Republic Day (North Macedonia)

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August 2nd, 2026

Republic Day (North Macedonia)

Republic Day or Ilinden is a national holiday in North Macedonia. It is celebrated on 2 August, which is also a religious holiday – Ilinden. It commemorates two major events in the establishment of the statehood of the country which took place on this date:The Ilinden Uprising of 1903 which was organized by the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization against the Ottoman Empire, and during which a short-lived Kruševo Republic was proclaimed; The First Session of ASNOM of 1944, during the National Liberation Struggle, which laid the foundation of the SR Macedonia.

Source: Wikipedia Republic_Day_(North_Macedonia)

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