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| 1994, Feb. 9 |
| | | The U.S. recognized Macedonia, which had formerly been a part of Yugoslavia, as an independent republic. Greece protested, placing a trade embargo on Macedonia to which the European Union in turn objected. | 1 |
| | | 1998, Nov. 1 |
| | | The ruling Social Democrats were defeated in general elections by the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (VMRO) and its coalition with a new pro-business party, the Democratic Alternative (DA). The new coalition won 62 of 120 seats. | 2 |
| | | 1999, March 24–June 3 |
| | | After heavy NATO air strikes ignited a massive campaign of ethnic cleansing by Serb forces in Kosovo, over 240,000 Kosovar refugees fled into Macedonia. | 3 |
| | | Dec. 5 |
| | | The ruling Center-Right VMRO candidate, Boris Trajkovski, won a presidential runoff vote over Tito Petkovski. | 4 |
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| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth
edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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