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	Macedonians (ethnic group) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The overwhelming majority of ethnic Macedonians live in the Republic of Macedonia, although there are also minority communities in neighboring Serbia, Greece (in Greek or Aegean Macedonia where the overwhelming majority Greeks also refer to themselves as Macedonians), Albania and Bulgaria, as well as in other diaspora communities in a number of other countries.
		Ethnic Macedonians in the Republic of Macedonia, according to the 2002 census
		Macedonian groups in the country have reported official harassment, with the Bulgarian Constitutional Court banning a small Macedonian political party in 2000 as separatist and Bulgarian local authorities banning political rallies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Macedonians_(ethnic_group) (4704 words)

	Republic of Macedonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ethnic groups in the Republic of Macedonia, according to the 2002 census
		Although Macedonian is designated the country's official national language and languages spoken by over 20% of the total population are also designated official (at present only Albanian fulfils this requirement), in municipalities where at least 20% of the population is from other ethnic minorities their individual languages are used for official purposes in local government.
		The reaction of the Macedonian Orthodox Church was to cut-off all relations with the clergy of the Ohrid Archbishopric and to prevent bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church from entering the Republic of Macedonia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Republic_of_Macedonia (4900 words)

	Macedonians in the USA
		Macedonian leaders began to develop a strong sense of regional identity in the 19th century, but it was not until the 20th century that some intellectuals began to argue that Macedonian Slavs were neither Bulgarian nor Serbian, nor Greek, but a separate people.
		Macedonians were usually listed as coming from Turkey, Serbia (or Yugoslavia), Greece, and Bulgaria; in the absence of reliable statistics it can be estimated that between 1903 and 1906 about 50,000 Macedonian Bulgarians emigrated to the United States.
		A group of 90 Macedonian Americans from Gary founded a Macedonian Orthodox Church and in 1962 asked for and received recognition from the metropolitan and Holy Synod of the Macedonian Orthodox Church in Skopje, the capital of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.
	members.tripod.com /imro_usa/macedonians.htm (3411 words)

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		In some cases, the national group number for a country may not express the ethnicity of the majority of the population.
		For example, the national group numbers for all the modern nations of Latin America where Spanish is at least one of the official languages express Spanish-American ethnicity, though the majority of the population in some countries is of native American origin, e.g., Bolivia.
	www.oclc.org /DEWEY/updates/new/200412.doc (437 words)

	WMC-News - Confronting ethnic cleansing in Tetovo, Macedonia
		And Macedonians are also responsible for a recent incident of ethnic cleansing, when a Macedonian mob in the central Macedonian town of Bitola burned down the shops and homes of Albanians there in retaliation for the murder of Macedonian soldiers from Bitola by Albanians in the western Macedonian town of Tetovo.
		Ethnic cleansing in western Macedonia by organized Albanian armed groups took on a truly mass character on the 23rd of July 2001.
		Of course, active policemen and soldiers of the Macedonian army have suffered their share as well at the hands of Albanian armed groups, but at least their suffering came in the course of their sworn service, for which they are honoured today for their sacrifices.
	www.mymacedonia.net /links/email5.htm (3868 words)

	International Religious Freedom Report 2002: Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
		Nominally, approximately 66 percent of the population are Macedonian Orthodox, approximately 30 percent are Muslim, approximately 1 percent are Roman Catholic, and approximately 3 percent are of other faiths (largely various Protestant denominations).
		The 1997 Law on Religious Communities and Religious Groups contained a number of specific requirements for the registration of religious groups that were struck down by the Constitutional Court in 1999.
		Ethnic Macedonians contend that they often are associated with the policies of ethnic Albanian Muslims, which they do not support.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2002/13948.htm (2003 words)

	Fallacies and Facts
		The inhabitants of The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (The FYROM) are ethnic Macedonians, direct descendants of, or related to the ancient Macedonians.
		Furthermore, the Macedonians wore a distinctive hat, the “kausia” (καυσία) (Polybius IV 4,5; Eustathius 1398; Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander, VII 22; cf.
		Macedonian Paeonia is the part of Paeonia which lies south of the narrow pass at the area of Demir Kapija (The FYROM).
	www.greece.org /themis/macedonia/factseng.htm (6149 words)

	Macedonians in Greece
		In order to attract Macedonians to fight on their side, the Greek communists guaranteed ethnic Macedonians a minority status and promised them a large autonomy of Aegean Macedonia within the auspices of a Greek communist state.
		Furthermore, ethnic Macedonians could hardly find a job in the civil sector and their children were, reportedly, being discouraged from having a complete secondary education.
		Macedonian human and minority rights movements have been actively campaigning to persuade the Greek government and the international community to recognize the existence of the Macedonian minority in Greece, and acknowledge their basic human and minority rights.
	www.gate.net /~mango/Kimlika.html (4564 words)

