Macedonians (Greek)

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This article is about Greeks associated with Macedonia. For the unrelated, Slavic ethnic group, see Macedonians (ethnic group).
The Vergina Sun, a symbol widely used by Greek Macedonians, both in Greece and in the diaspora.
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The Vergina Sun, a symbol widely used by Greek Macedonians, both in Greece and in the diaspora.[1]

Macedonians (alternative names: Greek Macedonians or Macedonian Greeks) is the term by which ethnic Greeks originating from Macedonia, particularly Greek Macedonia, are known. In Greek historical literature, they are often referred to as Μακεδόνες (Macedonians) [2]. Similar terms include Pontian Greeks or Pontians (Greeks from Pontus) and Greek Epirotes or Epirotes (Greeks from Epirus). Bulgarians from Macedonia are reported to use the term "Macedonian" in the same way, to denote geography rather than ethnicity. During the Ottoman domination of Macedonia, Greek Macedonians reportedly constituted in both the 19th century and early 20th century the majority of the Christian population in the vilayets of Selânik (Thessaloniki) and Manastır (Bitola). Approximately 100,000 Greeks were recorded in the 1941 census of Axis occupied Yugoslavia, primarily in the Bitola area [3].

Many Greek Macedonians have immigrated to Australia, mostly from Florina, Kastoria and Kozani, primarily between the years 1924-1974 [2]. The Greek Macedonian community in Melbourne has been reported to have been in conflict with the Slavic Macedonian community over the usage of cultural symbols, such as the Vergina Sun[1], which is used by both groups. Such incidents heightened during the years 1992-1995 when the naming dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia had just begun [4].

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[edit] Famous Macedonians

[edit] Ancient and Byzantine

Note: Whether the ancient Macedonians were an ethnically Greek people or not is uncertain (EB). Ancient Macedonians are listed here on account of their reported self-identification as Greeks.

[edit] Early Modern

[edit] Contemporary

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b In July 1995, Greece lodged a request with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for exclusive intellectual property rights to the Vergina Sun. "Greece petitions for int'l rights to Vergina Star", ANA, 31 July 1995. See also WIPO registrations: [1] [2], [3].
  2. ^ a b Jupp, J. The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins, Cambridge University Press, October 1, 2001. ISBN 0-521-80789-1, p. 147.
  3. ^ Mustairas G., Yugoslavia and Macedonia, Athens 1988 - p. 54.
  4. ^ Liotta, P. H. and Simons, A. Thicker than Water? Kin, Religion, and Conflict in the Balkans, from Parameters, Winter 1998, pp. 11-27 (available online).

[edit] Bibliography

  • Peter Mackridge, Eleni Yannakakis, eds., Ourselves and Others: The Development of a Greek Macedonian Cultural Identity since 1912, 1997, ISBN 1-85973-133-3.

[edit] External links

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