Delcev, Georgi Nikolov 'Goce' b. February 4, 1872 d. May 4, 1903 Macedonian Revolutionary. He was born in Kukush (now Kiklis), a town in what is now northern Greece that was then part of the Ottoman Empire. Delcev was educated at the Salonika Military Academy, but expelled a month before graduation because of his political activities. He became a teacher and studied revolutionaries including Washington, Garibaldi and Mazzini, and socialist philosophers including Marx and Engels, becoming dedicated to the cause of independence from the Ottomans. As a leader...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) Church of the Holy Savior (Sveti Spas), Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia
Gligorov, Kiro b. May 3, 1917 d. January 1, 2012 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...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.) Butel Cemetery, Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia Plot: Alley of the Greats
Tomasavic, Katarina b. 1453 d. 1474 Princess of Bosnia. Daughter of King Stijepan Tomas of Bosnia and his wife Katarina Vukcic-Kosaca. After her father was killed she was taken captive by the Ottomans. On the way to Istanbul, Turkey, she died in Skopje (Uskub), where she was buried. Being of royal blood she was accorded a turbe for her last resting place. It was known as Kral Kz'y Turbe (King's Daughter's Turbe). Her last resting place was destroyed in a 1963 earthquake and was never rebuilt. Her brother Sigismund became a...[Read More] (Bio by: Katja) Kralj Kz'y Turbe, Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia
Trajkovski, Boris b. June 24, 1956 d. February 26, 2004 Macedonian President. Served as president of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia from December 1999 until his death in office. He was killed in a plane crash in Bosnia while on the way to a two day economic conference. (Bio by: Erik Lander) Butel Cemetery, Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia Plot: Alley of Great Men
b. February 4, 1872 d. May 4, 1903