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Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia, according to the 1981 census.

Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia, according to the 2002 census.

Albanians (Shqiptarë in Albanian, Албанци/Albanci in Macedonian) are the largest ethnic minority in the Republic of Macedonia. The largest Albanian communities live in the regions of Tetovo (Tetova), Skopje (Shkupi), Gostivar (Gostivari), Debar (Dibra), Kicevo (Kërçova), Struga and Kumanovo (Kumanova). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (670x664, 11 KB)ethnic map of the Republic of Macedonia (self made) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (670x664, 11 KB)ethnic map of the Republic of Macedonia (self made) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links MKD_muni_nonn(Ethnic). ... Image File history File links MKD_muni_nonn(Ethnic). ... A minority or subordinate group is a sociological group that does not constitute a politically dominant plurality of the total population of a given society. ... For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ... City motto : Coordinates Municipality : Tetovo municipality Elevation 486 m Population 80 841 Time zone  - Standard  - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Founded Area code +389 044 Postal code 1200 Car plates TE Official Website tetovo. ... Skopje (Macedonian: ) is the capital and largest city in the Republic of Macedonia, with more than a quarter of the population of the country, as well as the political, cultural, economical and academic centre of the country. ... Gostivar-view on the city center Gostivar is a city in the Republic of Macedonia, located in the upper Polog region. ... Debar on the map of Republic of Macedonia Debar is a city in the western part of the Republic of Macedonia, near the border with Albania, on the road from the city of Struga to the city of Gostivar. ... Kercove (Macedonian (Slavonic): Кичево or Kicevo), is a city in the Republic of Macedonia with a population of 25,129 Macedonian Slavs as long as Albanian, Turkish, Serbian, and Gypsy citizens. ... Struga (in Macedonian: Струга, in Albanian: Strugë) is a town in the western part of the Republic of Macedonia, lying on the shores of Lake Ohrid. ... City motto : Coordinates Municipality : Kumanovo municipality Elevation 340 m Population 105 484 Time zone  - Standard  - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Founded Area code +389 031 Postal code 1300 Car plates KU Official Website www. ...

Population

Albanian population has grown constantly since 1953. According to the official census data (held on every 10 years), they comprised 13% of the total population in 1961, 17% in 1971, 19.7% in 1981 and 21% in 1991.^[1] Ethnologue in 2002 estimated some 600 000 people speaking Albanian language in Macedonia. [1] In the decade since Macedonia won independence from Yugoslavia, Albanians claimed to account for 30 (or even 40)% of the people and demanded an appropriate share of power, on the other side Macedonians said Albanians were barely 20 percent.[2]. However, the widely accepted number of Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia is according to the internationally monitored [3] 2002 census. The census data estimated that Albanians comprise 25.2% of the total population. Parliamentary election results typically shows 20% votes for Albanian parties. As of now, there is no Albanian politician that is member of non-Albanian political party, although it should be noted that many Albanians are below the requisite age to vote, and many may choose not to vote. According to UNPO, the actual Albanian population in the Republic of Macedonia constitutes 30-35% of the population [4]. For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Politics of the Republic of Macedonia Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Macedonia ... The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is a democratic, international organization. ...

Municipalities with an Albanian majority

Municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia with Albanian ethnic majority (according to the 2002 census data):

• Čair municipality
• Aračinovo municipality
• Bogovinje municipality
• Brvenica municipality
• Vrapčište municipality
• Gazi Baba municipality
• Gostivar municipality
• Debar municipality
• Želino municipality
• Zajas municipality
• Lipkovo municipality
• Oslomej municipality
• Saraj municipality
• Struga municipality
• Studeničani municipality
• Tearce municipality
• Tetovo municipality

Municipality center Aračinovo Mayor Dzezmi Sulejmani Municipality area 31,3 km² Population  - density 11 597 370,51 people/km² Official languages  - primary -secondary Macedonian Albanian Time zone  - Standard  - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Status Rural municipality Area code +389 044 Postal code 1045 Car plates SK... Brvenica (Macedonian:Брвеница) is a municipality in northweastern Macedonia. ... Želino (Macedonian:Желино) is a municipality in northweastern Macedonia. ... Lipkovo (Macedonian:Липково) is a municipality in northern Macedonia. ... Studeničani (Macedonian:Студеничани) is a municipality in central Macedonia. ... Tearce (Macedonian:Теарце) is a municipality in northweastern Macedonia. ... Tetovo (Macedonian:Тетово) is a municipality in northwestern Macedonia. ...

