History of the Macedonian Issue in Arvanitovlachia

[MegaArgus1]

I see what you mean, similar to a Bulgarian who wants by all means to be Greek

I thought you are Macedonian.

[Hrant Dink]

Another nonsense

Greek school in Monastiri:


1908 Greek demonstration in Monastiri:


Your Greek grandmother from Monastiri:


Your Greek ancestors born in Monastiri:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theofy...pakonstantinou
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonios_Zois
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanula_Papazoglu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Modis

In 2011, a bust of Modis was erected in the town square of Florina at the expense of the Association of Monastiriots of Florina and Environs "Elpis".

And let's go further north. Here's your Greek great-uncle born in Krushevo:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandros_Svolos

Those attending Greek churches were counted as Greeks, those who attended Bulgarian Church were counted as Bulgarians, the muslims were counted as Turks. Very simple.

As they should have been. Church affiliation was by far the main method of self-identification back then.

The Bulgarian church was also founded before the existence of a Bulgarian state. Your "ethnic Macedonians" could have just as easily started their own church, but that never happened. Instead, your ancestors in most parts of Vardar voted in huge numbers to leave the Greek church for the Bulgarian church.

[MegaArgus1]

Greek school in Monastiri:


1908 Greek demonstration in Monastiri:


Your Greek grandmother from Monastiri:


Your Greek ancestors born in Monastiri:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theofy...pakonstantinou
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonios_Zois
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanula_Papazoglu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Modis


And let's go further north. Here's your Greek great-uncle born in Krushevo:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandros_Svolos

As they should have been. Church affiliation was by far the main method of self-identification back then.

The Bulgarian church was also founded before the existence of a Bulgarian state. Your "ethnic Macedonians" could have just as easily started their own church, but that never happened. Instead, your ancestors in most parts of Vardar voted in huge numbers to leave the Greek church for the Bulgarian church.

The schools were Greek, Bulgarian or Serbian attended by Macedonian children. The areas under Greek church jurisdiction the schools were Greek. We could start our own church if we were not under attack by Bulgarian and others. Even today we have our own church but it is not recognized by Bulgarian, Serbian and Greek, you can imagine how it was at that time.