Macedonia: it’s not just the name

By Aristide Caratzas The dispute regarding the official name by which the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is known appears to many policy makers to be anything from arcane to trivial. Yet its mishandling during the last 15 years, and especially in the last few months, has had political consequences for some of the [...]

1903- Macedonians verify their Greekness and appeal to European powers

Appeal of Macedonians to European Powers       The Macedonians of Athens and of the Piraeus  For this reason the Macedonians of Athens and of Peiraeus assembled in general meeting, have adopted the following resolutions :— To protest against the appaling state of affairs created by the bands of Brigans from Bulgaria, which only [...]

SlavoBulgarian Anti-Macedonian Struggle, 1897-1903

One of the less known aspects of the Macedonian question has been the needlessly Cruel methods and Crimes commited by the SlavoBulgarian Komitadjis against the Greek population of Macedonia. The Bulgarian bands had been notorious for their murders and outrages against non-combatants and especially the Greeks of Macedonia.  The list is certainly not complete and [...]