The Fundamental Aspects of the Cham Issue

Abstract

The Present paper would explain the most important aspects of the Cham issue. The populaiton mulsims chami was
deported from Greece during the period 1912-1945 and the situation is still know unresolved. The cham conflict arose as a result of the
delineation of border between Greece and Albania at the end of Balkan Wars. During the period form June 1944 to March 1945 was the
last phase of expulsion of the Cham population from northern Greece, during which an estimated 5000 men, women and children were
killed. The rest of chami population fled over the border to Albania where they lived in exile ever since. The cham are demanding the
recognition of all disappeared as a result of conflicts and the property right of all chami population. In this paper we will give some of the
foundamental aspects of the issue such are the recognition of the issue by the Greek government, the question of the lost citizenship
and the property rights.