History

When the Socialist Republic of Macedonia was established in 1946, the constitution guaranteed the right of minorities to cultural development and free use of their language. Minority schools and classes in minority languages were introduced immediately, in order to counter the high percentage of illiteracy among these groups. In the following two decades, the communist party continuously introduced measures meant to promote the incorporation of the Albanian community into the economic and social life of the new socialist state through education, professional training, and social opportunities (Milosavlevski and Tomovski, 1997:15, 49-105). National motto: None Official languages Macedonian2 Capital Skopje President Branko Crvenkovski Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 145th 25,713 km² 1. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Since the end of the Second World War, Macedonia's population has grown steadily, with the greatest increases occurring in the ethnic Albanian community. From 1953 through the time of the latest census in 2002 (initial results were released December 2003), the percentage of Albanians living in Macedonia rose 31.3%. The western part of the country, where most ethnic Albanians live, is the most heavily populated, with approximately 40% of the total population. The net influx in the past 30 years has been close to 100,000 Albanians. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

In the late 1980s when the autonomy of the province of Kosovo was revoked, and the repression of the Albanian population significantly increased, these developments also took place in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia. The Albanian language was removed from public sight, Albanian families were prohibited from naming their children with Albanian names on the ground that it caused divisions with the other communities in the republic, and finally, to lower the significantly high birth rate of the Albanian population, Albanian families were prohibited from having more than two children (Milosavlevski and Tomovski, 1997:205, and Politika ekspres 10-6-1986). This assimilative campaign can be clearly seen by the fact that in 1990 the amended Constitution redefined the state from "a state of the Macedonian people and the Albanian and Turkish nationalities" to a "national state of the Macedonian people" (Poulton, 1995:122). For other uses of the name Kosovo, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ...

In January 1992, some Albanians organized a referendum on territorial autonomy. The Macedonian government claimed this was an attempt to secede and began a crackdown by declaring the referendum illegal. The Council of Albanian Political Parties in the Former Yugoslavia, an organization that represents ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia proper and the Republic of Macedonia, promptly decided that autonomy would only be a possibility for Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia if other democratic efforts failed to procure political and cultural rights.^{[citation needed]} An autonomous (subnational) entity is a subnational entity that has a certain amount of autonomy. ... For other uses of the name Kosovo, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ... Anthem: Oj, svijetla majska zoro Oh, the bright dawn of May Capital (and largest city) Podgorica Serbian (Ijekavian dialect)1 (local also Albanian) Government Republic  - President Filip Vujanović  - Prime Minister Željko Å turanović Independence from Serbia and Montenegro   - Declared June 3, 2006   - Recognised June 8, 2006  Area  - Total 13. ... Anthem: Bože pravde (English: God of Justice) Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian written with the Cyrillic alphabet1 Government Republic  - President Boris Tadić  - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment    - Formation 8th century   - Independence c. ... For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ... For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ...

Ethnic minority grievances, which had erupted on occasion (1995 and 1997), rapidly began to gain political currency in late 2000, leading many in the ethnic Albanian community in Macedonia to question their minority protection under, and participation in, the government. Tensions erupted into open hostilities in Macedonia in February 2001, when a group of ethnic Albanians near the Kosovo border carried out armed provocations that soon escalated into an insurgency. Purporting to fight for greater civil rights for ethnic Albanians in Macedonia, the group seized territory and launched attacks against government forces. Many observers ascribed other motives to the so-called National Liberation Army (NLA), including support for criminality and the assertion of political control over affected areas. The insurgency spread through northern and western Macedonia during the first half of 2001. Under international mediation, a cease-fire was brokered in July 2001, and the government coalition was expanded in July 2001 to include the major opposition parties.^{[citation needed]} National Liberation Army is the name of several groups: National Liberation Army of Albania Macedoinian National Liberation Army Algerian National Liberation Army National Liberation Army (Bolivia). ...

