the foundations of the mpl were set by smile vojdanov in pontiac, michigan in 1929. 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.