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Stojan Andov (Macedonian: Стојан Андов; 30 November 1935 – 18 June 2024)[1] was a Macedonian politician, a founding member of the Liberal Party of Macedonia, and a president of Assembly from 1993 to 1997.[2][3]
Stojan Andov | |
|---|---|
| Стојан Андов | |
_(1).jpg) Andov in 1996 | |
| Acting President of Macedonia | |
| In office 4 October 1995 – 10 January 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Branko Crvenkovski |
| Preceded by | Kiro Gligorov |
| Succeeded by | Kiro Gligorov |
| Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia | |
| In office 8 January 1991 – 6 March 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Vulnet Starova (as President of the People's Assembly of the SRM) |
| Succeeded by | Tito Petkovski |
| In office 30 November 2000 – 4 October 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Savo Klimovski |
| Succeeded by | Nikola Popovski |
| Member of the Assembly | |
| In office 8 January 1991 – 27 June 2011 | |
| Leader of the Liberal Party of Macedonia | |
| In office 5 October 1990 – 19 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Succeeded by | Party merged into LDP |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stojan Andov 30 November 1935 Kavadarci, Vardar Banovina, Yugoslavia |
| Died | 18 June 2024 (aged 88) Skopje, North Macedonia[citation needed] |
| Nationality | Macedonian |
| Political party | Liberal Party (1990–1997, 1999–2019) Liberal Democratic Party (1997–1999) |
| Alma mater | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje University of Belgrade |
| Occupation | Politician, economist, publicist |
Early years and education
editStojan Andov was born in Kavadarci, Yugoslavia (now North Macedonia) in November 1935, where he attended primary school and high school. Andov graduated from the Faculty of Economics in the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, and received a master's degree at the Faculty of Political Sciences in the University of Belgrade.[4]
He lived in Belgrade from 1975 to 1981 with his wife. They had two children.
In 1995, Andov traveled to the United States to meet former U.S. president Bill Clinton. Stojan Andov became an author, authoring the books: "На мој начин" (My own way), "Патувањата на далечниот исток - Ирак" (Travels in the Far East - Iraq), "Ставот и Љубовта" (Attitude and Love), and "Кицо американецот" (Kiko the American), "Приказната на Марија" (Maria'story).
Political career
editAt the Fifth Congress of the League of Communists of Macedonia (LCM), he was elected as a member of the permanent part of the Conference of the party, chairman of the Commission of the Central Committee of the LCM for socio-economic relations and economic policy, member of the Management Board of the Association of Economists of Macedonia and member of the Economic Council of the Assembly of Socialist Republic of Macedonia (SRM). From 1971 to 1982, he was a member of the Federal Executive Council in Belgrade, chairman of the Federal Commission for Economic Cooperation with Developing Countries, chairman of the Inter-Republican Committee for Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade System, chairman of part of the Yugoslav Joint Committee on cooperation with Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Turkey and France. He served as the president of the Commission for Coordination of Cooperation with the European Economic Community and EFTA countries from 1978 to 1982, as well as vice-president of the Executive Council of the SRM Assembly from 1982 to 1986.[4] He was also the ambassador of Yugoslavia in Iraq from 1986 to 1990, leading him to write a book entitled 'Travels in the Far East - Iraq' (Патувањата на далечниот исток - Ирак).
As a founder of the Liberal Party, Andov led it as president from 1990 to 1997. He was the first president of Parliament of the independent Republic of Macedonia from 8 January 1991 to 6 March 1996, up to the time of the Liberal Party's merger with the former DP (Democratic Party). Andov became president of the Council of the newly established political party. After the renewal of the Liberal Party of Macedonia in 1999, he was elected member of its Executive committee. Andov was elected president on the VII (Extraordinary) Congress of LP once again in June 2001, and was re-elected President of LP on the VIII Congress of LP in July 2004.
During the elections in 1990, Andov was elected member of the Assembly and became President of the Assembly in January 1991. During the second elections in 1994, he was re-elected for M.P. and president of the Assembly, a position he held until 1996. In this capacity, he was serving as interim president of the Republic of Macedonia from 4 October 1995 to 10 January 1996 in the sick absence of Kiro Gligorov after the assassination attempt on him.[5][6]
Andov was elected Member of the Assembly during the National Elections in 1998 and was president of the Parliamentary Committee on monetary, credit policy and banking at the same time. In 1999 he was a candidate for President of the Republic of Macedonia. On 30 November 2000, he was elected President of the Assembly once again and performed this duty up to September 2002.[7] At the end of 2006, he proposed a law to exclude Yugoslav secret police informants from holding public office.[8] Civil society representatives criticized the proposal. The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the Republic of Macedonia (HCHRRM) criticized the proposal on the basis that it had important deficiencies and endangered human rights and the rule of law. The law was adopted in January 2008.[9]
Andov was a member of the Assembly, Coordinator of the parliamentary group of LP in the Assembly of North Macedonia, and president of the Permanent Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights of the Macedonian Assembly. In 2021, he received the Order 8-September for his contribution to the independence of North Macedonia.[10]
Andov died on 18 June 2024, at the age of 88[11][10] in Skopje.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Почина Стојан Андов" (in Macedonian). Sitel Television. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Кратка биографија од сајтот на Собранието на Република Македонија".
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- ^ a b Blaže Ristovski, ed. (2009). Makedonska enciklopedija: A-LJ (in Macedonian). MANU. pp. 54–55. ISBN 9786082030234.
- ^ "Stojan Androv interim President". Hellenic Resources Network. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "ДОСИЕ Киро Глигоров: државник кој преживеа атентат, љубовна афера и замина како голем човек!". Faktor.mk (in Macedonian). 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023.
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- ^ Tchavdar Marinov (2010). "Historiographical Revisionism and Re-Articulation of Memory in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". Sociétés politiques comparées: 13–14.
- ^ Olivera Simić; Zala Volčič, eds. (2012). Transitional Justice and Civil Society in the Balkans. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 53, 59. ISBN 9781461454229.
- ^ a b "Former Macedonian Parliament Speaker Stojan Andov Dies". Balkan Insight. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Почина Стојан Андов" (in Macedonian). Sitel Television. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.