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Skopje

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Skopje or Skoplje , city (1994 pop. 444,760), capital of Macedonia, on the Vardar River. It is an important transportation and trade center as well as an industrial hub where chemicals, cement, machinery, and diverse light manufactures are produced. The city is also the see of an Orthodox Eastern archbishop and the seat of a Macedonian university (founded 1949). Dating from Roman times, Skopje was captured by the Serbs in 1282 and was the scene (1346) of Stephen DuĊĦan 's coronation as czar of Serbia. It fell to the Turks in 1392 and until the fall of Constantinople (1453) was... Read more
Macedonia
Cities of the World ... Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Major Cities: Skopje, Ohrid Other Cities: Bitola, Kumanovu, Prilep ... INTERPOL, EBRD, FAO, IMF, and UNESCO. MAJOR CITIES Skopje The capital city of Macedonia, Skopje, is a thriving city of 582,000 people. Located ... Read more
Mother Teresa
U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Mother Teresa Born: August 27, 1910 Skopje, Macedonia Died: September 5, 1997 Calcutta, India Albanian ... Mother Teresa of Calcutta was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia, on August 27, 1910. At the time of her birth Skopje was located within the Ottoman Empire, a vast empire controlled ... upset ... Read more

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Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje. (Corporate Statement).(Brief Article)
The Banker; 9/1/2002; 660 words ; Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje is the leading private bank in Macedonia ... name of Komunalna Banka in the city of Skopje, the bank underwent several transformations ... our activities. Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje is a universal bank that is licensed ... Read more
Evidence of a Macedonian Execution; Scene in Ethnic Albanian House in Skopje Belies Police Account of Killing
The Washington Post; 8/8/2001; Daniel Williams; 700 words ; ... in an ethnic Albanian neighborhood of Skopje today. Bullets had pierced the wooden ... said Peter Bouckaert, an investigator in Skopje for Human Rights Watch, who also inspected ... Ohrid, southwest of here, the scene in Skopje gave a suggestion of horrors to come in ... Read more
Police report of Skopje deaths meets skepticism.(WORLD)(BRIEFING: EUROPE)
The Washington Times; 3/24/2002; 597 words ; Byline: Joshua Kucera, THE WASHINGTON TIMES SKOPJE, Macedonia - Three weeks after the fact ... in a village just outside the capital, Skopje. On March 2, Macedonian police announced ... U.S., British and German embassies in Skopje. They also said the men had on them uniforms ... Read more
FOOTBALL: LET'S KOP THE LOT IN SKOPJE; MICK McCARTHY TALKS EXCLUSIVELY TO SUPER SPORT ON THE REPUBLIC'S EURO CRUNCH IN MACEDONIA; Mac: We must go all-out to grab three points.(Sport)
The People (London, England); 10/3/1999; Stuart, Charlie; 787 words ; ... says of the vital Group Eight game in Skopje on Saturday: We will be going all-out ... match until after the final whistle in Skopje. I have always felt that the best Yugoslavia ... Mark went on a spying mission for me to Skopje last month when Yugoslavia beat the Macedonians ... Read more
Skopje renamed.(Europe)(Skopje International Airport)(Brief article)
Airports International; 1/1/2007; 223 words ; The Management Board of Skopje International Airport has received the Macedonian Government's backing to rename its capital city's gateway as Skopje Aleksandar Makedonski International Airport. Aleksandar Makedonski ... name of the legendary military leader Alexander the Great. News of the move was received ... Read more
soc: Result Vardar Skopje 3 bt Dudelange 0
AAP Sports News (Australia); 7/25/2002; 60 words ; 00-00-0000 soc: Result Vardar Skopje 3 bt Dudelange 0 SKOPJE, July 24 Reuters - Champions League first qualifying round, second leg result here today: VARDAR SKOPJE (Mkd) 3 bt DUDELANGE (Lux) 0 (First leg: 1- 1; Vardar Skopje ... Read more
EBRD LOAN FOR SKOPJE AIRPORT
Transport Europe; 1/19/1996; 276 words ; An urgent safety-related upgrading of Skopje airport will be undertaken under the terms of a DM 17 ... external trade. It has two international-class airports - Skopje and Ohrid. Skopje Airport, some 16 kilometres from the capital, is the main ... Read more
Is Macedonia the next Kosovo? NATO's secretary general and the EU's security chief met in Skopje yesterday to discuss the escalating crisis.(World)
The Christian Science Monitor; 6/15/2001; 787 words ; ... Special to The Christian Science Monitor SKOPJE -- NATO Secretary General George Robertson ... Americans, are already stationed near Skopje as logistical support to peacekeepers ... Aracinovo, five miles from the capital, Skopje. Officials from UNHCR, the UN refugee ... Read more
Football: LEICESTER SKOPJE IT.(Sport)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 9/20/2000; 133 words ; ... to travel to the Macedonian capital of Skopje on September 28 to play the second leg ... venue for the return leg, have nominated Skopje - which is just 15 miles from the Kosovo ... Vienna. If Euro bosses give the OK for Skopje, then Leicester are likely to have little ... Read more
Soc: Sloga Jugomagnat Skopje lift Macedonian Cup
AAP Sports News (Australia); 5/25/2004; 95 words ; AAP Sports News (Australia) 05-25-2004 Soc: Sloga Jugomagnat Skopje lift Macedonian Cup SKOPJE, May 24 Reuters - Sloga Jugomagnat Skopje lifted the Macedonian Cup for the third time after beating Napredok Kicevo 1-0 with a goal from Argend Bekiri. The 29-year-old ... Read more

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