Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia (Formerly in Yugoslavia) - Former Yugoslavia, Balkans, Europe

Taking as the points of departure the historical, cultural, spiritual and statehood heritage of the Macedonian people and their struggle over centuries for national and social freedom as well as the creation of their own state, and particularly the traditions of statehood and legality of the Krushevo Republic and the historic decisions of the Anti-Fascist Assembly of the People's Liberation of Macedonia, together with the constitutional and legal continuity of the Macedonian state as a sovereign republic within Federal Yugoslavia and freely manifested will of the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia in the referendum of September 8th, 1991, as well as the historical fact that Macedonia is established as a national state of the Macedonian people, in which full equality as citizens and permanent co-existence with the Macedonian people is provided for Albanians, Turks, Vlachs, Romanics and other nationalities living in the Republic of Macedonia, and intent on:

• the establishment of the Republic of Macedonia as a sovereign and independent state, as well as a civil and democratic one;
• the establishment and consolidation of the rule of law as a fundamental system of government;
• the guaranteeing of human rights, citizens' freedoms and ethnic equality;
• the provision of peace and a common home for the Macedonian people with the nationalities living in the Republic of Macedonia;
  and on
• the provision of social justice, economic wellbeing and prosperity in the life of the individual and the community,

the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia adopts