James David Bourchier was an Irish journalist and political activist. He lived in Sofia from 1892 to 1915. Bourchier was an honourable member of the Sofia Journalists' Society. He acted as an intermed
James Bourchier in a Bulgarian national costume
Memorial plaque on the building in the centre of Sofia, where J. Bourchier lived between 1892 and 1915 (42°41.749′N 23°19.636′E / 42.695817°N 23.327267°E / 42.695817; 23.327267)
Bourchier's birthplace, Baggotstown House
A view of Boulevard James Bourchier in Sofia, Bulgaria (42°40.460′N 23°19.695′E / 42.674333°N 23.328250°E / 42.674333; 23.328250)
The Treaty of Bucharest was concluded on 10 August 1913, by the delegates of Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece. The Treaty was concluded in the aftermath of the Second Balkan War and am
James David Bourchier
…Kingdom of Greece and the Kingdom of Bulgaria in May 1912 that became a part of the Balkan League. In his writings he criticised certain clauses of the Bucharest Peace Treaty of 1913, which he deemed unfair to Bulgaria. As a result of the treaty Bulgaria lost the southern part of Dobrudja (which was annexed by the Kingdom…
Borders of the Balkan states after the Treaty of Bucharest (below)
Delegations to the peace conference.Eleftherios Venizelos; Titu Maiorescu; Nikola Pašić (sitting in the center); Dimitar Tonchev; Constantin Dissescu; Nikolaos Politis; Alexandru Marghiloman; Danilo Kalafatović; Constantin Coandă; Constantin Cristescu; Take Ionescu; Miroslav Spalajković; and Janko Vukotić.
Punch cartoon on the treaty: King Carol I of Romania holds King Peter I of Serbia and King Constantine I of Greece at gunpoint while he steals Southern Dobruja from Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria.