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SA Parliament to debate Pontian genocide

SA Parliament to debate Pontian genocide

SA Parliament to debate Pontian genocide   The South Australian Parliament will be considering a motion to acknowledge the Pontian, Armenian and Assyrian genocides. Alexandros Logothetis The South Australian Parliament will debate a motion for the recognition of the Pontian genocide on April 30. The motion has been introduced by the South Australian Attorney General, Minister of Justice and Multicultural […]

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Skopjans have totally lost it – They also claim now Markos Botsaris

Skopjans have totally lost it – They also claim now Markos Botsaris

A Bulgarian Intellectual had once stated about Skopjans: “Among them, the lie is something customary, it is not considered a vice, but as a sign of wit. The one among them who is caught lying does not feel remorse or embarrassment, but only a sorrow because he wasn’t clever enough when constructing the lie“. The Bulgarian intellectual couldnt be more right. […]

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The chronicle of Serres

The chronicle of Serres

The chronicle of Serres was written by the priest Synadinos who lived in Serres during the first half of 17th century. We know very few things about Papasynadinos. He was born in the village Melenikitsi,10 km northern of Serres,where he settled in 1615. He became priest in 1622 and he started to write his chronicle in 1642,when he sought refuge […]

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The Greek uprising in Macedonia of 1854

The Greek uprising in Macedonia of 1854

    By Kostas68

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Hellenic Electronic Center (HEC) Responds to Risto Stefov

October 25, 2008 The following letter is in response to the theories put forward by Mr. Risto Stefov, who disseminates his own ignorance as a matter of historical fact. First, with regard to his absurd allegations about the lack of Greek spoken during the period of the Greek War of Independence, Mr. Stefov should refer to the work entitled “The […]

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Population of Skopje Through History – Contemporary Sources

Population of Skopje Through History – Contemporary Sources

– Skopje was conquered by Pasha Yigit in the reign of Bayezit I (1392). As the turkish academic Mehmet Inbasi informs us “Having Strategic significance as located in the borders, the city of Skopje was subjected to a systematic settlement after the conquest[..]It is, however, obvious that Ottoman conquests were made to settle there, which were not just temporary adventurous […]

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3 Facts that Skopjans dont want you to know

3 Facts that Skopjans dont want you to know

1.  Skopjans hypocritically, showing their real racist face, tend occasionally to use the term “Turks” as a derogatory remark against Greeks. However they conveniently forget: Fact: (1) Athens was captured from Ottoman Turks in 1458 and  the city was liberated in 1821. (2) Skopje was captured from Ottoman turks in 1392 and the city was liberated in 1912. (3) Thessaloniki was captured from Ottoman turks […]

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L’empire de Turquie,by Xavier Heuschling, 1860

L’empire de Turquie,by Xavier Heuschling, 1860

L’empire de Turquie,by Xavier Heuschling,1860 All the Balkan peoples that were residing in the Ottoman empire and their numbers.There are mentioned Bulgarians, Serbs, Bosnians, Herzegovinians e.t.c,other Slavic branches, Vlachs and Moldovlachs, Albanians, Ottomans of Asiatic origin,Greeks, Armenians, Jews, Gypsies (Bohemians) and Tatars,except the <Macedonians>. The Slavic race includes the Bulgarians,the Serbs,the Bosnians,the Herzegovinians e.t.c. <In 980 the Bulgarians established in […]

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Modern historians about Macedonia – Lorthrop Stoddard

Modern historians about Macedonia – Lorthrop Stoddard

The map speaks volumes itself,”Makedontsi” againlabeled as Bulgarians: Below are some detailed descriptions of the various ethnicities of Yougoslavia and Serbian Macedonia.Not any mention of “ethnic Makedontsi” again. By Kostas68 and ChicagoGeorge

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New Rare Document – Protest of Greeks Against Exarchy in Bitolia 1878

New Rare Document – Protest of Greeks Against Exarchy in Bitolia 1878

Around the same time as the Greek uprising against the Ottoman Turks in Macedonia, the Turks were signing a peace treaty (Treaty of San Stefano; March 3, 1878) with Russia after the Ottoman Empire lost the Russo-Turkish War. The Treaty of San Stefano forced Turkey to give all of Macedonia to Bulgaria and create ‘Great Bulgaria’. This allowed Russia to have […]

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