"==The deletion of the term Bulgarian in this article and its substitution with the term Macedonian is POV ==

Throughout the Middle Ages and until the early 20th century, there was no clear formulation or expression of a distinct Macedonian ethnicity. The Slavic speaking majority in the Region of Macedonia had been referred to (both, by themselves and outsiders) as Bulgarians, and that is how they were predominantly seen since 10th,Who are the Macedonians? Hugh Poulton, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2000, ISBN 1850655340, p. 19-20.Средновековни градови и тврдини во Македонија, Иван Микулчиќ, Македонска академија на науките и уметностите — Скопје, 1996, стр. 72.Formation of the Bulgarian nation: its development in the Middle Ages (9th-14th c.) Academician Dimitŭr Simeonov Angelov, Summary, Sofia-Press, 1978, pp. 413-415. up until the early 20th century.Center for Documentation and Information on Minorities in Europe, Southeast Europe (CEDIME-SE) - ""Macedonians of Bulgaria"", p. 14. It is generally acknowledged that the ethnic Macedonian identity emerged in the late 19th century or even later.Krste Misirkov, On the Macedonian Matters (Za Makedonckite Raboti), Sofia, 1903: ""And, anyway, what sort of new Macedonian nation can this be when we and our fathers and grandfathers and great-grandfathers have always been called Bulgarians?""{{Cite book | last1 = Zielonka | first1 = Jan | last2 = Pravda | first2 = Alex | title = Democratic consolidation in Eastern Europe | year = 2001 | publisher = Oxford University Press | location = Oxford | isbn = 978-0-19-924409-6 | pages = 422|quote=Unlike the Slovene and Croatian ide