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General Distribution of Population in Western Thrace (1912-1920)
Census/Estimate
Muslims
Pomaks
Bulgarians
Greeks
Others
Total
1912 estimate
120,000
-
40,000
60,000
4,000
224,000
1919 Bulgarian
79,539
17,369
87,941
28,647
10,922
224,418
1919 Bulgarian
77,726
20,309
81,457
32,553
8,435
220,480
1920 French
74,730
11,848
54,092
56,114
7,906
204,690
1920 Greek
93,273
-
25,677
74,416
6,038
201,404
During Ottoman rule before 1912, Greeks constituted a minority in the region of Western Thrace.[1] After the Balkan Wars and World War I the demography of the region was changed. While groups such as the Turks and Bulgarians decreased, the Greek population increased by the resettlement of ten thousands of Greek refugees from other areas of the Ottoman Empire, after the flight of the Greek refugees from Asia Minor, as a result of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) and the subsequent population exchange between Greece and Turkey.[2] Of all Greek Asia Minor refugees (578,824 individuals), 31% of them were resettled in Western Thrace.[3] The Greek government's reason to settle the refugees in this region was to strengthen the Greek presence in the newly acquired provinces and the homogenization of the population.[3] The Greek government especially resettled the refugees in Komotini, Xanthi and Sapes regions where the majority of Muslim Turks lived.[3]
General Distribution of Population in Western Thrace in 1923, presented by the Greek delegation in Laussane (after the relocation of Asia Minor refugees)[3]
Last paragraph of Migration section needs citations, update[edit]
I don't know how to add the citation needed notation. And as recent news reports have clearly shown, illegal immigrants have been entering from Turkey by crossing the waters to Lesbos and Kos. Dyspeptic skeptic (talk) 03:25, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
This section is way too long and filled with incomprehensible jargon. I doubt any of our readers know what ESA97 is. A brief 2-3 sentence mention is sufficient, so I propose to remove it except for maybe the first few sentences. Athenean (talk) 23:33, 13 September 2015 (UTC)
Agreed. That's what mainspace articles are for. --Iryna Harpy (talk) 23:10, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
I put back in the date Greece joined the eurozone, which was six months before the currency adoption. Good riddance to the rest of it. Kendall-K1 (talk) 03:20, 24 September 2015 (UTC)
2.7 World Wars and emerging republic (19th century)[edit]
The title clearly should read 20th century. Would correct it but I can't seem to find the edit button... 186.79.30.84 (talk) 01:21, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
Done. Many thanks. Δρ.Κ.λόγοςπράξις 01:30, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
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Referencing and citation: criterion met
Done. Many thanks. 
