▁such ▁as ▁during ▁the ▁Blo ody ▁Christmas ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁vict ims ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁around ▁ 5 0 ▁ 0 0 0 , ▁including ▁those ▁killed , ▁imprison ed , ▁deport ed , ▁sent ▁to ▁forced ▁labor , ▁tort ured , ▁etc . ▁More ▁p urg es ▁followed ▁after ▁the ▁T ito - St alin ▁split . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁was ▁formed ▁on ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁V ard ar ▁Mac ed onia , ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁wider ▁ge ographical ▁region ▁of ▁Mac ed onia , ▁which ▁was ▁divided ▁between ▁several ▁countries . ▁Some ▁Mac ed onian ▁polit icians ▁from ▁the ▁Republic ▁advoc ated ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁United ▁Mac ed onia , ▁which ▁would ▁include ▁A ege an ▁Mac ed onia ▁and ▁Pir in ▁Mac ed onia . ▁The ▁idea ▁was ▁somewhat ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁Y ug oslav ▁authorities ▁on ▁some ▁occasions , ▁or ▁repr essed , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁regional ▁and ▁international ▁political ▁situation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mac ed onia . ▁ ▁Constitution ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mac ed onia , ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁– ▁Official ▁Gazette ▁▁ ▁The ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mac ed onia , ▁which ▁was ▁defined ▁as ▁a ▁nation - state ▁of ▁the ▁Mac ed oni ans ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁its ▁eth nic ▁minor ities , ▁had ▁some ▁powers ▁normally ▁associated