= Macedonian Democratization = A history of '''Macedonian democratization'''. <> ---- == Ottoman Rule == ---- == Partition == Through the [[WorldHistory/BalkanWars|Balkan Wars]], Macedonia was split between [[Serbia/Monarchs#Principality_and_Kingdom_of_Serbia|Serbia]] and [[Bulgaria/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Bulgaria|Bulgaria]]. It suffered from repeated rounds of cultural Bulgarization and Slavization. Macedonia was occupied, along with parts of [[Serbia/Democratization#Government_of_National_Salvation|Serbia]], by Bulgaria during [[WorldHistory/WorldWar2|World War 2]]. ---- == Yugoslavia == [[WorldHistory/Yugoslavia/JosipBrozTito|Tito]] led the [[WorldHistory/Yugoslavia|Yugoslav Partisans]] to liberate the former kingdom, and following [[WorldHistory/WorldWar2|World War 2]] established the '''Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia'''. Macedonia was administered as a federal republic within Yugoslavia. After Tito died, the chair of the presidency council began to rotate among members. ---- == Republic of North Macedonia == When [[Croatia/StjepanMesic|Mesić]] became chair of the presidency council, he ceased to attend meetings. The members from [[Slovenia/Democratization#Republic_of_Slovenia|Slovenia]] and Macedonia similarly abandoned government, leaving just [[Serbia/SlobodanMilosevic|Milošević]] and his supporters. This effectively ended the executive power of Yugoslavia. Macedonia held a referendum on independence on September 8, 1991. That date is recognized also as the declaration of independence. There was a [[WorldHistory/YugoslavWars#Macedonia|2001 Albanian insurgency]] loosely connected to wider regional violence. Following decades of tensions with [[Greece/Democratization#Hellenic_Republic|Greece]], Macedonia agreed to change the official name in 2018 to '''North Macedonia'''. North Macedonia joined [[WorldHistory/NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization|NATO]] in 2020. ---- CategoryRicottone