Re:Timemap.org – Interactive Map of History
by ikurei on Thursday December 12, 2024 @10:21AM
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The map doesn't go that close to the present.
"Northern" was added to the name in 2019, before it was just Republic of Macedonia.
> "The Prespa agreement of June 2018 saw the country change its name to the "Republic of North Macedonia" eight months later." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Macedonia
Re:Timemap.org – Interactive Map of History
by 4gotunameagain on Thursday December 12, 2024 @11:06AM
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The UN recognised name before the Prespa agreement was "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia".
Re:Timemap.org – Interactive Map of History
by zamadatix on Thursday December 12, 2024 @02:40PM
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This user does seem to be correct despite the (at least current) reception of their report, e.g. see https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Member_states_of_...
I agree it probably makes sense for the map to use UN recognized names of the time for times the UN was around and had recognized names for. Whether or not it's the absolute best answer in a given situation... it at least provides a definitive source to defer to for the modern period where the most debates might come from. For more historic names other methods need to be used and blended to the modern names which is sure to be a treat of user debate :).
There is a mistake, The "Northern" is missing from the Republic of Northern Macedonia.