Macedonia naming dispute
The Macedonia naming dispute was a political dispute between Greece and North Macedonia. The disputed was because of the name “Macedonia”. It was solved in 2019 with the Prespa Agreement when Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras and Macedonian prime minister Zoran Zaev signed the agreement at Lake Prespa along the border of both countries.[1]
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Ancient kingdom of Macedonia c. 200 BC
Modern Republic of North Macedonia
The flag of Greek Macedonia, with the Vergina Sun
Map of Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia
The flag used by the Socialist Republic of Macedonia from 1963 to 1991 with the red star on the canton. It was also used by the Republic of Macedonia from 1991 to 1992 and the People's Republic of Macedonia from 1946 to 1963.
The flag used by the Republic of Macedonia from 1992 to 1995. The newly established state's adoption of the symbol was considered by Greece to be a provocation.
The current flag of the Republic, adopted on 5 October 1995
List of countries/entities that used "Republic of Macedonia" in bilateral diplomatic relations. that used "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" for all official purposes. whose official position on the issue was unknown. that have no diplomatic relations with the country
The 2008 Bucharest summit of NATO
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References
- ↑ "Macedonia and Greece: How they solved a 27-year name row". BBC News. 24 January 2019. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46971182.
