Balkania (proposed state)

Balkania was the name of a proposed state in the Balkans, suggested by the Kosovo Albanian politician Adem Demaçi in 1993.^[1]^{[failed verification]} Intended as an alternative to Serb-Albanian ethnic conflict, it would have transformed the rump third Yugoslavia into a democratic confederation consisting of Serbia, Kosovo, and Montenegro.^[2]^[3]

The proposal became moot when Montenegro declared independence in 2006, and after still disputed Kosovo declared independence in 2008.

A confederation with the name "Balkania" was also proposed by the Romanian historian Victor Papacostea in 1936 to solve regional conflicts under Romanian leadership.^[4]

Notes and references

References:

^ BALKANIA – TO BE OR NOT TO BE
^ Demaci in Belgrade
^ Interview: Adem Demaci, the best known Albanian political prisoner in the former Yugoslavia
^ Nyagulov, Blagovest (2012). "Ideas of federation and personal union with regard to Bulgaria and Romania". Bulgarian Historical Review (3–4): 36–61. ISSN 0204-8906.

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[aimpress-1] BALKANIA – TO BE OR NOT TO BE

[bbnet-2] Demaci in Belgrade

[ex-yupress-3] Interview: Adem Demaci, the best known Albanian political prisoner in the former Yugoslavia

[confed-4] Nyagulov, Blagovest (2012). "Ideas of federation and personal union with regard to Bulgaria and Romania". Bulgarian Historical Review (3–4): 36–61. ISSN 0204-8906.

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