Tag: cepreganov
Macedonia 14.10.22 | 18:15

Professor Cepreganov: The foundations of the Macedonian state were laid on October 11th 1941

Historian Todor Cepreganov responded to comments from Bulgarian member of the European Parliament Aleksandar Yordanov, over October 11th, the day when Macedonia marks the start of the anti-fascist partisan struggle in the Second World War. Bulgaria dismisses the struggle, as it was aimed against its...

Macedonia 07.02.22 | 13:40

Professor Cepreganov denouces Gjorgiev’s attempt to white-wash Bulgaria’s fascist allegiance during the Second World War

Historian Todor Cepreganov issued a strongly worded rebuke of his colleague Dragi Gjorgiev, who heads the Macedonians team in the joint historic commission with Bulgaria. In a Radio Free Europe interview, Gjorgiev said that Bulgaria was not a “classical case of a fascist country” during the...

Macedonia 19.03.21 | 19:05

Macedonian historians strongly denounce the Bulgarian EU memorandum

Macedonian historians have strongly denounced the memorandum which Bulgaria distributed to the European Council and is using as a basis to block Macedonia’s EU accession talks. The extensive memorandum was leaked today and it in Bulgaria declares that the Macedonian nation did not exist until 1944...

Macedonia 16.12.20 | 15:04

Outrage spread as Education Ministry plans to cancel history as an elementary school class are made public

The announcement that the Education Ministry is preparing to abolish history as a stand-along class that will be taught in elementary school caused outrage in the public. The announcement was wrestled out of Education Minister Mila Carovska today, at a time when Macedonia is strongly pressured to give...

Macedonia 26.09.20 | 21:54

“Destroying the Macedonia Gate would negate our civilization and national pride”

Tearing down the Macedonia Gate would be an act of barbarism, defiance of civilization, said architect Vangel Bozinovski, one of the authors of the Skopje 2014 project. Bozinovski responded as the Zaev led Government instructed the Centar municipal council to alter the urban plans in a way that would...

Macedonia 12.06.19 | 12:26

“What did you think is going to happen?” – bitter reactions in Macedonia after Bulgaria presents an ultimatum over Goce Delcev

The Bulgarian request that Macedonia must designate legendary VMRO leader Goce Delcev as a Bulgarian, not a Macedonian, sparked outrage yesterday. Bulgarian politicians are using the 2017 Zaev – Borisov treaty to demand that Macedonian historians rewrite history books to acknowledge the Bulgarian...