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Kiro Gligorov

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Kiro Gligorov
Киро Глигоров
1stPresident of Macedonia
In office
January 27, 1991 – November 19, 1999
Vice PresidentLjubčo Georgievski(1991)[1]
Preceded byVladimir Mitkov(as President of the SR Macedonia)
Succeeded byBoris Trajkovski
Personal details
Born(1917-05-03)May 3, 1917
Štip,Bulgarian-occupiedSerbia(nowNorth Macedonia)
DiedJanuary 1, 2012(2012-01-01)(aged 94)
Skopje,Macedonia
NationalityYugoslav/Macedonian
Political partyLCM/Independent[2]
Spouse(s)Nada Misheva(1943–2009; her death)
Children3

Kiro Gligorov(Macedonian:Киро Глигоров,pronounced[ˈkirɔ ˈɡliɡɔrɔf](audio speaker iconlisten);May 3, 1917 – January 1, 2012) was the firstPresident of the Republic of Macedoniafrom 1991 to 1999.

References

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  1. Bideleux, Robert; Jeffries, Ian (2007-01-24).The Balkans: A Post-Communist History.ISBN9781134583287.
  2. Sabrina P. Ramet et al., Building Democracy in the Yugoslav Successor States: Accomplishments, Setbacks, and Challenges since 1990, Cambridge University Press, 2017,ISBN1107180740,p. 290.