/p#'/'$t"tio$ o* its'so#,tio$s11. Li)'"tio$ o* M"!'%o$i" +@"$!(' Sto!('68 P(.D.12. P"ti!ip"tio$ o* t(' M"!'%o$i"$ A/0 i$ t(' #i)'"tio$ "!tio$s o* Y,&os#"6i"13. M"!'%o$i"$ st"t' i$ t(' p'io% *o/ 1:44 to 1:413.1 T(' Fist M''ti$& o* ASNOM "s " sti/,#,s o* t(' *,t(' &ot( o* t(' N"tio$"#Li)'"tio$ A/0 o* M"!'%o$i"13.2 P'p""tio$s "$% t(' S'!o$% M''ti$& o* ASNOM13.3 T(' "!ti6iti's o* t(' P'si%i,/ o* ASNOM %,i$& t(' *ist /o$t(s o* 1:413.4 T"$s*o/"tio$ o* ASNOM i$ t(' P'op#'s P"#i"/'$t "$% t(' '#'!tio$ o* t(' *isto6'$/'$t o* t(' D'/o!"ti! F'%'"# M"!'%o$i"14. T(' '%,!"tio$"#8 !,#t,"# "$% '#i&io,s #i*' +1:411:44

    AEEAN MACEDONIA DURIN THE SECOND WORLD WAR --- post 24

    1. T(' o!!,p"tio$ "$% s'p""tio$ o* t(' A'&'"$ p"t o* M"!'%o$i"2. T(' M"!'%o$i"$ A$ti-*"s!ist O&"$iB"tio$s3. M"!'%o$i"$ /i#it"0 ,$its4. M"!'%o$i"$ po#iti!"# o&"$iB"tio$s "$% t(' "ttit,%' o* t(' ''7 Co//,$ist P"t0to"%s t(' M"!'%o$i"$ $"tio$"# iss,'. T(' #i)'"tio$ o* t(' A'&'"$ p"t o* M"!'%o$i". D'*'"t o* ELAS. T(' !,#t,"# "$% '%,!"tio$"# )'$'*its *o t(' M"!'%o$i"$s *o/ t(' A'&'"$ p"t o*M"!'%o$i"

    PIRIN MACEDONIA DURIN THE SECOND WORLD WAR --- post 2

    1. T(' p'p""tio$s8 t(' )'&&i$& "$% t(' !o,s' o* t(' Upisi$&2. T(' "/'% st,&' %,i$& 1:43

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    3. M"ss oi$i$& t(' "/ st,&' %,i$& i$1:444. Att'/pts *o ,$i*i!"tio$

    FEDERAL MACEDONIA IN THE YUOSLA@ FEDERATION 1:44-1::1 --- post 2

    1. A%/i$ist"ti6' "$% !'$t"#isti! p'io% +1:4-1:32. Co$%,!ti$& t(' ';p'i/'$t s'#*-/"$"&'/'$t +1:3-1:3. P'io% o* t(' po#iti!"# #i)'"#is/8 %'#'&"tio$ s0st'/8 p#"$$'% '!o$o/0 +1:1-1::14. T(' %isi$t'&"tio$ o* SFR o* Y,&os#"6i" "$% t(' i$%'p'$%'$!' o* t(' R'p,)#i! o*M"!'%o$i"

    INDEPENDENT REPU=LIC OF MACEDONIA --- post 21. Disso#,tio$ o* Y,&os#"6i"2. St'ps to"% i$%'p'$%'$!'3. Wo#%i%' R'!o&$itio$4. T(' W"0 to "%s t(' U$it'% N"tio$s

    . 5oso6o !is's. O$ t(' '%&' o* t(' i$t'-'t($i! ". O(i% A&''/'$t "$% t(' '6'$ts "*t' t("t9. NATO s,//it i$ =,!("'st:. M"!'%o$i"$ /i$oit0 i$ t(' $'i&()oi$& !o,$ti's

