| 17th | Top Macedonians (ethnic group) |
| Kiro Gligorov Киро Глигоров |
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 Kiro Gligorov, Official Signed Portrait |
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| In office January 27, 1991 – November 19, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Himself as a President of SRM (Jan 27, 1991-Jun 7 1991)[1][2] |
| Succeeded by | Boris Trajkovski |
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| Born | May 3, 1917 Štip, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Nationality | Macedonian |
| Religion | Macedonian Orthodox |
Kiro Gligorov (Macedonian: Киро Глигоров, pronounced [ˈkirɔ ˈɡliɡɔrɔf] (
listen)), born May 3, 1917 in Štip, then Kingdom of Serbia (now the Republic of Macedonia), was the first democratically elected President of the Republic of Macedonia.
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He graduated from the University of Belgrade's Law School[2] and was a participant in the Anti-fascist struggle of the ethnic Macedonians from 1941[2]. He was a participant in the formation of the state of Socialist Republic of Macedonia[3] as a secretary of the Initiative committee[4] for the organization of the Antifascist Assembly of the National Liberation of Macedonia (ASNOM) and a finance commissioner in the Presidium of ASNOM[2].
He held various high positions in the political establishment of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, including a secretary of State for finance in the Federal executive Council, a member of the Yugoslav Presidency as well as President of the Assembly of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from May 15, 1974 to May 15, 1978.[2]
After the promotion of parliamentary democracy in the country in 1990, he became the first democratically elected president of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia on January 27, 1991. On April 16, 1991 the parliament adopted the constitutional amendment for removing the "Socialist" adjective from the official name of the country, and on June 7 the same year, the new name Republic of Macedonia was officially established, hence Gligorov continued his presidency as a President of the Republic of Macedonia. [1]
He served for two terms, from January 27 1991 to November 19, 1999. He was re-elected for his second term in office on November 19, 1994. He led his country to independence proclaimed after the referendum held on September 8, 1991 and tried to keep it out of the Yugoslav wars, a task made difficult by disputes with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria and Greece who all faced separate issues with the country.
On October 3, 1995, Gligorov was the target of a car bomb assassination attempt in Skopje. While on route from his residence to his office, the vehicle carrying Gligorov blew up by an explosion from a parked vehicle, killing his driver and injuring several passers-by. Gligorov was seriously injured above his right eye and was immediately conveyed to the hospital.[5]
There have been no suspects brought to light and no progress made on the case. There have only been short-lived speculations as to the culprits. Briefly, just after the attempt the Minister of Internal Affairs of Republic of Macedonia Ljubomir Frčkovski publicly claimed that "a powerful multinational company from a neighboring country" was behind the assassination attempt of Kiro Gligorov on 3 October 1995,[6] with the Macedonian media pointing at the Bulgarian Multigroup and the Yugoslav KOS as possible suspects.[6] During a meeting between Multigroup head Iliya Pavlov and Gligorov in Ohrid, Pavlov assured the then President of the Republic of Macedonia that his organization was not involved.[6] All investigations were futile.[6]
Gligorov was incapacitated until November 17, 1995. He is now permanently blind in one eye as a result. Stojan Andov was acting president during Gligorov's recuperation.
The election for Gligorov's successor took place only a few days before the end of his term, and because of disputed results the winner, Boris Trajkovski, did not take office until the following month.
The 2000 Guinness World Records lists Kiro Gligorov as the oldest ever president of a country, staying in power until he was 82 years old.
| Preceded by Kiro Gligorov as President of the SR Macedonia |
post created President of the Republic of Macedonia 1991–1999 |
Succeeded by Boris Trajkovski |
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Kiro Gligorov (Киро Глигоров
in Macedonian, also known as Kiril Blagoev Gligorov/Кирил Благоев
Глигоров) (born May 3, 1917) was the first democraticaly elected
president of the Republic of
Macedonia.
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