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In 1992, Todor Petrov, president of the nationalist Macedonian diaspora organization World Macedonian Congress, proposed the Vergina Sun as the national symbol of the Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia). [7] On 11 August 1992, the newly independent Republic of Macedonia adopted the new flag to replace the old Communist "red star" insignia.
Flag of the First Macedonian Brigade (WW2) Red flag and the lower half of the flag the unit's name is written in yellow capital Cyrillic letters. 2009–present: Flag of 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade: Red flag with the coat of arms of Macedonia on the upper left and the unit's badge on upper right and the lower half of the flag the unit's ...
The flag of the Republic of North Macedonia depicts a stylised yellow sun on a red field, with eight broadening rays extending from the centre to the edge of the field. [2] The eight-rayed sun represents "the new sun of Liberty" referred to in the national anthem Denes nad Makedonija (Today over Macedonia). [ 3 ]
Macedonia (/ ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / ⓘ MASS-ih-DOH-nee-ə; Greek: Μακεδονία, Makedonía), also called Macedon (/ ˈ m æ s ɪ d ɒ n / MASS-ih-don), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, [6] which later became the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. [7]
North Macedonia (/ ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / MASS-ih-DOH-nee-ə), [c] officially the Republic of North Macedonia, [d] is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe.It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo [e] to the northwest and Serbia to the north. [8]
It was also used by the Republic of Macedonia from 1991 to 1992 and the People's Republic of Macedonia from 1946 to 1963. The flag used by the Republic of Macedonia from 1992 to 1995. The newly established state's adoption of the symbol was considered by Greece to be a provocation. [50] The current flag of the Republic, adopted on 5 October 1995
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