How Did Bulgaria Unite? | The Bulgaria Crisis of 1885

Why did a crisis break out in Ottoman Bulgaria in 1885? For four centuries Bulgaria was ruled by the Ottoman Empire but in 1878 (with the help of Russia) a new Bulgarian state came into being. As a result of Great Power politics at the Congress of Berlin, that state would be reduced in size, but the people of Bulgaria remained intent on reforging their country.

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