Talk:Republic of Pontus

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There is no such country in the history called Republic of Pontus, please see references for more details. Pontus has been a small kingdom in the past as part of Byzantian Empire, between 1204-1461. This is a diversion of the history, please do not divert the history but stand what it says.

References: [[1]] for history of Pontus in wikipedia [[2]] for another source

This is the most absurd article I have read. You greeks never seem to amaze me!!! The greeks living on noth-eastern anatolia were not the majority of the population in 1917! This article is nothing but historical falsification. The authors do not provide any references or links to back up their claim. Therefore I have removed the part where it says the greeks were a majority in nort-eastern anatolia, which is basically a lie! and I will remove this each time unless there is evidence contrary to this Orrin_73

[edit] A non-existent state?

This state did not exist. It never proclaimed independence, it never built any of the state apparatus and mechanisms, it never reached anything other than a plan. This is not even a case of a self-proclaimed entity, the entity itself did not exist. I am seriously wondering why the article itself exists? --Free smyrnan 12:55, 26 March 2007 (UTC)