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Why is Greece claiming Macedonian history?

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The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is not a real national country. It was a region encompassing numerous leftovers when Yugoslavia was hastily put together after WII, by drawing lines on a map. read more

That is the time when Greece forced the use of Macedonia for their northern province to build strong “Macedonian” relationship with the people there so if Republic of Macedonia ever wanted to lay some claim on this territory (which is ubsurd today, but still), Greece will have stronger claim. read more

So Greece does not steal “Macedonian” history. The true Macedonian history is part of Greek history. The country that calls itself “Macedonia” has tried to steal Greek history. And Bulgarian history. read more

That is exactly why the Greeks claim that the ancient Macedonians "were Greek", so that if in ancient times there was a Greek tribe (Macedonians) living in Macedonia, then that land therefore is Greek (just like Andronikos points above). read more

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