''Makedonsko delo'' ( Bulgarian/

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:Македонско дело, :"Macedonian cause") was a newspaper connected to the

IMRO (United) The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (United) (1925–1936); ) commonly known in English as IMRO (United), was the name of a revolutionary political organization active across the entire geographical region of Macedonia. History IMR ...

and came out on the 10th and 25th of each month in

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. It was printed in

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, and

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. The newspaper started on September 10, 1925, and had notable people in the editorial committee like

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, Vladimir Poptomov, and Pavel Shatev. In total, 179 issues were published, with the last one on May 25, 1935.

History

During the 1920s there were many leftist activists from

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in foreign land, the most notable ones being with a base in

. In 1925 they formed the

Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (United) The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (United) (1925–1936); ) commonly known in English as IMRO (United), was the name of a revolutionary political organization active across the entire geographical region of Macedonia. History IMRO ...

and its organ ''Makedonsko delo''. ''Makedonsko delo'' began to publish issues on September 10, 1925, it supported the ideas of the

May Manifesto The "May Manifesto" of May 6, 1924 was a manifesto in which the objectives of the unified Macedonian liberation movement were presented: independence and unification of partitioned region of Macedonia, fighting all the neighbouring Balkan monarchi ...

. The first issue was edited by

, and he was the main editor of the first few editions before Vladimir Poptomov became the main editor. The main mission of the newspaper was to be a different from the previous ones which were written in the spirit of Bulgarian supremacism and nationalism and to fight for the unity and freedom of Macedonian people and their federalizing with the rest of the Balkan people. The main motto of the newspaper was "Independent Macedonia and

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". The main editor Vladimir Poptomov also used multiple hidden names such as the name "V. Gramov".Иванчев, Димитър.
Български периодичен печат, 1844 – 1944: анотиран библиографски указател
'. Т. 1. София, Наука и изкуство, 1962. с. 462. The newspaper was also anti-fascist and was against

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. ''Makedonsko delo'' published for the first time in April 1934 the Resolution of the Comintern on the Macedonian question which was made together with IMRO (United).Македонско дело, бр. 185, IV. 1934.

Publishes

Sources

{{Reflist Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (United) Bulgarian-language newspapers