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The Macedonians of Romania are a recognised minority with full minority rights. As of the 2002 census, 731 ethnic Macedonians lived in Romania.[4] There are concentrations of Macedonians in Bucharest, Galaţi and Ploieşti.
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In the Middle Ages, the region of Macedonia was part of the Ottoman Empire. For the inhabitants of the region, Romanian states (Wallachia and Moldavia) presented an ideal for political, religious and social freedom, so much of the population emigrated.[5]
In Timiş County, a village with the name Macedonia, was mentioned in documents in 1332-1337 (as Machedonia). The name of the village comes from the founder, the noble family Maczedonia, and the name of this family is related to Macedonia.[6]
Another documented instance of the migration from Macedonia was when Nicodim of Prilep came to Valahia from Prilep and built monasteries in Tismana, Vodiţa, Prislop, Vişina.[7] Many Slavs from the region of Macedonia left for Wallachia, because they had good relations with Aromanians in Romania, (who had also migrated from the southern Balkans) and other Macedonians in Wallachia.[8]
After the Greek Civil War thousands of Greek and ethnic Macedonians fled Greece. Many were evacuated to Romania. A large evacuation camp was established in the Romanian town of Tulgheş. It was here that many of the younger children were reunited with their parents.[9] It is thought that 5,132 children were evacuated to Romania along with 1,981 men and 1,939 women. The group of children evacuated was the largest in Romania. Here in Romania the most provisions were set up for them across the entire Eastern Bloc, excluding Yugoslavia. This group of children would go on to form the recognised minority group of Macedonians in Romania.
The Association of Macedonians in Romania (Macedonian: Друштвото на Македонците во Романија, Romanian: Asociaţia Democratica a Macedonenilor din România) is also from 2000, an ethnic political party. It represents the Macedonian minority in Romania. The party has a seat in the Chamber of Deputies. The current member of the Macedonian minority in Romania is Liana Dumitrescu, who has served since 2004, when she replaced Vasile Ioan Savu, in office from 2000.[10]. Dumitrescu heads the party, which forms part of the parliamentary group of national minorities.[11] At the 2000 elections the group received 8,000 votes,[12] and in 2004, 3 Macedonian political parties from Romania, lead and participated at election by AMR, obtained more than 25 000 votes.[13] However two other Political Parties, Asociatia Macedonenilor din Romania and Asociaţia Cultura a Macedonenilor din România also polled well with 9595 and 9750 votes respectively.[14] This has prompted many people to estimate the number of Macedonians in Romania at over 20,000.
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