The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Skopje, North Macedonia.
Prior to 20th century
6th C. CE - Skopje Fortress built. 518 CE - Earthquake. 6th C. CE - Town rebuilt; called "Justiniana Prima." 585-837 C. CE - Slavs in power. 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. 1346 Coronation of Stephen Uroš IV Dušan as Emperor of the Serbs of the Church-People's Council in Skopje. Town becomes capital of the Serbian Empire. Marko's Monastery established near town. 1366 - Serbian Vukašin Mrnjavčević in power. 1391 - Ottomans in power; town renamed "Üsküp" and becomes capital of the Ottoman Sanjak of Üsküb. 1392 - Pasha Yigit-Beg becomes governor of the Sanjak of Üsküb. 1415 - Ishak Bey becomes governor of the Sanjak of Üsküb. 1436 - Sultan Murad Mosque built. 1443 - Islamic library established. 1454 - Isa-Beg Isaković becomes governor of the Sanjak of Üsküb. 1465 - Madrasa of Ishak Beg established. 1467 - Kapan Han (caravanserai) active (approximate date). 1469 - Stone Bridge built. 1476 - Mosque of Isa Bey built. 1485 - Kodja Mustafa mosque built. 1492 - Mustafa Pasha Mosque built in the bazaar. 1495 - Karlozade mosque built. 1503 - Mosque of Yahya Pasha built. 1519 - Aladja Mosque built. 1555 - 1555 Skopje earthquake 1569 - Population: 10,525. 1572 - Political unrest. 1584 - Political unrest. 1595 - Political unrest. 1661 - Traveller Evliya Çelebi visits town. 1689 - October: Fire of Skopje 1689. 1803 - Mosque of Murat Pasha built. 1868 - Town becomes part of the Ottoman Prizren Vilayet. 1873 - Thessaloniki–Skopje railway begins operating. 1875 - Seat of the Prizren Vilayet relocated to Uskub from Pristina. 1877 - Town becomes part of the Ottoman Kosovo Vilayet. 1882 - Population: 34,152. 1888 - Belgrad-Nish-Skoplye railway begins operating.
20th century
1905 - Population: about 32,000. 1912 August: Albanians in power. Spiro Hadzhi Ristic becomes mayor. 1913 - Serbs in power per Treaty of London. 1918 - Town becomes part of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. 1921 - Population: 32,249. 1926 - Skopje Zoo opens. 1928 - Skopje International Airport opens 1929 - Josif Mihajlović becomes mayor. 1931 - Population: 64,807. 1936 - Freedom Bridge built. 1941 April: City taken by German forces. Spiro Kitinchev becomes mayor. 1944 November 13 - Bulgarian Army captured the city, ejecting the Germans.Crawford, Steve. The Eastern Front Day by Day, 1941-45: A Photographic Chronology, Potomac Books, 2006, , 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."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." Nova Makedonija newspaper begins publication. Public hospital established. Lazar Tanev becomes mayor. 1945 - City becomes capital of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia of Yugoslavia. 1946 Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje established. Association of Journalists of Macedonia headquartered in city. 1947 - City Stadium of Skopje opens. 1949 City becomes capital of Skoplje Oblast. Museum of the City of Skopje founded in a former railway station. Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje founded. 1953 - Population: 121,551. 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. 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. 1993 City becomes capital of the Republic of Macedonia. Library of Islamic Culture built. 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. 1998 - Albanian demonstration. 1999 - Euro-Balkan Institute headquartered in city.
21st century
2001 May: Political unrest. June: Anti-NATO demonstration. July: Anti-NATO demonstration. August: Protest against Ohrid Agreement. 2002 May: Labour unrest. 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. 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. Cevahir Towers construction begins. 2012 - March: Ethnic unrest. 2013 March: Ethnic unrest. Air pollution in Skopje reaches annual mean of 45 PM2.5 and 74 PM10, more than recommended. 2014 - Skopje 2014 extensive re-building project. 2016 2016 Macedonian protests. 2016 Macedonian floods
See also History of Skopje List of mayors of Skopje
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References
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia and Macedonian Wikipedia.
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External links
Europeana. Items related to Skopje, various dates.