Negovani was established between 1860/1861. The village refused Bulgarian moves for it to become involved in the
Ilinden Uprising (1903) Negovani, with its population of hellenised Albanians, participated extensively on the Greek side of the
Macedonian Struggle in the late Ottoman period. joined the Macedonian Struggle as fighters or agents. Some villagers from Negovani immigrated to
Romania. In the early twentieth century, the majority of the migrant Albanian community (some 200 people) in
Brăila was composed of people from Negovani and nearby Belkameni. Another society named
Saint George was founded (1910) in Brăila by people from Negovani. In 1905, Orthodox priest
Kristo (Harallambi) Negovani in his native village conducted the divine liturgy in the
Albanian Tosk dialect and his efforts on using
Albanian in mass were condemned by Bishop
Karavangelis who ordered his murder. Vasil, another Orthodox priest from Negovani used Albanian in village church services until 1909 and later was killed by authorities from the
Orthodox Patriarchate Church. Following the
Young Turk Revolution (1909), the Greek clergy's prominent position in places like Negovani was contested by Aromanian and Albanian nationalists. An Albanian school was founded (1912) in Negovani and at its inauguration, mass was conducted by a Bulgarian priest as an Albanian priest was unavailable. During the Balkan Wars (1912-1913) the area came under the control of the Greek forces. The
Treaty of London would allot the area to Greece, and the borders were confirmed by the
Paris Peace Conference, 1919. World War II engulfed Europe and Flambouro, like the rest of Greece was affected. In the
Battle of Greece (6–30 April 1941), the country faced three Axis powers:
Nazi Germany, the
Kingdom of Italy and the
Kingdom of Bulgaria. Their alliance won the conflict and established an Axis occupation of Greece. The men of Flambouro went on to fight the German occupation as women took control of the village and defended it. Following the German devastation of Flambouro, the people of the village set out to rebuild it to its original state. From April 1944 till April 1947 the villagers rebuilt Flambouro. The end of
World War II was followed in Greece by the
Greek Civil War between the
Democratic Army of Greece and the
Hellenic Army. In the first stages of the civil war many communist-led guerrillas used the village as a hiding place. On April 7, 1947, the Greek government under
Dimitrios Maximos adopted a policy of forced relocation for certain villages that were strategic for the guerrillas. As the village of Flambouro was already loyal and occupied by the Hellenic Army, still, many children were sent to communist countries such as
Poland,
Romania,
Czechoslovakia, and the
USSR as refugees. These children were known as Flambouro's lost generation. Other village natives fled with the aid of the
Truman Doctrine to the
United States in hope of finding employment to send money home to the rest of their families. In the 1950s and 1960s a new era was coming about in Greece, it was the time of emigration. Many families, because of economic conditions, from all around Greece started to emigrate, becoming part of the Greek diaspora. Individuals and families who emigrated from Flambouro mostly went to the United States, Canada, West Germany, and Australia in search of a new life. Some went with the intention to make money and return, but many did not return to Greece and left their villages in their past. In the late 1990s, some Arvanite customs were revived by villagers in Flambouro. At present, the cities of
Rochester (
New York) and
Adelaide (
South Australia) have the largest concentration of immigrants and families that trace their roots from Flambouro. Many Flambouryiotes still visit Flambouro. The present village has a hotel where many Greeks from other regions of Greece come to the Florina region for camping, relaxation and to see local fauna and flora of Macedonia. Over the decades, the village population has undergone depopulation. The village's year round population is estimated at 500 people, but in the summer it grows to nearly 700. ==Demographics==