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Claims to the historical Macedonian territory have been a bone of contention between which of the following countries?
Explanation
The “Macedonian Question” has long involved competing territorial and historical claims among Balkan states, notably Greece and Bulgaria. In the early 20th century, Greece and Bulgaria (with other states) joined efforts to seize Ottoman-held Macedonia, and disputes immediately arose over dividing the conquered territory [1]. The League of Nations era records a specific interstate dispute between Greece and Bulgaria in 1925, underscoring direct contention over Macedonian-related issues [2]. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries the conflict resurfaced as clashes over names, historical narratives, and minority rights—Greece objecting to perceived territorial implications of the name “Macedonia” and Bulgaria contesting historical and linguistic claims—demonstrating sustained Greece–Bulgaria friction around Macedonian heritage and territory [3].
Sources
- [1] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 13: Imperialism and its Onslaught > Balkan War I > p. 200
- [2] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 13: Imperialism and its Onslaught > Activities of the League > p. 209
- [3] https://balkanjournal.org/jbs/article/download/36/48
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