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Boris Trajkovski

Boris Trajkovski, Macedonian politician, 2nd President of the Republic of Macedonia (died 2004)

Born
June 25, 1956
Died
February 26, 2004
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1956

About Boris Trajkovski

Boris Trajkovski (GCMG; Macedonian: Борис Трајковски, pronounced ['bɔris 'trajkɔfski]; 25 June 1956 – 26 February 2004) was a Macedonian politician who served as the president of Macedonia from 1999 until his death in 2004 in a plane crash. == Early life == Trajkovski was born on 25 June 1956 in the village of Murtino in the region of Strumica in PR Macedonia, FPR Yugoslavia (modern North Macedonia), into a Methodist family. He studied at a gymnasium in Strumica. As a Methodist Christian, he led the Yugoslav Methodist youth organization for 12 years. Trajkovski graduated in 1980 with a degree in law from the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. He also studied at a Protestant theological college in the United States. Trajkovski subsequently specialised in commercial and employment law, later serving as the leader of the legal department of the Sloboda construction company in Skopje until 1997. The communist government had also confined him to the countryside during the Cold War, where he served as a lay pastor of a Romani congregation. == Career in politics == After the Republic of Macedonia's independence, he became a member of the political party VMRO-DPMNE in 1992.

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The world when Boris Trajkovski was born

Boris Trajkovski was born in 1956. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1956

  • #1 song"Heartbreak Hotel" – Elvis Presley
  • Top movieAround the World in 80 Days
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookPeyton Place – Grace Metalious

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentDon Larsen pitches a perfect game in the World Series
  • Top headlineElvis Presley takes America by storm
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
  • Defining fadElvis Presley mania
  • Notable inventionHard disk drive (IBM)
  • World population2.82 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (NBA)
  • U.S. population168.1M

1956 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Boris Trajkovski's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19562026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$11,700$435,000
Average income$6,500$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.50$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population168.1M341 million

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