April Uprising of 1876
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The April Uprising was an insurrection organised by the Bulgarians in the Ottoman Empire from April to May 1876. The rebellion was suppressed by irregular Ottoman bashi-bazouk units that engaged in in
Rebel flag from Gorna Oryahovitsa. The text reads 'Свобода или смърть' (Freedom or Death).
Burning and sack of Batak in 1876
The Batak massacre (1889), painted by Antoni Piotrowski.
Constantinople Conference
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The 1876–77 Constantinople Conference of the Great Powers was held in Constantinople from 23 December 1876 until 20 January 1877. Following the beginning of the Herzegovinian Uprising in 1875 and the
Conference delegates
Lord Salisbury
Count Ignatieff
Sultan Abdul Hamid II