Vasil Tupurkovski

ABOUT VASIL TUPURKOVSKI

Macedonian politician who founded the Democratic Alternative, a moderate political party, in 1998.

He taught law at the University of Skopje before becoming Deputy Prime Minister to Macedonian leader, Ljubco Georgievski .

He became president of the Macedonian Olympic Committee after being cleared of embezzlement charges.

His family lived in Skopje at the time of his birth.

Former U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright , is another eastern European (Czech)-born politician.