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]

Administration for Security and Counterintelligence
Управа за безбедност и контраразузнавање (УБК)
Uprava za bezbednost i kontrarazuznavanje (UBK)
Agency overview
Formed1995[1]
Preceding agencies
  • State Security Administration
  • UDBA
Dissolved2019
JurisdictionWorld
HeadquartersSkopje, North Macedonia
EmployeesClassified
Annual budgetClassified
Ministers responsible
Websitewww.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
#PortraitNameMandate commenced onMandate finished onPolitical Party
Before 1991 see: UDBA
State Security Administration
(Macedonian: Служба за Државна Безбедност)
1Slobodan Bogoevski[6]19911995SDSM[7]
Directorate for Security and Counterintelligence
(Macedonian: Дирекција за Безбедност и Контраразузнавање)
2Dobri Velichkovski[8][9] Ciganot19951998SDSM[7]
3Zoran Verushevski [10][10][11][11]19981998none
4Bojan Bojanovski[12]19982001Democratic Alternative[7]
5Goran Mitevski[13]20012002VMRO-DPMNE[7]
6Nikola Spasovski[14][15]20022003VMRO-DPMNE[7]
7Siljan Avramovski20032004SDSM[7]
Administration for Security and Counterintelligence
(Macedonian: Управа за Безбедност и Контраразузнавање)
8Mile Zechevikj20042006SDSM[7]
9Sasho Mijalkov20062015VMRO-DPMNE[7]
10Ljupco Andonovski20152016VMRO-DPMNE
11Vladimir Atanasovski20162017VMRO-DPMNE
12Goran Nikolovski20172019none [16]

See also

References
  1. (Macedonian)
  2. "Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK)". Administration for Security of Classified Information of the Republic of Macedonia. 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. 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.
  6. faktor.mk Retrieved 18.05.2015 (Macedonian)
  7. novamakedonija.com.mk 11.6.2009 Archived 2015-05-20 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18.05.2015 (Macedonian)
  8. vest.com.mk 4/15/2002 Archived 2015-05-19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18.05.2015 (Macedonian)
  9. utrinski.com.mk 16 октомври 2006 Retrieved 18.05.2015 (Macedonian)
  10. vest.com.mk 5/17/2001 Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16.05.2015 (Macedonian)
  11. vest.com.mk 11/11/2002 Archived 2015-05-19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16.05.2015 (Macedonian)
  12. vest.com.mk 2/3/2001 Archived 2016-03-09 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18.05.2015 (Macedonian)
  13. makedonskosonce.com Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16.05.2015 (Macedonian)
  14. dnevnik.com.mk 18 март 2006 Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16.05.2015 (Macedonian)
  15. utrinski.com.mk Retrieved 16.05.2015 (Macedonian)
  16. 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


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