	A Turbulent Past
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A Turbulent Past

As a valuable territory at the crossroads of nations, Macedonia has a history of turmoil and conquest. Part of the ancient Kingdom of Macedonia, the region was at one time a province of Rome. A thousand years of Byzantine influence followed. Turkey then assumed control and remained in possession for five hundred years.

After 1878, Macedonia was tugged back and forth by such countries as Bulgaria, Serbia, and Greece-sometimes with each country ending up with a fragment of Macedonian territory. In 1914 the Serbian portion of Macedonia joined with Croatia, Slovenia, and Montenegro to form a country that would eventually be called Yugoslavia. During World War II, Bulgaria occupied the Macedonian portion of Yugoslavia, encountering fierce resistance from Macedonian freedom fighters. The republic of Yugoslavia survived the war, and in 1946, Macedonia became an autonomous region. In 1992 the country declared independence from Yugoslavia, and in 1993 became a member of the United Nations.

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A Timeline of Macedonian History

BC 148	Macedonia becomes a Roman province
AD 395-1389	Macedonia influenced by Byzantine Empire
1389-1878	Macedonia dominated by Ottoman Empire
1878	Treaty of San Stefano in 1878 at the end of the Russo-Turkish War cedes most of Macedonia to Bulgaria
1913	Second Balkan War. Bulgaria loses most of Macedonia to Serbia and Greece
1914	Serbia (including Macedonia), along with Croatia, Slovenia, and Montenegro, unite to become the kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
1929	Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes renamed Yugoslaviam
1941	Bulgaria, allied with Germany and Italy, occupies Macedonia and other parts of Yugoslavia
1945	Yugoslavian Republic reestablished
1946	Macedonia becomes an autonomous republic of Yugoslavia
1992	Macedonia declares independence
1993	Macedonia joins the United Nations as The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
1999	Ethnic tensions erupt into what becomes known as the Kosovo crisis
2001	Macedonia's Parliament amends constitution to improve the rights of Albanian citizens

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