Filip Petrovski
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Filip Tihomir Petrovski, Ph.D in political science (born May 28, 1972 in Kumanovo
) is a Macedonian intellectual, political activist and librarian.
, but because of publicly stating that he is a member of a political party VMRO-DPMNE he was not allowed to run.
During his college years he participated in the student demonstrations of 1997 against the law passed by the Macedonian Government regarding the Pedagogy Faculty.
Because of his activities the Macedonian Ministry of Interior opened a political file on him, codename MARTA, in which he was defined as dangerous for the constitutional order of the Republic of Macedonia] His file was closed after he became a member of the Macedonian Parliament.
His file was published in full in the daily newspaper Makedonija Denes, in nine parts in year 2000. That was a proof of misuse of the security services of the state for the interests of SDSM and their fight against all who held different opinions from theirs.
Once more about Us
Anti blog for Filip Petrovski,
Opinions 2007-2008
Kumanovo
Kumanovo is a city in the Republic of Macedonia and is the seat of Kumanovo Municipality which is the largest municipality in the country. Municipal institutions include a city council, mayor and other administrative bodies.-Name:...
) is a Macedonian intellectual, political activist and librarian.
- Presently he is the director of the City Library “Braka Miladinovci” in SkopjeSkopjeSkopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
. He was appointed in 2005.
Undergraduate education
- He has finished experimental high school in the school “Goce Delcev” in KumanovoKumanovoKumanovo is a city in the Republic of Macedonia and is the seat of Kumanovo Municipality which is the largest municipality in the country. Municipal institutions include a city council, mayor and other administrative bodies.-Name:...
.
- He has graduated from the Philosophical Faculty at the University of St. Cyril and Methodius in SkopjeSkopjeSkopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
.
Postgraduate education
- With the invitation of the American Government he was representative from Macedonia to the 1998 USIA International Visitor Program, A project for Young European Leaders. In 1999 he went to the Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, John F. Kennedy School of GovernmentJohn F. Kennedy School of GovernmentThe John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools...
at the course of International leadership and economic development.
- Holds Master of Science degree on Law Faculty in Skopje, 2007.
- Holds Ph.D in political science, 2010.
Political standings
- He became member of VMRO-DPMNEInternal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization-Democratic Party for Macedonian National UnityThe Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity is a nationalist political party in the Republic of Macedonia. The party describes itself as a Christian democratic and pro-European political party which supports the admission of Macedonia to NATO...
during his studies of philosophy in SkopjeSkopjeSkopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
in the early 1990s.
- At that time Macedonia was still struggling for democracy and international recognition. The former Communist Party, now only with new name over take political power in the country with fraud in the election of 1994. In 1997 large protests of students took place; the final stage of the protests was a hunger strikeHunger strikeA hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance or pressure in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt in others, usually with the objective to achieve a specific goal, such as a policy change. Most hunger strikers will take liquids but not...
. The government was forced to call a special session of the Assembly of the Republic of MacedoniaAssembly of the Republic of MacedoniaThe Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, the Assembly , has 123 members, elected for a four year term, by proportional representation from 6 electoral districts, each contributing 20 MPs.- Result :...
.
- Shortly after the protests he became a presidentPresidentA president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of Youth Force Union of VMRO-DPMNE(1997–2000), and a member of Executive Committee of VMRO-DPMNE (1997–2002)
- Vicepresident of United for MacedoniaUnited for MacedoniaUnited for Macedonia is a political party in the Republic of Macedonia. It has been founded by Ljube Boškoski, a former interior minister and former member of conservative VMRO-DPMNE, who is the leader of the party.-History:After having been acquitted of all charges against him at the...
, 2009 - 2010. After a strong disagrees with party president about how the politics is run he left the party.
Political positions
- MP in the Assembly of the Republic of MacedoniaAssembly of the Republic of MacedoniaThe Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, the Assembly , has 123 members, elected for a four year term, by proportional representation from 6 electoral districts, each contributing 20 MPs.- Result :...
in the period from 1998 until 2001. He was a member of the Parliamentary Committee for Control of the Security and Counterintelligence Institution and the Intelligence Agency, & the Public Research Committee for Protection of Human RightsHuman rightsHuman rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
and Liberties, And the Youth and Sport Committee.
- In December 2001, he was appointed to be the first Consul General in the Consulate General of the Republic of Macedonia in New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Other career activities
In 1996 he was promoted as a candidate for the position of a president of the Student Union of the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in SkopjeSkopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, but because of publicly stating that he is a member of a political party VMRO-DPMNE he was not allowed to run.
During his college years he participated in the student demonstrations of 1997 against the law passed by the Macedonian Government regarding the Pedagogy Faculty.
Because of his activities the Macedonian Ministry of Interior opened a political file on him, codename MARTA, in which he was defined as dangerous for the constitutional order of the Republic of Macedonia] His file was closed after he became a member of the Macedonian Parliament.
His file was published in full in the daily newspaper Makedonija Denes, in nine parts in year 2000. That was a proof of misuse of the security services of the state for the interests of SDSM and their fight against all who held different opinions from theirs.
Published books
About UsOnce more about Us
Anti blog for Filip Petrovski,
Opinions 2007-2008
External links
- City Library of Skopje
- Filip Petrovski's video chanel
- Filip Petrovski's macedonian blog
- To Learn from a Great Minds, Weekly Macedonian Sun, 2006
- Protests of students in Macedonia 1997 pictures from a personal collection of Filip Petrovski
- Filip Petrovski New Leader of Youth Wing of VMRO M A K - N E W S, 23/09/1997 - M.I.L.S. (SkopjeSkopjeSkopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
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