    MACEDONIA IN THE PREHISTORIC TIME

    O$ t(' t'ito0 o* M"!'%o$i" "$ "!ti6' #i*' is '&ist''% '6'$ i$ t(' '"#i'st st"&'s o*t(' (,/"$ p'(isto0. T(' !#i/"t'8 &'o/op(o#o&08 "$% ot(' $"t,"# *"!tos o$ t('

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    p("#"$; ,st )'!",s' t('0 *o,&(t p"!7'% i$ " !#os' "$% ti&(t '!t"$&,#" *o/"tio$ "*o'st o* %'$s' pi7's. T(' M"!'%o$i"$ A/0 o&"$iB'% i$ t(is "0 "$% *i&(ti$& "s "!o/p"!t ,$it "s )'"7i$& t(o,&( t(' '$'/0?s )"tt#' "$7s #i7' " $"i#.

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    p'op#' *o/ $o)#' oi&i$ "$% t('0 '' /"i$#0 7i$&?s !o,$s'#os8 %'p,ti's8$'&oti"tos "$% !o//"$%'s.

    ='t''$ t(' !"6"#0 "$% t(' p("#"$; '' #o!"t'% t(' (0p"spists8 t("t '' '"si'/o6i$& t("$ t(' p("#"$; "$% t(' (op#it's. T('0 '' %i##'% *o >,i!7 !"/p"i&$s "$%"tt"!7s.

    P(i#ip?s st"t' "s p"ti!,#"#0 st'$&t('$'% ('$ so/' /o$"!(i's "$% ti)'s ''i$!#,%'% s,!( "sJ E#i/iotis8 O'stis "$% L0$!'stis. T(' '6i%'$!' *o t(' i$!#,sio$ o*t('s' ti)'s it(i$ t(' st"t' "s s''$ )0 &i6i$& t(' /i#it"0 ,$its t(' s"/' $"/' "s t('ti)' s,!( "sJ L0$!'sti"$s8 O'sti"$s8 E#i/iot's8 T0/p("'"$s8 Eo%"'$s.

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    )"tt#'s "$% t(' 7i$&-!o//"$%' "/o$& t(' )"tt#'-/'$ (o "s '$!o,"&i$& "$%sti/,#"ti$& t(' "ios &i6i$& po/is's "$% ""%s.

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    ="si!"##0 it "s %o$' it( t(' !o$>,'st o* t(' /"iti/' o,t'8 o7i$& t(' &o#% "$%si#6' /i$' "t t(' "'" o* P"$-&"io$ "$% /i$ti$& si#6' "$% &o#% !oi$s +P(i#ippi!s8st"t'.

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    ='*o' (' st"ts (is (istoi!"# !"/p"i&$ "&"i$st H'##"%"8 P(i#ip II ("% )''$ i$ "it( t(' I##0i"$s "$% T("!i"$s i$ o%' to !o$>,' t(' t'itoi's i$ t(' 'st "$% '"sto* (is st"t'. T(' *ist s,!!'ss P(i#ip /"7'% i$ 39 =C "&"i$st t(' I##0i"$ ,#'="%0#is8 !o$>,'i$& t(' t'ito0 ,p to t(' L"7' o* L0!($i%os.

