Chronology of Macedonian History
C. 653 B.C.
Ancient Macedonia has been divided as Up
and Down Macedonia. King Perdiccas I establishes
the Macedonian Kingdom. Ancient Macedonian
kings from Perdicca I to Perdicca III .
359-336 B.C.
Significant military and financial reforms
carried out during the reign of Philip II
, determining the geographical, historical,
and ethnic boundaries of Macedonia.
336-323 B.C.
Reign of Alexander the Great , King of Macedon.
Macedonia reaches the peak of its military
power. He spreads Macedonian culture to
the East.
215-205, 200-193, 171-167 B.C.
Macedonian - Roman wars. Macedonia falls
under Roman rule.
A.D. 535
The Byzantine Emperor establishes the town
of Justiniana Prima (in the vicinity of
Skopje), an important church (archbishop's
seat) and political centre in the Balkans.
855
The brothers Cyril and Methody -- create
the first Slavonic alphabet .
886
Clement comes to Macedonia, spreads Christianity
in the Slavonic language and founds the
Ohrid Literary School. After Clement of
Ohrid Naum was the most consistent and worthy
of the pupils of the Salonica brothers Cyril
and Methodius .
969
The sons of komes Nicholas (David, Moses,
Aaron, and Samuil) rebel against Bulgarian
authority and establish the medieval Macedonian
state, which in 997 becomes the Macedonian
Empire.
1014
Battle of Mount Belasica. The army of the
Macedonian Tsar Samuil is defeated by the
Byzantines.
1018
The Macedonian Empire falls under Byzantine
rule.
1040-1042
Insurrection against Byzantine authority
led by Petar Deljan.
1072-1073
Gjorgji Vojteh's insurrection based in Macedonia.
1371
The Battle of Marica and penetration of
the Turks into the Balkans.
1395
Macedonia falls under Turkish domination.King
Marko dies in a battle near Rovin.
1564-1565
The Mariovo - Prilep Rebellion, the first
known rebellion of the Macedonian peasants.
1689
The Karpos Uprising, insurrection of the
Macedonian people against the Turks in the
Kriva Palanka and Kumanovo regions.
1767
The Abolition of the Archbishopric of Ohrid
by an irade of the Sultan under the pressure
of the Greek Patriarchate of Constantinople.
1822
The Negus Uprising, insurrection of the
Macedonians for liberation in the Aegean
part of Macedonia.
1876
The Razlovci Uprising, insurrection in eastern
Macedonia which heralded the national liberation
struggle.
1878-1879
The Macedonian Kresna Uprising, insurrection
which adopted a constitution known as The
Rules of the Macedonian Uprising Committee.
1894
Establishment of the Internal Macedonian
Revolutionary Organization. Gotse Delchev
joins the Organization.
1902
Foundation of the Slavonic - Macedonian
Scholarly Literary Society in St. Petersburg,
Russia.
1903
The Ilinden Uprising and the ten days of
the Krushevo Republic. The Manifesto of
the Krushevo Republic
1909
Establishment and activity of the Popular
Federal Party.
1912-13
The Balkan Wars and Macedonia's partition
with the Peace Treaty of Bucharest.
1914-1918
The First World War.
1919
The Treaty of Versailles sanctions the partition
of Macedonia.
1924
The May Manifesto, resolution of the Communist
Party of Yugoslavia on the right of the
Macedonian people to self- determination.
1925
The establishment of the Internal Macedonian
Revolutionary Organization (United).
1934
The Fourth Nationwide Conference of the
Communist Party of Yugoslavia. This passed
a decision on the establishment of a national
party in Macedonia.
1936
Establishment and ideational-political formation
of the MANAPO (Macedonian National Movement).
1936
Foundation of the Macedonian Literary Society
in Sofia by outstanding Macedonian writers.
1940
The Fifth Nationwide Conference of the Communist
Party of Yugoslavia. This passed a resolution
on the equality and self- determination
of the Macedonian people.
1939-1945
The Second World War.
1941-1944
Macedonia's participation in the Second
World War (National Liberation War of Macedonia).
1944
Proclomation of the Macedonian state. (August
2).
1945
Formation of the first government of the
People's Republic of Macedonia (April 16).
1945
Adoption of the Macedonian alphabet.
1946
Start of university education in Macedonian
(Faculty of Philosophy).
1946
Adoption of the first constitution of the
People's Republic of Macedonia.
1967
Foundation of the Macedonian Academy of
Arts and Sciences.
1967
Proclomation of the autocephalous Macedonian
Orthodox Church (Restoration of the Archbishopric
of Ohrid).
1991
Referendum on a sovereign and independent
state (September 8).
1991
Adoption of the Constitution of the Republic
of Macedonia (November 17).
1993
Macedonia is admitted to the United Nations.
1995
Macedonia becomes a member of the Council
of Europe.