The Memorandum of Independence of Macedonia (french: Mémorandum consérnant l'indépendance de la Macédoine) is a document published on March 1, 1913 by four former members of the

Macedonian Scientific and Literary Society The Macedonian Scientific and Literary Society, called also Slavic-Macedonian Scholarly and Literary Society was an organization of Macedonian Slavs in Russia in the first decades of the twentieth century. Activity Its founders were Dimitrij ...

. They insisted on the independence of the modern region of Macedonia. Its name, which disappeared during the period of Ottoman rule, was revived in the 19th century. Its boundaries, which have changed considerably over the time, also came to be redefined during the same period.Dimitar Bechev, Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Macedonia, Scarecrow Press, 2009, , Introduction, pp. VII-VIII. The document was addressed to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, Edward Grey, the ambassadors in the palace in London and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire and was signed by

Dimitrija Čupovski Dimitrija Čupovski ( mk, Димитрија Чуповски) (November 8, 1878 – October 29, 1940) was a Macedonian textbook writer and lexicographer. Dimitrija Čupovski is considered one of the most prominent ethnic Macedonians in history ...

, Aleksandar Vezenkov, Gavril Konstantinovich and

Nace Dimov Nace Dimov ( mk, Наце Димов; 1876-1916), also known as Atanas Dimov Čupovski оr Čuparov, was a Macedonian political and cultural activist. He was the older brother of Dimitrija Čupovski. Dimov was a writer on the ''Macedonian Voice'' ...

. In addition, Čupovski drew a political-geographic map of Macedonia "into its natural, geographical, ethnic and economic boundaries", which was attached to the Memorandum. The document, among other things, says:

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{{reflist 1913 documents Memoranda History of Macedonia (region) 1913 in Europe Macedonian Scientific and Literary Society

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