The expanded coalition of ruling ethnic Macedonian and ethnic Albanian political leaders, with facilitation by U.S. and European Union (EU) diplomats, negotiated and then signed the Ohrid Framework Agreement in August 2001, which brought an end to the fighting. The agreement called for implementation of constitutional and legislative changes, which lay the foundation for improved civil rights for minority groups. The Macedonian parliament adopted the constitutional changes outlined in the accord in November 2001. The grand coalition disbanded following the signing of the Ohrid Framework Agreement and the passage of new constitutional amendments. A coalition led by Prime Minister Georgievski, including DPA and several smaller parties, finished out the parliamentary term.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2002 elections, an SDSM-led pre-election coalition won half of the 120 seats in parliament. Branko Crvenkovski was elected Prime Minister in coalition with the ethnic Albanian Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) party and the Liberal-Democratic Party (LDP).

Social impact

Although there are a few Christian Orthodox villages due to cultural diffusion between the Slavic Macedonian and Albanian populations, the Albanians of the Republic of Macedonia are overwhelmingly Muslim and do not have Macedonian as their mother tongue. They retain both a cultural and economic identity with Albania. The agriculture sector of the economy is progressively developing for minority Albanians despite poor soil quality, little industrial infrastructure, and a serious lack of jobs. The Albanian minority is included in the army, police, judiciary system, economy and the government. 1The MOC claims continuity with historical Bulgarian Archbishopric of Ohrid, an autonomous Eastern Orthodox Church under the tutelage of the Patriarch of Constantinople, which existed between 1019 and 1767, but the claims are not recognized by other Orthodox churches. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ...

Albanian political parties

The DUI (Party for democratic integration) is the largest Albanian party in Macedonia. In the 2006 elections, DUI won 17 seats out of 120, the first Albanian party. DUI is however not anymore part of the governing coalition (it used to be under the previous government).

The Party for Democratic Prosperity (PPD), led by Party President Abdurrahman Haliti, was the first major Albanian party in the Republic of Macedonia. The Democratic Party of Albanians in Macedonia (PDSH) is led by Party President Arben Xhaferi and broke off from the PPD becoming the second largest Albanian political party in the country. The main PDSH support comes from the cities of Tetovo and Gostivar. During the latest election, in July 2006, PDSH won 11 seats and formed a coalition with the ruling VMRO-DPMNE party and it currently holds 4 ministries (Health, Education and Science, Culture, Environment). The Party for Democratic Prosperity or PDP is ethnic Albanian political party in the Republic of Macedonia. ... The Democratic Party of Albanians (Partia Demokratike Shqiptare/Demokratska Partija na Albancite) is a political party of the ethnic Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia. ... Arben Xhaferi is the party president of the Party for Democracy of Albanians in Macedonia (PPDSH). ... City motto : Coordinates Municipality : Tetovo municipality Elevation 486 m Population 80 841 Time zone  - Standard  - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Founded Area code +389 044 Postal code 1200 Car plates TE Official Website tetovo. ... Gostivar-view on the city center Gostivar is a city in the Republic of Macedonia, located in the upper Polog region. ...

The People's Democratic Party (PDP - Partia Demokratike Popullore/Narodna Demokratska Partija) led by Party President Iljaz Halimi is one of the first Albanian parties to form after opposition was legalized. Like the PDSH, the PDP is considered a right-wing party.

Current issues

Macedonia in the past fifty years has shown big progress in developing an educated work force, and in the past ten years despite all hardships, has taken a European course of dialogue and understanding. Members of the ethnic groups have a right freely to express, foster and develop their identity and ethnic attributes. The Republic guarantees the protection of the ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious identity of the ethnic groups. Members of the ethnic groups have the right to establish institutions for culture and art, as well as scholarly and other associations for the expression, fostering and development of their identity.

