Branko Crvenkovski
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| Branko Crvenkovski | |
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| Assumed office May 12, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Boris Trajkovski |
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| Succeeded by | incumbent |
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| Born | October 12, 1962 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Religion | Orthodox |
Branko Crvenkovski (Macedonian: Бранко Црвенковски) (born October 12, 1962) is the President of the Republic of Macedonia.
Crvenkovski was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then part of Yugoslavia ([1]).
In 1986 he obtained a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Automation from the School of Electrical Engineering at the St. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.
He was elected member of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia at the first multi-party elections in the former Yugoslavia in 1990 after serving for several years as head of department at the Semos company in Skopje. A former communist, Crvenkovski has been at the head of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) since April 1991.
On September 5, 1992 he became Macedonia's first prime minister after its secession from Yugoslavia and continued in the post for another four years following the December 1994 elections.
He served as Prime Minister from 1992 to 1998 and from 2002 until 2004. He was most recently elected in 2002 after his Social Democratic Union of Macedonia party won parliamentary elections.
In July 1996 he ordered that Albanian flags in front of government buildings in western part of the Republic of Macedonia should be removed. The situation escalated with one person dead and many injured. In 2005 on his initiative the Albanian flag was legalized.
He won the April 2004 presidential election against Sashko Kedev, and took office on May 12, 2004. He then resigned as prime minister.
In February 2007, Crvenkovski expressed himself a supporter of the Ahtisaari Proposal for the status of neighbouring Kosovo [2]
According to Albanian and Macedonian media in Macedonia, Crvenkovski in a conversation with Kire Naumov, head of Macedonia's Intelligence Agency, said following about Mendu Thaqi deputy leader of Albanian Democratic Party: "will destroy him, his family and even his cats and dogs".[1] [2]
| Preceded by Boris Trajkovski |
President of the Republic of Macedonia 2004–- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Nikola Kljusev |
Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia 1992–1998 |
Succeeded by Ljubco Georgievski |
| Preceded by Ljubco Georgievski |
Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia 2002–2004 |
Succeeded by Hari Kostov |
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Presidents of the Republic of Macedonia |
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Kiro Gligorov | Boris Trajkovski | Branko Crvenkovski |
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Prime Ministers of the Republic of Macedonia |
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Nikola Kljusev | Branko Crvenkovski | Ljubcho Georgievski | Branko Crvenkovski | Radmila Šekerinska (acting) | Hari Kostov | Radmila Šekerinska (acting) | Vlado Bučkovski | Nikola Gruevski |
