Branislav Sinadinovski

Branislav Sinadinovski (died 5 February 2021), also known as Gjergj Pranga,[1] was a Macedonian politician and author of Orthodox Albanian descent. He supported the idea of the Albanian Orthodox Church in North Macedonia.[2][3]

Biography

His father was Jakim Sinadinovski (mk) from the Leunovo, but his origin were from Beličica, in Upper Reka. Sinadinovski left Macedonia when he was young and returned after the breakup of Yugoslavia.[4] He was part of some political parties like SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE. In 2014, Sinadinovski requested the establishment of "Religious Community of Orthodox Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia", which happened in 2015.[5][6] As an adviser to the president of the Democratic Union for Integration, he had also suggested registering an Albanian Orthodox Church in the country, which was dismissed by a Macedonian bishop.[7] In 2018, Sinadinovski was assaulted in Skopje.[1] On 5 February 2021, Branislav Sinadinovski died.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Përtej politikës: Gjaku i (pa)tretur!". abcnews.al (in Albanian). 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Sinadinovski: Të themelohet Kishë Ortodokse për shqiptarët e Maqedonisë". Alsat-M (in Albanian). 1 December 2014.
  3. ^ Giorgievski, Branko. "Branslav Sinadinovski specijalen sovetik na liderot Ali Ahmeti: Liturgiite ne se dovolni, sakame posebna Albanska Pravoslavna Crkva [Branslav Sinadinovski special consultant to leader Ali Ahmeti: Liturgies are not enough, we want a separate Albanian Orthodox Church]". Dnevnik. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  4. ^ "The confession of Branislav Sinadinovski, the Orthodox Albanian: This is how we assimilated into Macedonians". Telegrafi.
  5. ^ Maja Angelovska; Ruzhica Cacanoska (2020). "The Macedonian Orthodox between External Denials and Internal Challenges". Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe: 106.
  6. ^ "Формирана "Верска заедница на православните Албанци во Македонија", МПЦ молчи повеќе од една година". A1on (in Macedonian). 26 February 2017.
  7. ^ Sabrina P. Ramet, ed. (2019). Orthodox Churches and Politics in Southeastern Europe: Nationalism, Conservativism, and Intolerance. Springer International Publishing. p. 185. ISBN 9783030241391.

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