Administration for Security and Counterintelligence
The Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (Macedonian: Управа за безбедност и контраразузнавање), commonly referred to by the acronym UBK, was the domestic counterintelligence and security agency of North Macedonia.[2] Its headquarters are located in Skopje, and the agency is under jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[3]
Управа за безбедност и контраразузнавање (УБК) Uprava za bezbednost i kontrarazuznavanje (UBK) | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1995[1] |
Preceding agencies | |
Dissolved | 2019 |
Jurisdiction | World |
Headquarters | Skopje, North Macedonia |
Employees | Classified |
Annual budget | Classified |
Ministers responsible | |
Website | www.mvr.gov.mk |
The agency was founded in the People's Republic of Macedonia under the name Department for People's Protection OZNA, as the official security agency in the Macedonian socialist republic.[4] Officially, the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence, was founded in 1995 under the name Directorate for Security and Counterintelligence.[4]
This agency was succeeded by the National Security Agency[5]
Directors
# | Portrait | Name | Mandate commenced on | Mandate finished on | Political Party |
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Before 1991 see: UDBA State Security Administration (Macedonian: Служба за Државна Безбедност) | |||||
1 | Slobodan Bogoevski[6] | 1991 | 1995 | SDSM[7] | |
Directorate for Security and Counterintelligence (Macedonian: Дирекција за Безбедност и Контраразузнавање) | |||||
2 | Dobri Velichkovski[8][9] Ciganot | 1995 | 1998 | SDSM[7] | |
3 | Zoran Verushevski [10][11] | 1998 | 1998 | none | |
4 | Bojan Bojanovski[12] | 1998 | 2001 | Democratic Alternative[7] | |
5 | Goran Mitevski[13] | 2001 | 2002 | VMRO-DPMNE[7] | |
6 | Nikola Spasovski[14][15] | 2002 | 2003 | VMRO-DPMNE[7] | |
7 | Siljan Avramovski | 2003 | 2004 | SDSM[7] | |
Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (Macedonian: Управа за Безбедност и Контраразузнавање) | |||||
8 | Mile Zechevikj | 2004 | 2006 | SDSM[7] | |
9 | Sasho Mijalkov | 2006 | 2015 | VMRO-DPMNE[7] | |
10 | Ljupco Andonovski | 2015 | 2016 | VMRO-DPMNE | |
11 | Vladimir Atanasovski | 2016 | 2017 | VMRO-DPMNE | |
12 | Goran Nikolovski | 2017 | 2019 | none [16] |
See also
- North Macedonia
- Intelligence Agency (Civilian Agency)
- Military Service for Security and Intelligence-G2 (Military Agency)
References
- (Macedonian)
- "Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK)". Administration for Security of Classified Information of the Republic of Macedonia. 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- "Profile on the Director of the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence". Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia. 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-12-28. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- "Profile on the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence of the Republic of Macedonia". Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- Макфакс (2019-09-01). "Димовски: УБК заминува во историјата, денеска е првиот работен ден на Агенцијата за национална безбедност". МАКФАКС (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- faktor.mk Retrieved 18.05.2015 (Macedonian)
- novamakedonija.com.mk 11.6.2009 Archived 2015-05-20 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18.05.2015 (Macedonian)
- vest.com.mk 4/15/2002 Archived 2015-05-19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18.05.2015 (Macedonian)
- utrinski.com.mk 16 октомври 2006 Retrieved 18.05.2015 (Macedonian)
- vest.com.mk 5/17/2001 Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16.05.2015 (Macedonian)
- vest.com.mk 11/11/2002 Archived 2015-05-19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16.05.2015 (Macedonian)
- vest.com.mk 2/3/2001 Archived 2016-03-09 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18.05.2015 (Macedonian)
- makedonskosonce.com Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16.05.2015 (Macedonian)
- dnevnik.com.mk 18 март 2006 Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16.05.2015 (Macedonian)
- utrinski.com.mk Retrieved 16.05.2015 (Macedonian)
- Горан Николовски и Лазо Велковскисе новите директори на УБК и БЈБ 16.06.2017 Archived 2018-02-05 at the Wayback Machine Macedonian, Retrieved 17.06.2017
External links
- Official website
- dbki.gov.mk Retrieved 15.05.2015 (Macedonian)
- slobodenpecat.mk 1/27/2015 Retrieved 18.05.2015 (Macedonian)