    T(' $';t st'p "s t(' !o$>,'i$& o* t(' H'##'$i! !o#o$i's o$ t(' M"!'%o$i"$-T("!i"$ !o"st#i$'K t(' /ost i/pot"$t !"/p"i&$ "s t(' !o$>,'i$& o* t(' )i&&'stst"t'&i! !it0 -A/p(ipo#is. Dio%o,s $""t's ")o,t t(' *i'i$'ss o* t(' si'&' !"i'%o,t it( !o$st"$t "tt"!7 o$ t(' !it0 "/p"ts it( ('"60 " /"!(i$'0. A*t' (' ("%!o$>,''% t(' !it0 +3 =C p,s('% o,t "## *o!'s t("t '' '$'/0 oi'$t'% to"%sM"!'%o$i" ),t it "s '/"7")#' (is &'$'o,s "ttit,%' to"%s t(' ot('s. E;p'##i$&(is po#iti!"# "%(''$ts8 t(' H'##'$i! !o#o$ists8 P(i#ip /"$"&'% to !o$!i#i"t' t('",to!(t(o$o,s pop,#"tio$ t("t "s (osti#' to"% t(' At('$i"$s. Fo/ t(is '6'$t t("t/"%' t(' At('$i"$s *''# )'t"0'% ,$ti# 34 =C ('$ At('$s "s i$ " it( P(i#ip II.

    D,i$& t(' p'io% o* 3G3 =C P(i#ip )o7' t(' oppo$'$t?s /i#it"0 "##i"$!'!o$!#,%'% "/o$& t(' T("!i"$ ,#' 5'tipo8 I##0i"$ ,#' ") "$% P"'o$i"$ ,#'L0p',s. T(' s"/' 0'"8 (i#' P(i#ip "s !o$>,'i$& Poti%"'"8 "!!o%i$& P#,t"!(8 ('&ot t('' pi'!'s o* &oo% $'sJ t(' I##0i"$s '' )o7'$ )0 (is '$'"# P"/'$i,s8(is (os' o$ t(' O#0/pi! "/'s "$% (is i*' O#0/pi"s )o$ t(' *o##oi$&Mo$"!( A#';"$%' o* M"!'%o$ +P(i#ip /"i'% t(' pi$!'ss O#0/pi"s8 t('%",&(t' o* t(' Epii"$ ,#' N'opto#'/8 i$ 3 =C.

    T(' s,)s'>,'$t s,!!'ss's "t t(' )"tt#'*i'#%s '' ("pp'$i$& %,i$& t(' 33 =C ('$P(i#ip !o$>,''% t(' !iti's o* A)%'" "$% M"o$'i"8 (i!( '' i$ "##i"$!' it( t('

    At('$i"$s8 "$% "s p'p"i$& "$ "tt"!7 o$ H'so$$'s i$ T("!'. A!!o%i$& to St")o8"*t' t('s' !o$>,'sts t(' '"st'$ )o%'s o* M"!'%o$i" it( T("!' "s %'/"!"t'% "#o$& t(' i6' M'st". I$ t(is &o#%'$ "'" o$ Mt. P"$&"io$ (' 'st")#is('% t(' !it0 o*C'$i%'s #"t' '$"/'% i$ P(i#ippi8 t("t (' pop,#"t'% it )0 /"$0 M"!'%o$i"$/i&"$tsK &o#%'$ /i$'s '' )i$&i$& (i/ po*it o* s'6'"# t(o,s"$%s so-!"##'% t"#"$t-s t("t (' st"t'% ,si$& t('/ *o /i$ti$& &o#%'$ !oi$s8 !"##'% p(i#ipi!s8 '##-7$o$i$ (o#' M'%it'"$'"$8 E&0pt8 !'$t"# E,op' "$% So,t('$ R,ssi".

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    T(is "0 P(i#ip8 +"!!o%i$& to t(' (istoi!"# '!o%s /"%' M"!'%o$i"$s /"st's8(i#' t(' I##0i"$s "$% ot(' *"""0 p'op#'s '' *o!'% to p"0 t";'s toM"!'%o$i"$s. H' o!!,pi'% t(' Ti)"##i8 p,t T("!' ,$%' !o$to# "$% ,#' o6' /"$0''7 ti)'s. T(' *ist " 6i!toi's /"%' P(i#ip so po'*,# t("t t('' "s $o *o!'

    t("t !o,#% ("6' stopp'% (is *,t(' !o$>,'i$& !"/p"i&$s o$ H'##"%". A*t' (is!o$>,'sts i$ T("!'8 o$ C("#!i%i!' "$% i$ t(' T('/"i! ,#* t(' M"!'%o$i"$ ,#''$t o$ so,t( to T('ss"#0 ('' (' )o7' t(o,&( t(' H'##'$i! o#%.

