"Kiro Gligorov, who became Macedonia’s first president in 1991 and served two terms between then and 1999, has died at the age of 94.
His funeral, which at his prior request will be a private family occasion, is to take place on January 3 2012 in Skopje.
Gligorov was born on May 3 1917 in Stip in the then kingdom of Serbia.
Parliament in Skopje elected him president on January 27 1991. He was returned as head of state in presidential elections in 1994. At the end of his term of office, he was – then aged 82 – the world’s oldest serving head of state."
His funeral, which at his prior request will be a private family occasion, is to take place on January 3 2012 in Skopje.
Gligorov was born on May 3 1917 in Stip in the then kingdom of Serbia.
Parliament in Skopje elected him president on January 27 1991. He was returned as head of state in presidential elections in 1994. At the end of his term of office, he was – then aged 82 – the world’s oldest serving head of state."
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