| 2 Aug 1944 |
Macedonia is proclaimed a federal state (federalna država|федерална држава) of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia in accordance with a declaration approved by the Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia (Antifašisko sobranie na narodnoto osloboduenje na Makedonija | Антифашиско собрание на народното ослободуење на Македонија) in the St. Prohor Pčinjski Monastery (now in Serbia) on 2 Aug 1944 (AANLM Documents, pp. 184-191) |
| 2 Aug 1944 - 31 Jan 1946 |
Makedonija (Македонија) | Macedonia [1] |
| 31 Jan 1946 |
the name of the state is defined in accordance with Art. 2 of the Constitution of Yugoslavia of 1946 (effective upon passing by the Constituent Assembly of Yugoslavia on 31 Jan 1946 as required by Art. 139 of the Constitution) (Yugoslavia Official Gazette (Macedonian edition), No. 10, 1 Feb 1946, pp. 74-94) |
| 31 Jan 1946 - 7 Apr 1963 |
Narodna Republika Makedonija (Народна Република Македонија) | People's Republic of Macedonia |
| 8 Mar 1946 |
the name of the state is approved in accordance with a law passed by the Presidium of the National Assembly (Narodno Sobranie|Народно собрание) of Macedonia on 8 Mar 1946 (Macedonia Official Gazette, No. 7, 20 Mar 1946, p. 55) |
| 7 Apr 1963 |
the name of the state is changed in accordance with the Constitution of Yugoslavia of 1963 (effective upon passing by the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia on 7 Apr 1963 as required by Art. 259 of the Constitution and a Constitutional Law of 7 Apr 1963) (Yugoslavia Official Gazette (Macedonian edition), No. 14, 10 Apr 1963, pp. 261-289) |
| 7 Apr 1963 - 7 Jun 1991 |
Socijalistička Republika Makedonija (Социјалистичка Република Македонија) | Socialist Republic of Macedonia |
| 25 Jan 1991 |
the Socialist Republic of Macedonia is proclaimed a sovereign state in accordance with a declaration passed by the Assembly (Sobranie) of the Republic on 25 Jan 1991 (effective upon passing) (Macedonia Official Gazette, No. 5, 1 Feb 1991, p. 45) |
| 7 Jun 1991 |
the name of the state is changed in accordance with a law amending the Constitution passed by the Assembly of the Republic on 7 Jun 1991 (effective upon promulgation by a resolution of the Assembly on the same day) (Macedonia Official Gazette, No. 27, 11 Jun 1991, pp. 357-358) |
