Makedonia was a Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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n newspaper edited and published by Petko Slaveykov

Petko Slaveykov

Petko Rachov Slaveykov was a noted nineteenth-century Bulgarian poet, publicist, public figure and folklorist.-Early years and educational activity:...

 in Istanbul

Istanbul

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 with aim to help the foundation of an independent Bulgarian Church. Started in 1866, Makedonia was one of the first Bulgarian newspapers and among the most popular at the time; it published news items, articles and discussion papers in the Bulgarian language and sometimes in the Greek language. It was stopped from printing in 1872 after the creation of the Bulgarian Exarchate

Bulgarian Exarchate

The Bulgarian Exarchate was the official name of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church before its autocephaly was recognized by the Ecumenical See in 1945 and the Bulgarian Patriarchate was restored in 1953....

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See also

• Makedonia (newspaper)
  Makedonia (newspaper)
  Makedonia is a Greek daily newspaper published in Thessaloniki. Being one of the oldest newspapers in Greece, it was first published in 1911 by Konstantinos Vellidis. The present owner is the company Makedoniki Ekdotiki Ektipotiki AE. Currently, director of the newspaper is Dimitrios Gousidis, the...
  
  , newspaper in Greece.
• Nova Makedonija (newspaper)
  Nova Makedonija (newspaper)
  Nova Makedonija is the oldest daily newspaper in the Republic of Macedonia. It was established with decision of the presidium of ASNOM...
  
  , newspaper in the Republic of Macedonia.