Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Principality of Pindus and Voivodship of Macedonia


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The result was keep. (Non admin closure). Qst 17:18, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Principality of Pindus and Voivodship of Macedonia
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No reliable sources given It seems that so such thing exists outside Wikipedia. See Google. Matthiasb-DE 15:04, 29 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Speedy keep. I was studying and editing the the article and that is true that the topic is controversial and maybe some statements in the article are not well sourced, but I do not think that the whole article is unsourced. Your google link shows only German language results, and do not forget that it was known under different names: Principality of Pindus, Pindos, Pindo, Valachian Principality, Principato del Pindo etc. It is evident that this principality was not an internationally recognized or even fully established state, much more an initiative to form an emerging autonomous state. Fixed borders, governmental structure and public administration were lacking. As I understand the case, Diamandi and his pro-Italian supporters was controlling some rural aereas in the Pindus montain and these zones were called cantons of the Principality. The Aromanian and Macedonian separatists called it principality, but it might be called even kingdom or empire, the Italians did not care as long as the prince was able to keep away Greek partizans and maintain a relative order in the Aromanian populated montaneous zone. When the prince was not able to fulfill this task anymore and started to cause trouble, he was sustituted by the Italian occupators with another guy. I'd draw a paralel between Diamandi's principality and Avhustyn Voloshyn's Republic of Carpatho-Ukraine or Lajtabánság or Baranya-Baja Republic. I'd rather encourage the search for further sources, while unsourced parts should be labelled as . For example it was me who have found Diamandi's dates of birth and death in a Romanian sources --Koppany 15:34, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Appears to be enough sources to establish the existence of the Principality of Pindus and it is definitly notable enough. Davewild 08:06, 30 October 2007 (UTC)


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