Timeline of Skopje

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Skopje, North Macedonia.[nb 1]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Prior to 20th century

See also: Scupi

• 6th C. CE - Skopje Fortress built.
• 518 CE - Earthquake.[1]
• 6th C. CE - Town rebuilt; called "Justiniana Prima."[2]
• 585-837 C. CE - Slavs in power.[2]
• 837-1282 C. CE - Lot of Bulgarian rulers are missing. The city was capital of Bulgaria. Byzantine rule is missing. The city was capital of a Byzantine province called Bulgaria?!?
• 1282 - Serbs in power.[3]
• 1346
  • Coronation of Stephen Uroš IV Dušan as Emperor of the Serbs.[4][5]
  • Town becomes capital of the Serbian Empire.
  • Marko's Monastery established near town.
• 1366 - Serbian Vukašin Mrnjavčević in power.[3]
• 1391 - Ottomans in power; town renamed "Üsküp" and becomes capital of the Ottoman Sanjak of Üsküb.[3]
• 1392 - Pasha Yigit-Beg becomes governor of the Sanjak of Üsküb.[2]
• 1415 - Ishak Bey becomes governor of the Sanjak of Üsküb.
• 1436 - Sultan Murad Mosque built.[2]
• 1443 - Islamic library established.[6]
• 1454 - Isa-Beg Isaković becomes governor of the Sanjak of Üsküb.^[citation needed]
• 1465 - Madrasa of Ishak Beg established.[6]
• 1467 - Kapan Han (caravanserai) active (approximate date).
• 1469 - Stone Bridge built.
• 1476 - Mosque of Isa Bey built.[2]
• 1485 - Kodja Mustafa mosque built.[2]
• 1492 - Mustafa Pasha Mosque built[6] in the bazaar.
• 1495 - Karlozade mosque built.[2]
• 1503 - Mosque of Yahya Pasha built.[2]
• 1519 - Aladja Mosque built.[6]
• 1555 - 1555 Skopje earthquake
• 1569 - Population: 10,525.
• 1572 - Political unrest.[3]
• 1584 - Political unrest.[3]
• 1595 - Political unrest.[3]
• 1661 - Traveller Evliya Çelebi visits town.[2]
• 1689 - October: Fire of Skopje 1689.[2]
• 1803 - Mosque of Murat Pasha built.
• 1868 - Town becomes part of the Ottoman Prizren Vilayet.
• 1873 - Thessaloniki–Skopje railway begins operating.[2]
• 1875 - Seat of the Prizren Vilayet relocated to Uskub from Pristina.[2]
• 1877 - Town becomes part of the Ottoman Kosovo Vilayet.
• 1882 - Population: 34,152.
• 1888 - Belgrad-Nish-Skoplye railway begins operating.[2]

20th century

• 1905 - Population: about 32,000.[1]
• 1912
  • August: Albanians in power.
  • Spiro Hadzhi Ristic becomes mayor.
• 1913 - Serbs in power[4] per Treaty of London.
• 1918 - Town becomes part of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.[2]
• 1921 - Population: 32,249.[2]
• 1926 - Skopje Zoo opens.
• 1928 - Skopje International Airport opens
• 1929 - Josif Mihajlović becomes mayor.
• 1931 - Population: 64,807.[2]
• 1936 - Freedom Bridge built.
• 1941
  • April: City taken by German forces.[7]
  • Spiro Kitinchev becomes mayor.
• 1944
  • November 13 - Bulgarian Army captured the city, ejecting the Germans.[8][9]
  • Nova Makedonija newspaper begins publication.[10]
  • Public hospital established.^[citation needed]
  • Lazar Tanev becomes mayor.
• 1945 - City becomes capital of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia of Yugoslavia.[3]
• 1946
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje established.
  • Association of Journalists of Macedonia headquartered in city.[11]
• 1947 - City Stadium of Skopje opens.
• 1949
  • City becomes capital of Skoplje Oblast.[4]
  • Museum of the City of Skopje founded in a former railway station.
  • Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje founded.
• 1953 - Population: 121,551.[12]
• 1963
  • 26 July: 1963 Skopje earthquake.
  • Revolution Bridge built.
  • Contemporary Art Museum of Macedonia founded.
• 1967 - Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts headquartered in city.
• 1974 - Metodi Antonov becomes mayor.
• 1976 - City administration organized into five municipalities: Čair, Centar, Gazi Baba, Karpoš, and Kisela Voda.
• 1977 - Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus founded.
• 1978 - Tumba Madžari archaeological excavations begin.
• 1981
  • Transportation Center Skopje rebuilding completed.
  • Population: 408,143.[13]
• 1984 - Macedonian Radio-Television Center built.
• 1986 - Jugoslav Todorovski becomes mayor.
• 1990 - Church of St. Clement of Ohrid consecrated.
• 1991 - Milan Talevski becomes mayor.
• 1992 - July: Political demonstration.[14]
• 1993
  • City becomes capital of the Republic of Macedonia.[3]
  • Library of Islamic Culture built.[15]
  • United States Army Camp Able Sentry established near city.
• 1995 - Macedonian Stock Exchange established.
• 1996
  • City administration organized into seven municipalities: Čair, Centar, Gazi Baba, Gjorče Petrov, Karpoš, Kisela Voda, Šuto Orizari.
  • Yahya Kemal College established.
  • Risto Penov becomes mayor.
• 1997 - Center for Strategic Research and Documentation founded.[16]
• 1998 - Albanian demonstration.[17]
• 1999 - Euro-Balkan Institute headquartered in city.[16]

