Yugoslavia Demographic history of Macedonia

german ethnic map of central europe 1932.

from start of new socialist federal republic of yugoslavia (sfry), accusations surfaced new authorities in macedonia involved in retribution against people did not support formation of new yugoslav macedonian republic. numbers of dead counter-revolutionaries due organized killings, unclear. besides, many people went throughout labor camp of goli otok in middle 1940s. chapter of partisan s history taboo subject conversation in sfry until late 1980s, , result, decades of official silence created reaction in form of numerous data manipulations nationalist communist propaganda purposes.

at times of croatian ruling-class of yugoslavia, vardar banovina province turned autonomous macedonia majority of population declaring on census ethnic macedonians, , macedonian language official, recognized distinct serbo-croatian. capital placed in torlakian-speaking region. persecution of bulgarian identity state continued, along propaganda.

after creation of macedonian republic presidium of asnom highest political organ in macedonia made several statements , actions de facto boycotting decisions of avnoj. instead of obeying order of tito s general headquarters send main forces of nov of macedonia participate in fighting in srem area final liberation of yugoslavia, cadre close president metodija andonov - cento gave serious thoughts whether better order preparation advance of 100.000 armed men under command toward northern greece in order unify macedonian people 1 country. officers loyal chento s ideas made mutiny in garrison stationed on skopje s fortress, mutiny suppressed armed intervention. dozen officers shot on place, others sentenced life imprisonment. chento , close associates trying minimize ties yugoslavia far possible , mentioning unification of macedonian people 1 state, against decisions of avnoj. chento talking possibility create independent macedonia backed us. yugoslav secret police made decisive action , managed arrest metodija andonov - chento , closest men , prevent policies. chento s place taken lazar kolishevski, started implementing pro-yugoslav line.

later authorities organised frequent purges , trials of macedonian people charged autonomist deviation. many of former imro (united) government officials, purged positions isolated, arrested, imprisoned or executed on various (in many cases fabricated) charges including: pro-bulgarian leanings, demands greater or complete independence of yugoslav macedonia, forming of conspirative political groups or organisations, demands greater democracy, etc. people panko brashnarov, pavel shatev, dimitar vlahov , venko markovski ousted new government, , of them assassinated. on other hand, former imro-members, followers of ivan mihailov, persecuted belgrade-controlled authorities on accusations of collaboration bulgarian occupation. metodi shatorov s supporters in vardar macedonia, called sharlisti, systematically exterminated yugoslav communist party (ycp) in autumn of 1944, , repressed anti-yugoslav , pro-bulgarian political positions.

the encouragement , evolution of macedonian culture has had far greater , more permanent impact on macedonian nationalism has other aspect of yugoslav policy. while development of national music, films , graphic arts has been encouraged in macedonia, greatest cultural effect has come codification of macedonian language , literature, new macedonian national interpretation of history , establishment of macedonian orthodox church in 1967 central committee of communist party of macedonia .