Macedonians in France
Macedonians (in French: Macédoniens) in France form a small minority mainly concentrated in the capital Paris. Most of the immigrants originated from the Skopje, Bitola, Sloeštica, Struga, Ohrid and Kicevo regions. More still emigrated to France after the breakup of Yugoslavia. The French government estimates the number of Macedonians in France to be 2,300 while Macedonian figures put the number at over 15,000 people.
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Notable Macedonians from France
- Jordan Plevnes - Writer and Ambassador
- Liliana Kotevska Plevnes - Literary Translator
- Evdokija Danajlovska - composer
- Hristijan Šanev - painter from Paris
- Blagoja Dimčevski - violinist from Toulouse[3]
- Stefani Sen Senar - writer from Paris[4]
- Zilber Karevski - writer[5]
- fr:Christophe Najdovski - politician
- Aleksandar Damčevski - footballer
References
- French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Macedonian Human Rights Website - Australia
- Shupo, Sokol (2004). Art music in the Balkans -Documentation and Communication Center for Regional Music. ASMUS.
- "Stefani Sen Senar" (in French). Biblio Monde. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- "Un mot sur Zilber Karevski" (in French). Motcomptedouble. Retrieved 24 October 2006.
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