I will here put forward evidence which will show that the Republic of Macedonia was always a member NATION of the Yugoslavian Federation and not a province or the like.
Here is what the Yugoslav constitutions have to say:
CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERATIVE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA (1946)
CONSTITUTION OF THE SOCIALIST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
Adopted by the Federal People's Assembly April 7, 1963
Ustava Socialistične federativne republike Jugoslavije (1974)
It is clearly stated that Macedonia was a federal REPUBLIC within Yugoslavia.
Macedonia as a REPUBLIC have existed since 1946 and not from 1991 which our negaters like to claim.
Here is what the Yugoslav constitutions have to say:
CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERATIVE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA (1946)
CONSTITUTION
PART ONE
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
CHAPTER I
THE FEDERATIVE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
ARTICLE 1. The Federative People's Republic of Yugoslavia is a federal people's state,
republican in form, a community of peoples equal in rights who, on the basis of the right to
self-determination, including the right of separation, have expressed their will to live together
in a federative state.
ARTICLE 2. The Federative People's Republic of Yugoslavia is composed of the People's
Republic of Serbia, the People's Republic of Croatia, the People's Republic of Slovenia, the
People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the People's Republic of Macedonia and the
People's Republic of Montenegro.
The People's Republic of Serbia includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and the
autonomous Kosovo-Metohijan region.
PART ONE
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
CHAPTER I
THE FEDERATIVE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
ARTICLE 1. The Federative People's Republic of Yugoslavia is a federal people's state,
republican in form, a community of peoples equal in rights who, on the basis of the right to
self-determination, including the right of separation, have expressed their will to live together
in a federative state.
ARTICLE 2. The Federative People's Republic of Yugoslavia is composed of the People's
Republic of Serbia, the People's Republic of Croatia, the People's Republic of Slovenia, the
People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the People's Republic of Macedonia and the
People's Republic of Montenegro.
The People's Republic of Serbia includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and the
autonomous Kosovo-Metohijan region.
Adopted by the Federal People's Assembly April 7, 1963
PART ONE
THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SYSTEM
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 1. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is a federal state of voluntarily united and equal peoples and a socialist democratic community based on the powers of the working people and on self-government.
ARTICLE 2. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia comprises the socialist republics of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.
The territory of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is unified, consisting of the territories of the socialist republics.
THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SYSTEM
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 1. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is a federal state of voluntarily united and equal peoples and a socialist democratic community based on the powers of the working people and on self-government.
ARTICLE 2. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia comprises the socialist republics of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.
The territory of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is unified, consisting of the territories of the socialist republics.
Ustava Socialistične federativne republike Jugoslavije (1974)
Slovenian original:
1. člen
Socialistična federativna republika Jugoslavija je zvezna država kot državna skupnost prostovoljno združenih narodov in njihovih socialističnih republik ter socialističnih avtonomnih pokrajin Kosova in Vojvodine v sestavi Socialistične republike Srbije, ki temelji na oblasti in samoupravljanju delavskega razreda in vseh delovnih ljudi, ter socialistična samoupravna demokratična skupnost delovnih ljudi in občanov ter enakopravnih narodov in narodnosti.
2. člen
Republike in pokrajini SFRJ
Socialistično federativno republiko Jugoslavijo sestavljajo: Socialistična republika Bosna in Hercegovina (1), Socialistična republika Črna gora (4), Socialistična republika Hrvatska (2), Socialistična republika Makedonija (3), Socialistična republika Slovenija (6) in Socialistična republika Srbija (5), kot tudi Socialistična avtonomna pokrajina Kosovo (5a) in Socialistična avtonomna pokrajina Vojvodina (5b), ki sta v sestavi Socialistične republike Srbije.
English translation:
1st Article
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is a federal state as a national community of voluntarily united nations and their Socialist Socialist Republics and autonomous provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina in the composition of the Socialist Republic of Serbia, based on self-management authorities and the working class and all working people, and socialist self-governing democratic community of working people and citizens and equal nations and nationalities.
2 Article
The Republics and the provinces of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia consists of: Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), the Socialist Republic of Montenegro (4), Socialist Republic of Croatia (2), Socialist Republic of Macedonia (3), Socialist Republic of Slovenia (6) and the Socialist Republic of Serbia (5) as well as the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo (5a) and the Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (5b), which is composed of the Socialist Republic of Serbia.
1. člen
Socialistična federativna republika Jugoslavija je zvezna država kot državna skupnost prostovoljno združenih narodov in njihovih socialističnih republik ter socialističnih avtonomnih pokrajin Kosova in Vojvodine v sestavi Socialistične republike Srbije, ki temelji na oblasti in samoupravljanju delavskega razreda in vseh delovnih ljudi, ter socialistična samoupravna demokratična skupnost delovnih ljudi in občanov ter enakopravnih narodov in narodnosti.
2. člen
Republike in pokrajini SFRJ
Socialistično federativno republiko Jugoslavijo sestavljajo: Socialistična republika Bosna in Hercegovina (1), Socialistična republika Črna gora (4), Socialistična republika Hrvatska (2), Socialistična republika Makedonija (3), Socialistična republika Slovenija (6) in Socialistična republika Srbija (5), kot tudi Socialistična avtonomna pokrajina Kosovo (5a) in Socialistična avtonomna pokrajina Vojvodina (5b), ki sta v sestavi Socialistične republike Srbije.
English translation:
1st Article
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is a federal state as a national community of voluntarily united nations and their Socialist Socialist Republics and autonomous provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina in the composition of the Socialist Republic of Serbia, based on self-management authorities and the working class and all working people, and socialist self-governing democratic community of working people and citizens and equal nations and nationalities.
2 Article
The Republics and the provinces of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia consists of: Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), the Socialist Republic of Montenegro (4), Socialist Republic of Croatia (2), Socialist Republic of Macedonia (3), Socialist Republic of Slovenia (6) and the Socialist Republic of Serbia (5) as well as the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo (5a) and the Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (5b), which is composed of the Socialist Republic of Serbia.
Macedonia as a REPUBLIC have existed since 1946 and not from 1991 which our negaters like to claim.
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