    .3. T(' )'"7t(o,&( o$ t(' t'ito0 o* t(' H'##'$i! ti)'s

    I$ o%' to "!!o/p#is( (is po#iti!"# "$% /i#it"0 po&"/ P(i#ip )'$'*it'% *o/ t('%is"&''/'$ts "/o$& t(' H'##'$i! !it0-st"t's o* t(' A/p(i!t0o$i! A##i"$!' "$% *o/t(' po#iti!"# &"/'s "$% i$ti&,'s "/o$& t('s' !it0st"t's t("t "s " '&,#" *o/ o*"!ti$& t0pi!"# *o t(' po#'is st"t's. T(' M"!'%o$i"$ /o$"!( &ot i$6o#6'% i$to t(' so

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    T(is "s t(' "0 i$ (i!( P(i#ip /"$"&'% to "!>,i' ';its to t(' s'" i$ t('' p#"!'sJA/p(ipo#is8 M't(o$' +T('/"i! ,#* "$% P"&"s"' "$% it( t(is (' i$*#i!t'% " sto$&sti7' to t(' At('$i"$ /"iti/' *o!'s8 (i!( ,$t## t('$ ("% )''$ ,$#i/it'% ,#' o6't(' A'&'"$ S'".

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    O#0$t(,s(i!s8 '&"%i$& (is i$6"sio$s o* O#0$t(,s(,s "$% o* t(' ot(' i!( !iti's o$t(' P'$i$s,#" o* C("#!i%i!'. Wit( s7i##*,# %ip#o/"ti! &"/'s P(i#ip )'$'*it'% *o/ t('i$!"p"!it0 o* t(' At('$i"$s "$% !o$>,''% O#0$t(,s(,s8 (' "i%'% it "$% "B'% it tot(' &o,$% (i#' t(' !itiB'$s '' )'i$& so#% "s s#"6's +34: =C. N'6't('#'ss so/'ot(' !iti's o* C("#!i%i!' s,'$%''% P(i#ip "$% "!t'% *i'!'#0 to"%s t('/ too.

    A/o$& t('s' !iti's "s St"&i"8 t(' )it(p#"!' o* Aistot#'8 (i!( %,' to t(' 'sp'!tto"% t(' &'"t p(i#osop(' "s 'sto'% i$ "!!o%"$!' it( t(' $' '&,#"tio$s.Co$>,'i$& t(' !'$t"# ="#7"$ t'ito0 P(i#ip?s st"t' &ot its "0 o,t to t(' s'"8 "$%o!!,pi'% " &'"t %'"# o* t(' "")#' #"$%8 "$% "#so "s i$ poss'ssio$ o* i!( *o'sts "$%

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    po#iti!i"$ ),t "## t(is p""%o;i!"##0 "s "&"i$st t(' At('$i"$s "$% D'/ost('$'s(i/s'#*. P(i#ip "s i/p#'/'$ti$& (is st"t' "%/i$ist"ti6' *,$!tio$ (i#'D'/ost('$'s '$!o,$t''% po#iti!"# "$% p'so$"# %'*'"tK "t t(' s"/' ti/' t(is %'*'"t"s s("'% it( At('$sK (o'6' '&"%#'ss o* t(' o,t!o/' +#,!70 *o P(i#ip "$%,$#,!70 *o D'/ost('$'s )ot( o* t('/ &"i$'% '6'#"sti$&8 i//ot"# *"/'K i$ t('(isto0 t('i $"/'s "' !o$$'!t'% i$ %i"#'!ti!"# ,$it0 o* !o$t"%i!tio$sk

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