We are Slavs who came to this area in the sixth century (AD)... we are not descendants of the ancient Macedonians. - Kiro Gligorov

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We are Slavs who came to this area in the sixth century (AD)... we are not descendants of the ancient Macedonians.

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Kiro Gligorov (Киро Глигоров in Macedonian, also known as Kiril Blagoev Gligorov/Кирил Благоев Глигоров; May 3, 1917 – January 1, 2012) was the first democraticaly elected president of the Republic of Macedonia. Under his rule, Macedonia was the only state which seceded from Yugoslavia peacefully.

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Native Name: Киро Глигоров
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In the ethnically-mixed Balkans, it is impossible to create compact national states in which only members of one nation can live. This is an absurdity which can hardly be realized in Europe... Perhaps one nation can win a victory here and there, but then this would only lead to revanchism on the part of the others, and thus, there would never be an end [to warfare].
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We are Macedonians but we are Slav Macedonians. That's who we are! We have no connection to Alexander the Great and his Macedonia. The ancient Macedonians no longer exist, they had disappeared from history long time ago. Our ancestors came here in the 5th and 6th century (AD).
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