Vasil Tupurkovski ( mk, Васил Тупурковски; born 8 April 1951) is a Macedonian academic, politician and the former president of the

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. Tupurkovski was born in

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...

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. After graduation, he worked as a professor of International law at the University of Skopje. He was the founder of the centrist political party Democratic Alternative (''Demokratska alternativa'') in March 1998. Between 1999 and 2000 he served as Deputy Prime Minister in the government under

Ljubčo Georgievski Ljubčo Georgievski or Lyubcho Georgievski ( mk, Љубчо Георгиевски, ; bg, Любчо Георгиевски; born 17 January 1966) is a politician from North Macedonia who served as the only Vice President of Macedonia and as th ...

. In April 2009, he was sentenced to three years in jail on charges of embezzlement and misuse of public funds."Tupurkovski 3 years in jail"
Macedonia Daily, 8 April 2009. This decision was reversed on 9 December 2009 by the Appellate Court. Tupurkovski was featured in the BBC documentary ''The Death of Yugoslavia''.

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1951 births Living people Politicians from Skopje Democratic Alternative (North Macedonia) politicians Deputy Prime Ministers of North Macedonia Government ministers of North Macedonia Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje alumni Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje faculty {{NorthMacedonia-politician-stub