Jagnula Kunovska
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Jagnula Kunovska (born 1943, Kastoria
, Greece
) is a prominent Macedonian
jurist, politician and artist.
in 1943. She is the granddaughter of the Kastorian voivode, Nikola Dobrolitski. She was evacuated to the city of Tetovo in the People's Republic of Macedonia in 1948 as one of the many political refugees of the Greek Civil War
. She finished a law degree at Skopje University
. She then worked as a lawyer in Skopje. She is a member of the Association of writers from Macedonia. She soon became a leading Jurist
in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia
.
In 1990 she became a founding member of the Macedonian political party, Movement for All-Macedonian Action
(MAAK). She was a supporter of Tito Petkovski
's bid for the Presidency of the Republic of Macedonia in 1999. In 2006 she ran election in the Skopje and Kumanovo regions as part of the New Social Democratic Party. In 2006 there was a controversy between Kunovska and Vlado Bučkovski
which involved claims of Bulgarianisation. In 2007 she left the New Social Democratic Party and became a member of the leading party of the Republic of Macedonia, VMRO–DPMNE During 2008 she has participated in the writing of the magazine "Makedonski Duhovni Konaci".
Kastoria
Kastoria is a city in northern Greece in the periphery of West Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria peripheral unit. It is situated on a promontory on the western shore of Lake Orestiada, in a valley surrounded by limestone mountains...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
) is a prominent Macedonian
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
jurist, politician and artist.
Biography
She was born in the Greek city of KastoriaKastoria
Kastoria is a city in northern Greece in the periphery of West Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria peripheral unit. It is situated on a promontory on the western shore of Lake Orestiada, in a valley surrounded by limestone mountains...
in 1943. She is the granddaughter of the Kastorian voivode, Nikola Dobrolitski. She was evacuated to the city of Tetovo in the People's Republic of Macedonia in 1948 as one of the many political refugees of the Greek Civil War
Political refugees of the Greek Civil War
Political refugees of the Greek Civil War were members or sympathisers of the defeated communist forces who fled Greece during or in the aftermath of the Civil War of 1946–1949. The collapse of the Democratic Army of Greece and the evacuation of the Communist Party of Greece to Tashkent in 1949...
. She finished a law degree at Skopje University
Skopje University
The Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje is the largest university in the Republic of Macedonia. It was named after the medieval brothers Cyril and Methodius, also known as the Apostles to the Slavs, enlighteners who developed the precursors to the Cyrillic alphabet used today in most...
. She then worked as a lawyer in Skopje. She is a member of the Association of writers from Macedonia. She soon became a leading Jurist
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia
Socialist Republic of Macedonia
The Socialist Republic of Macedonia was a socialist state that was a constituent country of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
.
In 1990 she became a founding member of the Macedonian political party, Movement for All-Macedonian Action
Movement for All-Macedonian Action
Movement for All-Macedonian Action is a political party in Macedonia. The party was founded in 1990, and sought to promote Macedonian independence. As a consequence of the overtly nationalistic name, and the lion as the party emblem, MAAK was initially seen as very radical...
(MAAK). She was a supporter of Tito Petkovski
Tito Petkovski
Tito Petkovski is a politician of the Republic of Macedonia, and leads the New Social Democratic Party. He was born on January 23, 1945 in Kriva Palanka, Yugoslavia .He was named after longtime President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito....
's bid for the Presidency of the Republic of Macedonia in 1999. In 2006 she ran election in the Skopje and Kumanovo regions as part of the New Social Democratic Party. In 2006 there was a controversy between Kunovska and Vlado Bučkovski
Vlado Buckovski
Vlado Bučkovski Vlado Bučkovski Vlado Bučkovski (born December 2, 1962 in Skopje Social Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now Republic of Macedonia) is a former prime minister of the Republic of Macedonia, elected by parliament on December 15, 2004. He was previously the defense minister of...
which involved claims of Bulgarianisation. In 2007 she left the New Social Democratic Party and became a member of the leading party of the Republic of Macedonia, VMRO–DPMNE During 2008 she has participated in the writing of the magazine "Makedonski Duhovni Konaci".