21st century

• 2001
  • May: Political unrest.[17]
  • June: Anti-NATO demonstration.[18]
  • July: Anti-NATO demonstration.[19]
  • August: Protest against Ohrid Agreement.[20]
• 2002
  • May: Labour unrest.[21]
  • Population: 506,926; metro 668,518.
• 2004
  • City administration organized into ten municipalities: Aerodrom, Butel, Čair, Centar, Gazi Baba, Ǵorče Petrov, Karpoš, Kisela Voda, Saraj, Šuto Orizari.
  • Press to Exit project space established.[22]
• 2005
  • Dance Fest Skopje begins.
  • Trifun Kostovski becomes mayor.
• 2009
  • Memorial House of Mother Teresa opens.
  • Koce Trajanovski becomes mayor.
• 2010 - Skopje 2014 construction project announced.
• 2011
  • Skopje Airport new terminal and Museum of the Macedonian Struggle open.
  • Millennium Cross Cable Car begins operating.
  • Statue of Alexander the Great unveiled in Macedonia Square.[23]
  • Cevahir Towers construction begins.
• 2012 - March: Ethnic unrest.[17]
• 2013
  • March: Ethnic unrest.[24]
  • Air pollution in Skopje reaches annual mean of 45 PM2.5 and 74 PM10, more than recommended.[25]
• 2014 - Skopje 2014 extensive re-building project.
• 2016
  • 2016 Macedonian protests.[26]
  • 2016 Macedonian floods

See also

• History of Skopje
• List of mayors of Skopje

Notes

1. The city of Skopje has been known by several names: Iskubia, Scopia, Scupi, Skopia, Skopie, Skopje, Skoplje, Skoplye, Uscub, Uscup, Ushküp, Uskiup, Üsküb, Usküp. See also: Other names of Skopje.

References

1. Britannica 1910.
2. Bajraktarević 1936.
3. Van Vynckt 1996.
4. Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1781, OL 6112221M
5. Ferdinand Schevill (1922), History of the Balkan Peninsula, New York: Harcourt, Brace, OL 23304265M
6. H.T. Norris (1993), Islam in the Balkans, Columbia, S.C: University of South Carolina Press, ISBN 978-0872499775
7. Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA: G. & C. Merriam Co., 1960, p. 1052, OCLC 3832886, OL 5812502M
8. Crawford, Steve. The Eastern Front Day by Day, 1941-45: A Photographic Chronology, Potomac Books, 2006, ISBN 1597970107, p. 170: "November 13, 1944: Greece, land war. The Bulgarian First Army ejects Army Group E from Skopje although, as most Axis forces have left Greece, this does not trap the army group."
9. Stone & Ston; An online database of World War II, books and information on the Web since 1995: War Diary for Monday, 13 November 1944: "German forces withdraw from Skopje as Bulgarian 1st Army advances. Bulgarian 1st Army captures Skopje. Southern flank of the Russian Front, 1944-1945; Balkan campaigns, the Aegean, and the Adriatic, 1942-1945."
10. "Global Resources Network". Chicago, USA: Center for Research Libraries. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
11. "Members". Global Investigative Journalism Network. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
12. "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.
13. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.
14. "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". Europa World Year Book 2004. Taylor & Francis. 2004. ISBN 978-1857432534.
15. ArchNet.org. "Skopje". Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA: MIT School of Architecture and Planning. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
16. "Think Tank Directory". Philadelphia, USA: Foreign Policy Research Institute. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
17. "Macedonia Profile: Timeline". BBC News. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
18. "U.S. Wades Into Macedonian Conflict and Skopje Erupts". New York Times. 25 June 2001.
19. "Mobs Protest In Macedonia". New York Times. 25 July 2001.
20. "Violence on Both Sides in Macedonia Mars Peace Accord". New York Times. 10 August 2001.
21. "Global Nonviolent Action Database". Pennsylvania, USA: Swarthmore College. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
22. "Macedonia". Art Spaces Directory. New York: New Museum. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
23. "Skopje Journal: Weary of Greek Pressure, Macedonia Claims a Hero". New York Times. 4 July 2011.
24. "Ethnic Albanians clash with police in Macedonia". Reuters. 2 March 2013.
25. World Health Organization (2016), Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database, Geneva, archived from the original on 28 March 2014
26. "Macedonia's protests try to bring down government with a splat", BBC News, 8 June 2016

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia and Macedonian Wikipedia.

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External links

• Europeana. Items related to Skopje, various dates.