Albanian language schools and its school curricula were viewed by Macedonian communists as being infiltrated by Albanian nationalism and irredentism with actions taken by authorities to curtail those sentiments.
[43] Some of those measures against Albanian education included requiring use of only the Macedonian language (1981) and sackings of non-compliant teachers.
[44][41] The number of Albanian students in schools halved.
[37] Those events caused concern within the Albanian community resulting in protests, boycotts and other tensions with communist authorities and the state.
[44] Some Albanian folk songs were also deemed to have nationalistic content and their use on radio was denounced and alongside use of Albanian toponyms both were banned.
[45][37] Restrictions and bans were placed on Albanian parents naming their newborn children with names that were deemed nationalistic such as
Shqipë,
Liriduam (meaning wanting freedom),
Alban,
Albana,
Flamur (Albanian flag),
Kushtrim and others that connoted for communist authorities loyalty to communist Albania.
[46][37] The Albanian birthrate caused concern for communist authorities who viewed it as contributing to rising Albanian nationalism and family planning measures were enacted in municipalities of western Macedonia to limit parents to two children.
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