[2] In 1930, the first conference of the League was held in Toledo, Ohio, with Smile Vojdanov being elected as a chairman of the Central Committee and Georgi Pirinski Sr. as a secretary.
The first regular congress of MPL was held in Gary, Indiana, in 1931, and since then the Macedonian People's League has been formed.
Immediately after its formation, the MPL was associated with various left-wing organizations in the United States and Europe, as well as with the Comintern.
[1] It was the first organization in the United States to support the idea that the Macedonians constitute a separate nationality and that their language is distinct.
[4] MPL acted aggressively against the Macedonian Patriotic Organization, that it believed, was a Bulgarian agent.