	Macedonia for the Macedonians
		The Macedonian "barbarian" defeated Greece at the battle of Chaeronea in August 338 BC and appointed himself "Commander of the Greeks".
		The question of the use of the Macedonian language was raised by Alexander himself during the trial of Philotas, one of his generals accused of treason.
		Because contemporary Macedonian language is also a Slavic language, and according to a lot of research the ancient Macedonian language was of the same kind as the language of the Pellastis, being the oldest recognized Slavic language, it is very likely that contemporary Macedonian in certain laxic elements is like the Homeric Language.
	www.makedonija.info /ancient.html (6233 words)

	Macedonia News - Confronting Ethnic Cleansing in Tetovo, Macedonia by Michael Seraphinoff
		The fact that members of nearly every ethnic group have at some time victimized their neighbors has provided outsiders with an easy rationale for ignoring desperate pleas for help from individuals and communities under attack.
		Of course, active policemen and soldiers of the Macedonian army have suffered their share as well at the hands of Albanian armed groups, but at least their suffering came in the course of their sworn service, for which they are honored today for their sacrifices.
		As a result, Macedonians continue to offer their property for sale in predominantly Albanian areas, with the aim to leave Tetovo and their unhappy memories of recent life there forever behind them.
	www.maknews.com /html/articles/seraphinoff/seraphinoff3.html (3895 words)

	Macedonia - United Macedonians Organization of Canada
		Groups like the NAAC are allowed and encouraged because they help create public opinion favorable to Washington's strategy and because they present the public appearance - this is very important - that Washington is succumbing to pressure from without.
		Like all the Constitutions of former Yugoslavia, the Macedonian Constitution is a complicated and ambiguous document, reflecting the complications and ambiguities of the country itself, which is famous for the inextricable mixture of numerous contrasting ethnic populations.
		While Macedonian is the official state language (Article 7), the nationalities may use their own language in local affairs where they constitute a majority or "a considerable number" of the inhabitants.
	www.unitedmacedonians.org /macedonia/facts-fiction.html (4822 words)

	Macedonians in Greece
		One such example is the Bulgarian slavist and ethnographer P. Draganov, who in his studies of 1887-1894 and 1903, proved the existence of the Macedonians and the Macedonian language as a distinct language.
		The Macedonians on this map (Mazedonier in German, and presented in green with stripes), populate large area of Aegean Macedonia as the largest ethnic group, including the districts of Kostur (Kastoria), Lerin (Florina), Voden (Edessa), Ber (Veroia), and Salonika (Thessaloniki), the largest Macedonian city.
		Today, the CIA Ethnic Map of Balkans and Macedonia is yet another proof that the ethnic Macedonians today represent a big national minority in northern Greece or Aegean Macedonia.
	faq.macedonia.org /history/12.1.2.html (3203 words)

	TFF FEATURES - Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Ethnic Albanians are part of the governing coalition in parliament.
		This means that the recent tragic events in the country are not the fault of the majority of its citizens, both Macedonian and Albanian, who have found themselves since March the latest pawns in yet another Balkan power-play decided by forces out of their control.
		The British Helsinki HumanRights Group's reports do not express corporate opinions but is grateful to the authors of its reports for their research and conclusions.
	www.transnational.org /features/2001/BHHG.html (693 words)

	Yugoslavs
		Ethnic disposition of the South Slavs in 1914
		From the map pulished in the book printed by "Headquarters, Department of the Army" it is clear that the West knows disposition of the religious groups in Yugoslavia.
		There are NO Muslims or "Bosniaks" presented as a separate ethnic group.
	www.srpska-mreza.com /MAPS/Ethnic-groups/index.html (631 words)

	Fallacies and Facts about Macedonia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Macedonian dialect was an Aeolic dialect of the Western Greek language group
		The Macedonian hat was very distinctive from the hats of the other Greeks, but the Persians did not distinguished the Macedonians, because the Macedonian speech was also Greek
		Alexander would have faced the same angry Macedonians that he was confronted with in Opis when he appointed foreigners (Persians and Medes) to high ranks and offices in his Army and administration.
	www.macedonianstar.com /FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm (6111 words)

	Nazi's ethnic map of Yugoslavia from 1940
		How compelling, that in 1940, and prior to World War II, the Germans needed to know the ethnic make-up of Yugoslavia.
		"Macedonians" are also presented as a separate ethnic group.
		Like Hitler in 1940, the U.S. State Department in 1992 (only days before American Administration is to instigate the ethnic wars in Bosnia) made their own ethnic map.
	www.srpska-mreza.com /MAPS/Ethnic-groups/map-Nazi-1940.html (363 words)

	Ethnic Press database has been moved (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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	www.crl.edu /DBSearch/Ethnic.asp (28 words)

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