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Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...

Timeline of Events

1346

4.16.1346

The Serbian Empire is proclaimed in Skopje by Dusan Silni, occupying much of the Balkans.

1912

10.26.1912

First Balkan War: The capital city of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, is unified with Greece on the feast day of its patron Saint Demetrius. On the same day, Serbian troops captured Skopje.

1963

7.26.1963

An earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia (now in the Republic of Macedonia) leaves 1,100 dead.