Ioannis Metaxas succeeds to Premiership in Greece under King George II.
August 1936
Metaxas suspends parliamentary government and rules as Dictator.
Spring 1939
Italy occupies Albania, and Greece conscripts all eligible men, horses, and mules.
October 1940
Italy declares war on Greece. The Greek 9th Division, composed primarily of Macedonians, drives back the Italians into Albania.
April 1941
Germany attacks Greece from the north and conquers it in one month. Greece remains under German and Italian occupation until October 1944.
Spring 1942
The Komitee movement is organized.
May 1943
SNOF (SlavianoMakedonski Naroden Osfoboditelen Front) is formed. Gochev becomes the military leader of the Macedonian units (Gocheva Brigada) under Greek Command
September 1943
Italy capitulates to the Allies.
Fall 1943
The Setoma Komitee kill Alexovski, a SNOF organizer, in Grebointsia.
Spring 1944
The Chereshnitsa Komitee are attacked and the village is captured by the Partisans.
August 1944
Gochev and his SNOF brigades break away from ELAS and cross into Yugoslav Macedonia.
Spring 1946
The Greek Bourontades and Greek Army gather about 44 Chereshnitcheni in front of the Church and jailed them in Kostour as Partisans.
Fall 1946
Civil War begins in Greece. Markos Vafiadis leads the insurgents. The uprising is known as DSE (Dimokratikou Stratou Elladas), Democratic Forces of Greece.
Fall 1947
Partisans gather minor children and send them north to the socialist countries for safety. This is known by the Macedonian name as “Detsa Begaltsi”, and by the Greek name as “Pedomasima”.
December 1947
Markos Vafiadis forms the Provisional Democratic Government. He revives the Macedonian Slav Movement, SNOF, only now known as NOF,(Naroden Osfoboditelen Front).
January 1949
Markos Vafiadis is relieved of his command and expelled from the Greek Communist party. Secretary General Nikos Zachariadis of the Greek Communist party takes control.
July 1949
Tito closes the Yugoslav-Greek border and ceases to support the Greek Guerrillas (Andartes) in retaliation for the Russian Communist Party’s support of Zachariadis.
A group of villagers (L to R) Seated: Tetko Bouri Shkemboff, Pando Popoff from Olishtcha, Pando’s wife, Kouzo Pliastoff, Itso Penchoff, Koleto Bellioff and Vangeli Kotoff. Middle Row: Unknown, Teta Tana Shkembova, Unknown, Tashko Penchoff, Fana Penchova, Unknown, Ditchka Pliastova and Teta Dita Belliova. Back Row: Labreto Mangoff, Gileto Mangoff, Koleto Stasin, Tsilio Dzodzoff, Miteto Rogoff, Petreto Penchoff and Itso Stasin.
The Boshkoff family: (L to R) Front Row: Dedo Dimitre Boshkoff, Prosha Boshkova (Dzodzova), and Baba Mitra Boshkova. Back Row: Vouiko Koleto Boshkoff, Vouina Anna Boshkova (Kochova), my mother Dota Boshkova (Popova), and superimposed is Yoti Boshkoff
