Manifest issued at the first session of the Anti-fascist Council of National Liberation of Macedonia to the people of Macedonia
Cataloguing Data
Period / Epoch
2 Aug 1944
Original title
Антифашистичко собрание за народно ослободување на Македонија (АСНОМ)
Category
Policy proposal
Original language
Modern Greek
Date
2 Aug 1944
Author(s)
Metodija Andonov-Čento, Panko Brašnarov, Emanuel Cuckov, Ljibco Arsov, Vladimir Polezinovski, Venko (Veniamin) Markovski (Milano Toshev), Cvetko Uzunovski, Dlagoje Fotev, Mihail Apostolski, Strahil Gigov, Petre Piruze, Kiril Petrušev, Jorgov Jovan, Epaminonda Pop-Andonov, Genadie Leškov, Kemal Agoli, Lazar Sokolov, Vera Aceva, Hasan Kember, Aco Petrovski, Georgiev Celopecki Mladen, Lilkana Calovska
Proclamation of the Macedonian state: The document established the existence of a Macedonian nation-state, symbolizing a long-awaited achievement for the people.
Equality for all citizens: It guaranteed that all citizens would have equal rights and freedoms, including the right to their own language and religion, regardless of their ethnic affiliation.
Call for unity: The manifesto called for the “brotherhood and unity” of all nationalities in Macedonia and invited all peoples, including Albanians, Turks, and Vlachs, to join the national liberation struggle.
- Unification of Macedonians: It also called for the unification of the entire Macedonian people, referring to all parts of the geographical region of Macedonia.
- Official language: A key decision was to make the Macedonian language the official language of the new state.
- National Holiday: The manifesto proclaimed Ilinden (August 2) as a national holiday, a decision that remains significant today.