Milan Pančevski ( Macedonian: Милан Панчевски; 16 May 1935 – 9 January 2019) was a Macedonian politician who was the final

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from 1989 to 1990, when the party was dissolved. He was also part of the

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in 1987.

Early life

Prior to being

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of the

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, he was

of the League of Communists of Macedonia from 1984 to 1986. He was active in politics after the

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, and joined the

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. He died in

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on 9 January 2019.

References

1935 births 2019 deaths People from Debar Ex officio members of the Presidency of the 12th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia Members of the Presidency of the 13th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia Members of the Central Committee of the 12th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia Members of the Central Committee of the 13th Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia Secretaries of the Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Macedonia Presidency of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia members Social Democratic Union of Macedonia politicians {{NorthMacedonia-politician-stub