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Bulgarian–Macedonian relations

Bulgaria	Macedonia

Greece – Macedonia relations refer to the bilateral relations between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

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Historically there have been many Bulgarians in the Strumica area of the Republic of Macedonia. At the same time, until 1913 the majority of the Slav population of Macedonia had Bulgarian identity. During World War II, most parts of Yugoslav and Greek Macedonia were annexed by Bulgaria, and the local Slavic-speakers were regarded and self-identified as Macedonian Bulgarians. Not until much later did the process of Macedonian national identity formation gain momentum. After 1944 Communist Bulgaria and Communist Yugoslavia began a policy of making Macedonia a connecting link for the establishment of new Balkan Federative Republic and stimulating there a development of distinct Slav Macedonian consciousness.

Therefore, it is not surprising that, ever since the Republic of Macedonia broke away from former Yugoslavia in the decade of 1990, the relationship with Bulgaria has been full of controversy and disputes.

The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Macedonia, Nikola Poposki, needs to shore up relations with Bulgaria.

See also

• Foreign relations of Bulgaria
• Foreign relations of the Republic of Macedonia

References

1. Yugoslavism: histories of a failed idea, 1918-1992, Dejan Djokić, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2003, ISBN 1-85065-663-0, p. 122.
2. ^ Center for Documentation and Information on Minorities in Europe - Southeast Europe (CEDIME-SE) - Macedonians of Bulgaria
3. The struggle for Greece, 1941-1949, Christopher Montague Woodhouse, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2002, ISBN 1-85065-492-1, p. 67.
4. Who are the Macedonians? Hugh Poulton,Hurst & Co. Publishers, 1995, ISBN 1-85065-238-4, ISBN 978-1-85065-238-0, p. 101.
5. Europe since 1945. Encyclopedia by Bernard Anthony Cook. ISBN 0-8153-4058-3, pg. 808.
6. "Macedonia's brand new foreign office". The Economist. 2012-10-12.

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