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Branko Crvenkovski
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Бранко Црвенковски
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Crvenkovski in 2008
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| 3rd President of Macedonia | |
| In office 12 May 2004 – 12 May 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Radmila Šekerinska (Acting) Hari Kostov Radmila Šekerinska (Acting) Vlado Bučkovski Nikola Gruevski |
| Preceded by | Boris Trajkovski |
| Succeeded by | Gjorge Ivanov |
| 2nd Prime Minister of Macedonia | |
| In office 1 November 2002 – 12 May 2004 |
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| President | Boris Trajkovski Ljupčo Jordanovski |
| Preceded by | Ljubčo Georgievski |
| Succeeded by | Radmila Šekerinska (Acting) |
| In office 4 September 1992 – 30 November 1998 |
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| President | Kiro Gligorov Stojan Andov< Kiro Gligorov |
| Preceded by | Nikola Kljusev |
| Succeeded by | Ljubčo Georgievski |
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| Born | 12 October 1962 Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Social Democratic Union |
| Spouse | Jasna Crvenkovska |
| Alma mater | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje |
Branko Crvenkovski (Macedonian: Бранко Црвенковски; born 12 October 1962) is a Macedonian politician. He served as the third President of Macedonia from 2004 to 2009. Before that, he was the Prime Minister of Macedonia two times. He held this role from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2002 to 2004.
Crvenkovski helped start the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) party in 1991. This party continued the work of an older political group. He was also the leader of the SDSM party more than once.
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Getting Started in Politics
Branko Crvenkovski was born in Sarajevo, a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At that time, Bosnia was part of a country called Yugoslavia.
In 1986, he finished college. He earned a degree in Computer Science and Automation. He studied at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.
Before becoming a politician, he worked as a department head at a company called Semos in Skopje. In 1990, he was chosen to be a member of the Assembly of Macedonia. This happened during the first elections where many different political parties could take part. In April 1991, Crvenkovski helped create the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia party.
Leading as Prime Minister
On 4 September 1992, Branko Crvenkovski became the second prime minister of Macedonia. This was after Macedonia became an independent country, separating from Yugoslavia. He stayed in this important job for four more years after the elections in December 1994.
He served as Prime Minister for two periods. The first was from 1992 to 1998. The second was from 2002 until 2004. He was last elected in 2002 when his Social Democratic Union of Macedonia party won the elections.
In July 1997, he made a decision about Albanian flags. He ordered them to be taken down from government buildings in western Macedonia. This caused some tension, and people were injured. Later, in 2005, he helped make the Albanian flag officially legal in the country.
Serving as President (2004–2009)
Crvenkovski won the presidential election in April 2004. He ran against Saško Kedev. He officially started his job as President on 12 May 2004. After becoming President, he stepped down from his role as Prime Minister.
Crvenkovski decided not to run for President a second time in the March 2009 election. Instead, he went back to lead his political party. He was chosen as the head of the party on 24 May 2009.
Special Recognitions
- Branko Crvenkovski is an Honorary Member of the Raoul Wallenberg Foundation. This foundation works to protect human rights.
See also
In Spanish: Branko Crvenkovski para niños
- List of state visits made by Branko Crvenkovski
