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Lake Ohrid - The 2001 Ohrid peace agreement confirmed Macedonian as the country's official language (Photo: Wikipedia)

Macedonia wrestles with school language dispute

Ethnic Albanian pupils in Macedonia have started the second semester of the 2009/10 school year with a boycott: They are refusing to take part in Macedonian language classes, which they say have been introduced without proper preparation in elementary schools.

The Albanian community has denounced the move as a "demonstration of power" by the Macedonian majority, and is threatening to boycott the entire educational system. The Albanian language is not part of the curriculum for Macedonia...

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Lake Ohrid - The 2001 Ohrid peace agreement confirmed Macedonian as the country's official language (Photo: Wikipedia)

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