| Birth: | May 3, 1917, Bulgaria | | Death: | Jan. 1, 2012
Skopje, Macedonia | 
Macedonian Statesman. He was the first democratically elected President of the Republic of Macedonia, serving from 1991 to 1999. Born in present-day Serbia, Gligorov graduated from the Belgrade School of Law. He served in a number of government cabinet posts in the former Yugoslavian Republic, including Finance Secretary. During his presidency, Macedonia declared its independence from Yugoslavia (September 8, 1991). Gligorov was critically injured in a car bombing assassination attempt in October 1995, which left him permanently blinded in one eye. As a man of humble origins he declined a lavish state funeral, choosing instead to be buried in a private ceremony attended only by close family and friends. (bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Search Amazon for Kiro Gligorov | | | Burial:
Butel Cemetery
Skopje
Skopje, Macedonia
Plot: Alley of the Greats |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.
Record added: Jan 13, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 83388865 |
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