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| Founded | 1922 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Anastas Stephanoff (first president) |
| Type | Cultural and political |
| Focus | Continue to work for human, civil and economic rights for all Macedonians of the world |
| Location |
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Area served | United States Canada |
Members | N/A |
Key people | Steve Petroff (President) Lupka Baloski (Vice President) |
| Website | macedonian.org |
Macedonian Patriotic Organization (MPO) is a diaspora organization in the United States and Canada.[1] It was founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, in 1922, by Macedonian Bulgarian immigrants originating mainly from Greek Macedonia. It was originally called the Macedonian Political Organization but changed its name to the current one in 1952.
The MPO has advocated for a solution to the Macedonian Question in the form of an independent Macedonian state, in which all ethnic groups would enjoy equal human rights and freedoms. In the past, the organization has generally promoted the view that Macedonian Slavs are Bulgarians.[2] The MPO has supported the independent Republic of North Macedonia and has been involved in pro-Macedonian advocacy within the US and Canada. Since 1927, MPO has published Macedonian Tribune, described as the world's oldest active Macedonian newspaper. It has been published in Bulgarian and English.[3]
- ^ Keith Brown (2003). The Past in Question: Modern Macedonia and the Uncertainties of Nation. Princeton University Press. p. 254. ISBN 9780691099958.
- ^ The Macedonian Conflict: Ethnic Nationalism in a Transnational World, Page 87 by Loring M. Danforth.
- ^ John Shea (2008). Macedonia and Greece: The Struggle to Define a New Balkan Nation. McFarland. p. 182. ISBN 9780786437672.