Minority rights are extended to the maximum where education is concerned. The Albanian minority in the country has education in its mother tongue, up to and including University level. The US Department of State 2000 Report on Human Rights Practices for Macedonia states that "there are eased admission requirements for minorities at the universities in Skopje and Bitola for up to 23 % of entering places, although the quota has not always been filled. In 1991 302 ethnic minority students attended university; in 1998 1,073 attended, representing about 16 % of all university students." There is Albanian-language university education for students at Skopje University's teacher training college, for students studying to be teachers at Albanian-language primary and secondary schools. The US Department of State sees the major obstacle to increasing university attendance of ethnic Albanians, especially for girls, being their low but slowly increasing enrollment in secondary education. In July of 2000 the Government adopted legislation to address longstanding demands by ethnic Albanians for university-level courses taught in the Albanian language with the passage of a new Law on Higher Education, which authorizes private institutions of higher learning and, under an OSCE sponsored plan, a new internationally- and state-funded institution is being created which would be designed to conduct classes in Albanian, English, and Macedonian. Construction of the SEE University at Tetovo began early in 2001. Moreover, there is an Islamic Theological Seminary, as well as an Islamic High School in Macedonia, similar to the Orthodox Theological Seminary and the Orthodox Theological High School. At the Skopje Summit of Leaders of Southeast European countries, the Macedonian and Albanian Foreign Ministers, Srdjan Kerim and Paskal Milo, signed agreements on education and health care cooperation. Minister Milo stated that the Agreement on educational cooperation is very significant and presents a legislative frame for exchange of staff and literature (for more information go to the Summit's official site at www.seecp.gov.mk). Furthermore, the Republic of Macedonia accepts university diplomas from the University in Prishtina (Kosovo). After all, all but one of the ethnic Albanian Ministers in the Government of the Republic of Macedonia (Bedredin Ibrahimi, Xhevdet Nasufi, Besnik Fetai, and Ernad Fejzulahu) have received their degrees from the University of Prishtina. The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... Skopje (Macedonian: ) is the capital and largest city in the Republic of Macedonia, with more than a quarter of the population of the country, as well as the political, cultural, economical and academic centre of the country. ... City motto : Битола, бабам Битола (Bitola, babam Bitola) Coordinates Municipality : Bitola municipality Elevation 576 m Population 95 385 Time zone  - Standard  - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Founded Area code +389 047 Postal code 7000 Car plates BT Official Website www. ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ...

Regarding the freedom of expression, many TV and radio stations in Macedonia broadcast full programming in Albanian, including the state-funded Macedonian Radio and Television Network; the second channel of the state television predominantly broadcasts in the language of the ethnic minorities. Interestingly, Macedonia had Albanian language TV programs much before even Albania had a TV station. There are numerous Albanian daily newspapers, magazines, and literature, privately and state-funded in Macedonia. Finally, there's even a state-funded theater that performs plays in Albanian.

In the ten years since Macedonia attained its independence, the parties of the Albanian minority have participated in every coalition government. In the governments up until 1998, the Party for Democratic Prosperity was the voice of the ethnic Albanians in Macedonia. In the current coalition government, the political party of the Macedonian Albanians (PDPA-NDP) holds 5 out of 16 ministerial posts and several deputy minister positions. Currently, there are 25 Albanian MPs in the 120-seat Macedonian Parliament, and in the 1990-1994 and the 1994-1998 there were about 20 MPs from Albanian political parties. The ethnic Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia have four parties primarily focusing on the rights of the ethnic Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia, that are either in the opposition, or in the ruling coalition. For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ...

