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Kumanovo

City

City in North Macedonia where the Serbian army defeated Ottoman forces in 1912 and where the agreement ending the 1999 Kosovo War was signed.

View on map 42.13° N, 21.71° E Wikipedia

Held by

1789 – May 29, 1913 Ottoman Empire de facto
August 10, 1913 – November 23, 1918 Serbia de facto
October 6, 1915 – September 29, 1918 Bulgaria de facto Military occupation
November 12, 1920 – April 5, 1941 Yugoslavia de facto
April 30, 1941 – August 25, 1944 Bulgaria de facto
November 29, 1943 – March 3, 1992 Yugoslavia de facto
since September 8, 1991 North Macedonia de facto

Events here 4

January 20 – May 20, 1878 Kumanovo uprising
October 23–24, 1912 Battle of Kumanovo
June 9, 1999 Kumanovo Agreement
May 9–10, 2015 2015 Kumanovo clashes