Zastava Arms was originally founded in 1853 and had its headquarters in Kragujevac, Serbia, but after the collapse Yugoslavia in the early 1980's, a majority of the surviving corporation's leaders escaped to Macedonia, where no city had been hit, the remnant that remained in Serbia soon came under government control in the country. When the Kingdom of Macedonia was established in 1991, the corporation's former head was appointed by the new president, Kiro Gligorov, as the Secretary of Manufacturing and Production. He helped build the Macedonian economic infrastructure to a stable level and the result was that by the late 1990's a majority of factories in Macedonia had been reopened. After, the president was voted out in 1996, the Zastava Arms Corporation was re-established and now based in
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| - Zastava Arms was originally founded in 1853 and had its headquarters in Kragujevac, Serbia, but after the collapse Yugoslavia in the early 1980's, a majority of the surviving corporation's leaders escaped to Macedonia, where no city had been hit, the remnant that remained in Serbia soon came under government control in the country. When the Kingdom of Macedonia was established in 1991, the corporation's former head was appointed by the new president, Kiro Gligorov, as the Secretary of Manufacturing and Production. He helped build the Macedonian economic infrastructure to a stable level and the result was that by the late 1990's a majority of factories in Macedonia had been reopened. After, the president was voted out in 1996, the Zastava Arms Corporation was re-established and now based in
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| - Zastava Arms was originally founded in 1853 and had its headquarters in Kragujevac, Serbia, but after the collapse Yugoslavia in the early 1980's, a majority of the surviving corporation's leaders escaped to Macedonia, where no city had been hit, the remnant that remained in Serbia soon came under government control in the country. When the Kingdom of Macedonia was established in 1991, the corporation's former head was appointed by the new president, Kiro Gligorov, as the Secretary of Manufacturing and Production. He helped build the Macedonian economic infrastructure to a stable level and the result was that by the late 1990's a majority of factories in Macedonia had been reopened. After, the president was voted out in 1996, the Zastava Arms Corporation was re-established and now based in Skopje. They produced many old Yugoslav weapons, including the M-70 assault rifles and the M-72 machine gun. In 1997, however, the Zastava Arms Corporation was needed more than ever. The Macedonian Civil War broke out in January 1997, and the government signed a massive contract with the newly recreated Zastava to produce assault rifles and machine guns. The Macedonian Army was armed by Zastava all throughout the war, but this wasn't always a good thing. On March 6, 1998, four Zastava factories in the north were temporarily put out of commission when bombs exploded in the factory's centers. But by April, they had all been repaired and arms continued to roll of their lines and help win the Civil War for the government. The government awarded the head of Zastava Arms by awarding the company the contract to produce the first post-Doomsday tank in Macedonia. The contract's down payment was used to fund the creation of Zastava Armored, a division in the company to produce tanks and IFV's. The first of the new model T-55, based on ones found in the old army barracks in Skopje, rolled off the line, and were immediately put into use by the army. As time progressed, more tanks were produced, and with the introduction of foreign military suppliers like Turkey and Brazil, the Macedonian company had to find a new way to stay on top.
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