Macedonia is celebrating today the 76th anniversary of the start of the anti-fascist uprising and the NOB. The uprising began on the 11th of October 1941 with the attack on the Bulgarian police barracks, and on the next day, on the 12th of October, the uprising spread in Kumanovo with the formation of the Kumanovo unit.
With these actions, Macedonia engaged as part of the anti-fascist coalition, and after the 4 year World War, with the decisions voted at the ASNOM’s first session, it realized the centuries-long dream of founding a Macedonian state.
The national holiday will be marked with several celebrations organized by the Parliament, the Government, The Association of War Veterans and the Municipalities of Prilep and Kumanovo.
The central celebration will take place at noon in front of the Monument of the Liberators of Skopje in the yard of the Government. Government and parliamentary delegations will place flowers in front of the monuments in Prilep and Kumanovo.
At noon, at the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, the state award “11th of October” will be traditionally handed over. This years’ laureates are the musician Vlatko Stefanovski, who will be awarded a lifetime achievement in the field of culture and arts, and the historian Prof. d-r Amet Sherif, who will be awarded for a lifetime achievement in the field of science and education.
