gram ▁repeating ▁the ▁Fue hrer ' s ▁order ▁came ▁in ▁at ▁ 2   am ▁on ▁ 6 ▁September . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁September , ▁Mih aj lov ▁decl ined ▁the ▁offer ▁to ▁lead ▁an ▁independent ▁' pu ppet ▁state ' ▁for ▁in ability ▁to ▁get ▁local ▁support . ▁The ▁German ▁diplom ats ▁in ▁Sk op je ▁reported ▁to ▁Berlin ▁that ▁the ▁attempt ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁pu ppet ▁state ▁had ▁failed . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Germany ▁closed ▁its ▁Cons ulate ▁in ▁Sk op je , ▁and ▁Mih aj lov ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁together ▁staff ▁from ▁the ▁German ▁cons ulate , ▁left ▁Sk op je . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁right - wing ▁IM RO ▁national ists ▁declared ▁independence . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Cold ▁War ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁fle e ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁Italy . ▁The ▁Bulgar ian ▁commun ist ▁leader ▁Georg i ▁Dim it rov ▁ordered ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Mih ail ov . ▁The ▁new ▁reg imes ▁in ▁Bulg aria , ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁and ▁Greece ▁per sec uted ▁his ▁follow ers ▁as ▁fasc ists ▁and ▁tra itors . ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁r uling ▁Bulgar ian ▁Commun ists ▁declared ▁the ▁population ▁in ▁Bulgar ian ▁Mac ed onia ▁as ▁eth nic ▁Mac ed onian ▁and ▁teachers ▁were ▁brought ▁in ▁from ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁to ▁teach ▁the ▁loc als ▁in ▁the ▁recently ▁cod ified ▁Mac ed onian ▁language . ▁The ▁organizations