Otto Eduard Leopold Furst von Bismarck-Schonhausen13 June 1878
Opening day of the Congress of Berlin to resolve the "Eastern Question"
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Opening day of the Congress of Berlin to resolve the "Eastern Question"
The Congress of Berlin redistributes back to the Ottoman Empire certain Bulgarian territories that the previous Treaty had given to the Principality of Bulgaria, most notably Macedonia.
The congress aims to revise the Treaty of San Stefano and keep Constantinople in Ottoman hands and disavow Russia's victory over the decaying Ottoman Empire in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78.
The congress revises or eliminates 18 of the 29 articles in the Treaty of San Stefano using as a foundation the treaties of Paris (1856) and London (1871).
The meetings are held at Chancellor Bismarck's residence, the Reichskanzlei (Chancellery), the former Radziwill Palace, from June 13, 1878 until July 13, 1878.
Represents Germany at the Congress of Berlin
Closing day of the Congress of Berlin
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