Happy "AntiFascist Uprising Day" MACEDONIA!!!

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11 October 1941 Beginning of an armed anti-fascist battle in Macedonia with a national and revolutionary character, for the realization of an independent Macedonian state.

http://www.macedonianembassy.org.uk/history.html
During World War II (1941-1945), Macedonians from all three parts took part in the anti-fascist coalition for creating their own state Macedonia, respecting the promise from the Atlantic charter that all nations who take part in the struggle against fascism shall choose their own form of government and shall be afforded "the means of dwelling in safety within their own boundaries, and which will afford assurance that all the men in all lands may live out their lives in freedom from fear and want".

As a result, in 1941 in the Vardar part of Macedonia there was simultaneous uprising against the fascist occupation in Prilep and Kumanovo, whereas in 1942 there were uprisings in the Aegean part of Macedonia (in Lerin and Kostur) headed by Lazo Trpovski and in the Pirin part of Macedonia (in Dupnica) headed by Parapunov. In spite of the lack of coordination, the intention was clear – liberation of the entire territory of Macedonia. However, only the people in the Vardar part managed to create a state in the face of the People’s Republic of Macedonia within the framework of then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Macedonians in the Pirin part of Macedonia were granted autonomy and certain cultural and ethnic rights in 1946, but these rights were revoked at the end of the decade at the height of the cold war. In the Aegean part of Macedonia there was a civil war in which the Macedonians took part hoping to acquire certain ethnic and cultural right, however at the end of the civil war hundreds of thousands of Macedonians were exiled and any show of ethnic Macedonian identity was banned.

The Republic of Macedonia was proclaimed at the first session of the Antifascist Assembly for the People’s Liberation of Macedonia (on St. Elia’s Day – August 2, 194414). Later, by special Act, it became a constitutive part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

The first multi-party elections for representatives in the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia were held on November 11th, 1990, establishing parliamentary democracy in Macedonia.

In accordance with the Charter of the United Nations concerning self-determination and equal rights, the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia adopted the Declaration for International Recognition of the Republic of Macedonia on September 17th, 1991, which

confirmed the will of the citizens to live in a sovereign and independent state. According to the Constitution adopted November 17th, 1991, the Republic of Macedonia is a sovereign, independent, democratic and social state. April 8, 1993, Macedonia becomes a UN member state.