How did Golo Brdo & Mala Prespa come under Albanian cotrol?

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  • Liberator of Makedonija
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2014
    • 1595

    How did Golo Brdo & Mala Prespa come under Albanian cotrol?

    A United Macedonia includes the Macedonian inhabited area of Golo Brdo and Mala Prespa, currently occupied by Albania. The Treaty of Bucharest divided Macedonia into 3 parts: Vardar for Serbia, Pirin for Bulgaria and Aegean for Greece. So then how did Albania come to occupy a small part of Vardar? My research for this has yielded nothing but have heard it may be connected to a post-WW1 treaty/agreement in 1920.
    I know of two tragic histories in the world- that of Ireland, and that of Macedonia. Both of them have been deprived and tormented.
  • Carlin
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2011
    • 3332

    #2
    According to Andrew Rossos, "the peace conferences upheld the decision of the London Conference of Ambassadors, in December 1912, to give the new state of Albania small parts of Macedonia."


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    • Liberator of Makedonija
      Senior Member
      • Apr 2014
      • 1595

      #3
      Originally posted by Carlin View Post
      According to Andrew Rossos, "the peace conferences upheld the decision of the London Conference of Ambassadors, in December 1912, to give the new state of Albania small parts of Macedonia."



      I just recently read that Golo Brdo was divided between Albania and Yugoslavia in 1925. So was Mala Prespa and Golo Brdo divided at seperate times through out the 1920's in accorance to agreements made in 1912?
      I know of two tragic histories in the world- that of Ireland, and that of Macedonia. Both of them have been deprived and tormented.

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      • Carlin
        Senior Member
        • Dec 2011
        • 3332

        #4
        Originally posted by Liberator of Makedonija View Post
        I just recently read that Golo Brdo was divided between Albania and Yugoslavia in 1925. So was Mala Prespa and Golo Brdo divided at seperate times through out the 1920's in accorance to agreements made in 1912?
        LoM - Where did you read it? Which book/source? Thanks.

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        • Liberator of Makedonija
          Senior Member
          • Apr 2014
          • 1595

          #5
          Originally posted by Carlin View Post
          LoM - Where did you read it? Which book/source? Thanks.

          Sorry Carlin, I can't recall where I saw this. It was on the internet though
          I know of two tragic histories in the world- that of Ireland, and that of Macedonia. Both of them have been deprived and tormented.

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          • Niko777
            Senior Member
            • Oct 2010
            • 1895

            #6
            How did the area of Trgovishte (including St. Prohor) become occupied by Serbia??? Why wasn't in included in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia under Yugoslavia? Seems like today Macedonians have completely forgot about this part, so I wouldn't be surprised if people here are hearing it for the first time.

            https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BF%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A2% D1%80%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B5"]See article here

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            • Karposh
              Member
              • Aug 2015
              • 863

              #7
              Macedonian Wikipedia provides some very brief information regarding territorial losses from the Republic of Macedonia to neighbouring Serbia during the course of its existence under the framework of Yugoslavia.



              Since its inception on 2nd August 1944, the People’s Republic of Macedonia and, subsequently, the Socialist Republic of Macedonia gradually lost bits and pieces of her territory which became part of Serbian administrative control.

              Territories ceded to Serbia during the early years of the Republic’s existence include the monastery of Saint Prohor Pchinski, where the first plenary session of ASNOM was held, as well as the municipal areas of Preshevo, Bujanovac, Kachanik and Vitina as well as some other cadastral areas that originally fell under Kumanovo municipal administration. From 1944 to 1947 these areas were under Macedonian administrative control. It should be stressed at this point that these areas were not included in Macedonia by accident in 1944. These areas sent their own representatives to the ASNOM assembly in 1944 which means they must have had a some sense of Macedonian national identity. Not sure how the inhabitants of these areas identify today, 70 years later.

              Although not mentioned in Macedonian Wikipedia, I have read somewhere (sorry can’t provide exact sources) that the only person that stood up to the Serbs and vehemently opposed this eroding of Macedonian territory was Metodija Andonov-Chento, who created a lot of enemies for himself for his trouble. It seems to me that the Macedonian communists of the time were very short-sighted in their outlook and were happy to embrace a Macedonia under a Yugoslav homeland in union with other Balkan peoples. This was not the goal of Chento and others, who espoused greater freedom for Macedonia and a much looser Yugoslav federation. As a result, he was branded an enemy of the state and his troubles had only just begun for his pro-Macedonian stance.

              Also not mentioned in Macedonian Wikipedia is the administrative status of the Gora region in Kosovo during those early years after WWII. If I’m not mistaken, this area was meant to be included, or was in fact included, in the administrative boundaries of the original People’s Republic of Macedonia. Under Serb pressure, the Macedonian communists also ceded this territory to Serbia. Many, if not most, of the Gorani people today have a Macedonian national consciousness.

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              • Niko777
                Senior Member
                • Oct 2010
                • 1895

                #8
                Thank you Karposh.

                Here's a map of Gora (in Kosovo wedged in between Albania and Macedonia)

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                • Liberator of Makedonija
                  Senior Member
                  • Apr 2014
                  • 1595

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Niko777 View Post
                  How did the area of Trgovishte (including St. Prohor) become occupied by Serbia??? Why wasn't in included in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia under Yugoslavia? Seems like today Macedonians have completely forgot about this part, so I wouldn't be surprised if people here are hearing it for the first time.

                  https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BF%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A2% D1%80%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B5"]See article here



                  Niko, I have not forgotten that part either. That was the next topic I was going to bring up!
                  I know of two tragic histories in the world- that of Ireland, and that of Macedonia. Both of them have been deprived and tormented.

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                  • Liberator of Makedonija
                    Senior Member
                    • Apr 2014
                    • 1595

                    #10
                    Bump............
                    I know of two tragic histories in the world- that of Ireland, and that of Macedonia. Both of them have been deprived and tormented.

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                    • maco2envy
                      Member
                      • Jan 2015
                      • 288

                      #11
                      Anything on the Macedonians of Goritsa (Korce)?

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                      • Liberator of Makedonija
                        Senior Member
                        • Apr 2014
                        • 1595

                        #12
                        Originally posted by maco2envy View Post
                        Anything on the Macedonians of Goritsa (Korce)?

                        Still some in the surrounding region but the Slavophone population of Gorica died well back into the 18th century I believe. I know there are still Macedonians in Baliste (Bilisht) not too far from Gorica.
                        I know of two tragic histories in the world- that of Ireland, and that of Macedonia. Both of them have been deprived and tormented.

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                        • Risto the Great
                          Senior Member
                          • Sep 2008
                          • 15658

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Liberator of Makedonija View Post
                          the Slavophone population of Gorica
                          Greek terminology.
                          Risto the Great
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                          • Bill77
                            Senior Member
                            • Oct 2009
                            • 4545

                            #14
                            Freudian slip?
                            http://www.macedoniantruth.org/forum/showthread.php?p=120873#post120873

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                            • Liberator of Makedonija
                              Senior Member
                              • Apr 2014
                              • 1595

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Risto the Great View Post
                              Greek terminology.
                              No, it refers to a speaker of a Slavonic language. Greeks use it to refer to Macedonians in Egej but it is a legitmate term for a speaker of a Slavic language, same as Germanophone, Anglophone, Hispanophone, Francophone, etc.
                              I know of two tragic histories in the world- that of Ireland, and that of Macedonia. Both of them have been deprived and tormented.

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