Ethnic Albanians in Macedonia also hold high-ranking executive positions in public enterprises, the army, the police, as well as local government etc. The Macedonian Army (the Deputy Minister of Defense and 2 of a total of 10 general officers are ethnic Albanians) and Police (the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Rifat Elmazi, is after all, an ethnic Albanian) have ethnic Albanian generals and other high-ranking officers. The 2000 US Department of State Human Rights Report on Macedonia states that in order "to raise the percentage of ethnic minority police officers, the Government for several years has set a recruiting quota of 22 % for enrolling minority students at the police secondary school. Attrition has kept the graduating classes from retaining that percentage of ethnic minorities." The speaker of the Parliament at the time when Macedonia was becoming an independent state was Vulnet Starova, an ethnic Albanian from Macedonia. Currently, the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament is Iliyaz Halimi from the Democratic Party of the Albanians. The Vice Prime Minister is Bedredin Ibraimi, again, an ethnic Albanian. In those municipalities where Albanians are more than 20% of the population, the Albanian language is an official language of communication. Macedonia's ambassadors to Switzerland (Alaydin Demiri), Denmark (Sami Ibraimi), Qatar (Abdulkadir Mehmeti), and Croatia (Servet Avziu) are also ethnic Albanians.

The Albanian newspaper Lajm, Macedonian edition, reported in November 2006 that both Serbian and Macedonian hooligans during a football match between Russia and Macedonia shouted and screamed expressions Albanians find very offensive. Some of the hooligans were arrested and deported out of Macedonia.

Culture

Culture-wise Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia are closely related with Kosovo and Albania. The common flag, the national hymn, the common history, inter-marriages, national folk songs, language, etc are only among some of the factors that prove the close relation between Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia, and those in Kosovo and Albania.^{[citation needed]} For other uses of the name Kosovo, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ...

Education in Albanian language is provided in all levels, including university levels, such as State University of Tetovo[5], South East European University[6], also in Tetovo. State University of Tetova Established: 1994 Universiteti i Tetovës is an Albanian language university located in Tetovo, Macedonia. ... Universitys emblem South East European University (SEE University), located in Tetovo, in western part of the Republic of Macedonia. ...

The spoken dialect of Albanian is mainly Gheg, and Tosk in parts of the south. [7] Geg is a northern Albanian dialect. ... Tosk may refer to several things: Tosk, a dialect of Albanian. ...

The main religion among Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia is Islam, though there are some who are Roman Catholic, with the most prominent member Agnes Bojaxhiu, also known as Mother Theresa. Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu Mother Teresa of Calcutta (August 27, 1910–September 5, 1997) was an internationally renowned Catholic nun and founder of the Missionaries of Charity whose work among the poor of Calcutta was widely reported. ...

Prominent individuals

• Agnes Bojaxhiu, also known as Mother Theresa
• Arben Xhaferi
• Kim Mehmeti writer,publicist
• Ali Ahmeti

Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu Mother Teresa of Calcutta (August 27, 1910–September 5, 1997) was an internationally renowned Catholic nun and founder of the Missionaries of Charity whose work among the poor of Calcutta was widely reported. ... Arben Xhaferi is the party president of the Party for Democracy of Albanians in Macedonia (PPDSH). ... Ali Ahmeti (born January 4, 1959) is the political leader of the Democratic Union for Integration (Bashkimi Demokratik për Integrim), a coalition partner in the Macedonian government, despite having once been charged with terrorism from the same government. ...

See also

• Human rights in the Republic of Macedonia
• European Convention on Human Rights
• Albanians
• Albanian language

The Republic of Macedonia is a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights and the U.N. Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and Convention against Torture, and the Macedonian Constitution guarantees basic human rights to all Macedonian citizens. ... The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, also known as the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), was adopted under the auspices of the Council of Europe[1] in 1950 to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms. ... Albanian (gjuha shqipe IPA ) is a language spoken by about 6 million people, primarily in Albania, Serbia including Kosovo, Montenegro, and the Republic of Macedonia but also in other parts of the Balkans, along the eastern coast of Italy and in Sicily, as well as by a significant diaspora in...

References

External links

• [http://www.kmehmeti.com (official Kim Mehmeti web site)
• Albanians in Macedonia Crisis Center
• Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
• Albanians and Turks in Macedonia

• Kahl Thede, Maksuti Izer, Ramaj Albert (ed.): Die Albaner in der Republik Makedonien. Fakten, Analysen, Meinungen zur interethnischen Koexistenz (Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia. Facts, Analysis, Opinions about the interethnical coexistence). Wiener Osteuropa-Studien 23, Vienna, 302 p. (in German)