- VMRO-MNM
The Internal-Macedonian Revolutionary Organization-Macedonia for the Macedonians (
abbreviated VMRO-MNM) ( _mk. Внатрешно-македонска Револуционерна Организација-Македонија на Македонците, Latinic: "Vnatrešno-Makedonska Revolucionerna Organizacija-Makedonija na Makedoncite") is aracist ,nationalist ,separatist ,expansionist andextremist organized crime syndicate active in theRepublic of Macedonia andGreek Macedonia . The group believes that aUnited Macedonia should be established and gained national notoriety in the Republic of Macedonia onMay 3 ,2001 when they organizedethnic Macedonian riots inBitola where theMuslim Albanian minority population were targeted. The riots were organized in response to members of the National Liberation Army killing 4 ethnic Macedonian soldiers during the2001 Macedonia conflict . The organization is known for its anti-Albanianideology and their support ofethnic cleansing to remove the large Albanian minority from the Republic of Macedonia. The group's leader andpresident was, and is still believed to be, Ljupčo Mircevski-Trepet. Trepet wrote a publicmanifesto in 2001 titled "Macedonia for the Macedonians" decrying unfair and abusive treatment of ethnic Macedonians in all present-day regions of historic Macedonia. He is believed to be residing inSweden although no real intelligence of his whereabouts is apparent. [ [http://www.tkb.org/KeyLeader.jsp?memID=4148 Mircevski-Trepet, Ljupco]Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism ]ee also
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Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
*VMRO-DPMNE
*United Macedonia
*2001 Macedonia conflict
*Irredentism
*Nationalism
*Expansionism
*Macedonianism References
External links
* [http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=3636 Macedonian Revolutionary Organization at the MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base]
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