Macedonia irks Greeks with 'forged' history, statue

It has been twenty years since the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia gained independence - and throughout the country, thousands are celebrating, but the festivities are stirring controversy at home and abroad.

But Greece, which has always opposed the country's use of the name Macedonia, is now objecting to a $7 million statue of military conqueror Alexander the Great.

It says its neighbour is forging history, by stealing Greek names and national heroes, while some citizens believe such extravagant gestures are better spent on helping the poor.

Al Jazeera's Claudio Lavanga reports from Skopje.

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[petdou2]

@kateprincessa 400 world famouse historians writes:

" The answers are clear: Alexander the Great was Greek, not Slavic, and Slavs and their language were nowhere near Alexander or his homeland until 1000 years later. This brings us back to the geographic area known in antiquity as Paionia. Why would the people who live there now call themselves Macedonians and their land Macedonia? "

w w w . macedonia-evidence . org

[petdou2]

@kirekarevsk1 The ethnic hatred that created the wars in Yugoslavia are now exported to Europe/Eu.

Now we have former Bulgarians that pretends that they are ancient Greek Macedonians.

Will it be the same sad end as in Yugoslavia. Seems so when Fyroms ultra nationalist supress its people's real Bulgarian roots covered by political and historical propaganda. This propaganda creates hatred against neighbouring countries.

What is wrong with these slavic nations?

[iu5eak47]

@MrNMT69 ok what ever you say.

[MrNMT69]

@iu5eak47 Hey Stupid!!!!!!There is a reason as to why your FYROM and Central Macedonia is Thessaloniki!!!!!Your a YUGOSLAV SKOPJEN MORON WITH NOTHING IN COMMON TO THE ANCIENT MACEDONIANS NOR CENTRAL MACEDONIA WITHIN HELLENIC BORDERS.

FIRSTLY YOU CANT PROVE NOTHING AND THE DIALECTS YOU TALK ABOUT ARE IRRELIVENT TO YOU. YOUR A BULGARIAN SPEAKING SLAV.;

YOU CALLING YOURSELF MACEDONIAN IS A JOKE. IF YOUR

MACEDONIAN,THEN SO ARE THE BULGARIANS, ALBANIANS AND SERBS. YOU HAVE NO LINK LIKE THE GREEKS

[MrNMT69]

@Devoj4E Viva La FYROMonkey

[iu5eak47]

@MrNMT69 do u call it greek because i dont, say koine, not greek if u want to be acurate! koine = common ! greek = adapted the common language of koine! do u see that u are idiot! all those inscripts u are talking about were written in KOINE = COMMON. were do u get greek from? i have never seen ancient not even 1700's map with greece. who has identity crisis? do u understand that your shit country has had population exchanges with other nations??? haha dont. be rasist!!!!!!!!

[iu5eak47]

@MrNMT69 alexanderopolopolis is gay but Aleksander was a warrior

[iu5eak47]

@MrNMT69 recognised as fyrom!!! u need a head check because REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Recognized by 4 out 5 permanent members of U.N. Security Council. haha stop lying to yourself.

[Devoj4E]

At the ancient the greek state never exist !!!

Stop steeling the Makedonian History

Viva la Makedonia

[MrNMT69]

@iu5eak47 So what books have you read?

What documentories have you seen?

Your just a brain dead, brain washed fool.

The world is still waiting to see your historical evidence that your 20 year old country has to show. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA­HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Alexander the Great was Hellenic, He spread the Hellenic culture throughout the known world and not some Slavic Bulgarian one which you were born into.

You seriolusly need to get educated. It will do you good.

Say FYROM you FOOL

[MrNMT69]

@iu5eak47 Are you trying to put the Turks down? Your friends and lovers? LOL

As for you your a Slav from Skopje.

Did you look at GOOGLE EARTH?

Your country is FYROM and your branded with that name forever.

When you look at Thessaloniki Greece its "Central Macedonia"

Thats right!!!!!!

Central Macedonia is Thessaloniki Greece.

That means that FYROM is a JOKE.

So whats it like to have all of the ancient Macedonian History in Greece and not in FYROM?

Do you feel like a Slavic FOOL?!?!?