Evangelos Kofos
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Evangelos Kofos, a native of Edessa
, Macedonia
, Greece
, has been involved with the history and politics of the Balkans
and Macedonia
in particular, since his graduate studies in the late 1950s.
His academic titles include degrees from Ohio University, Georgetown University, and a Ph.D. in history from London University. Kofos is a member of several academic societies and served for many years as Special Counsellor on Balkan affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens.
Kofos is the co-author of Athens-Skopje: An Uneasy Symbiosis, a 2002 work on the relationships between Greece
and the Republic of Macedonia
, providing a Greek perspective on the Macedonia naming dispute
.
Edessa, Greece
Edessa , is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. It was also the capital of the defunct province of the same name.-Name:...
, Macedonia
Macedonia (Greece)
Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of Greece in Southern Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, has been involved with the history and politics of the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
and Macedonia
Macedonia (region)
Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time, but nowadays the region is considered to include parts of five Balkan countries: Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, as...
in particular, since his graduate studies in the late 1950s.
His academic titles include degrees from Ohio University, Georgetown University, and a Ph.D. in history from London University. Kofos is a member of several academic societies and served for many years as Special Counsellor on Balkan affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens.
Kofos is the co-author of Athens-Skopje: An Uneasy Symbiosis, a 2002 work on the relationships between Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and the Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
, providing a Greek perspective on the Macedonia naming dispute
Macedonia naming dispute
A diplomatic dispute over the use of the name Macedonia has been an ongoing issue in the bilateral relations between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia since the latter became independent from former Yugoslavia in 1991...
.