Bulgarian April Uprising and Liberation (1876–1878)

1. Bulgarian Exarchate established in Ottoman Empire

   Jan 1, 1870Labels: Bulgarian Exarchate, Ottoman Empire

   • Britannica

2. Stara Zagora uprising fails but signals escalation

   Sep 16, 1875Labels: Stara Zagora, Revolutionary committees

   • Stara Zagora

3. Oborishte assembly plans a general uprising

   Apr 14, 1876Labels: Oborishte assembly, Panagyurishte

   • April Uprising

4. April Uprising breaks out in Koprivshtitsa

   Apr 20, 1876Labels: Koprivshtitsa, April Uprising

   • April Uprising

5. Batak massacre intensifies international outrage

   May 1, 1876Labels: Batak, Massacre

   • Batak
   • April Uprising

6. Constantinople Conference proposes reforms, then fails

   Dec 23, 1876Labels: Constantinople Conference, Great Powers

   • Conference

7. Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire

   Apr 24, 1877Labels: Russia, Ottoman Empire

   • Russo Turkish War

8. Shipka Pass seized, then fiercely defended

   Aug 1, 1877Labels: Shipka Pass, Bulgarian volunteers

   • Shipka Pass

9. Siege of Plevna ends with Osman Pasha’s surrender

   Dec 10, 1877Labels: Plevna, Osman Pasha

   • Russo Turkish War
   • BTA

10. Russian victories bring the war into Thrace

    Jan 14, 1878Labels: Thrace, Russian advances

    • Plovdiv 1878
    • Russo Turkish War

11. Treaty of San Stefano creates “Large Bulgaria” (preliminary)

    Mar 3, 1878Labels: San Stefano, Large Bulgaria

    • Britannica
    • Britannica

12. Congress of Berlin renegotiates the postwar settlement

    Jun 13, 1878Labels: Congress of, Great Powers

    • Britannica
    • Berlin Treaty

13. Treaty of Berlin establishes a reduced Bulgarian settlement

    Jul 13, 1878Labels: Treaty of, Principality of

    • Berlin Treaty
    • Eastern Rumelia
    • Britannica