Hundreds of thousands join Macedonia name protest in Athens
Demonstrators oppose any compromise by Greece in long-running dispute over former Yugoslav republic’s official nameMore than 100,000 protesters from across Greece converged on Athens’ main square on Sunday to protest a potential Greek compromise in a dispute with neighbouring Macedonia over the former Yugoslav republic’s official name.The dispute broke out after Macedonia gained independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. Greece argues use of the name implies territorial claims on it
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