Proglašenje nezavisnosti Bugarske (22. ix - 5. x 1908) i njegov odjek u Grčkoj
Bulgaria’s Proclamation of Independence (22 September /5 October 1908) and its Impact on Greece

Summary/Abstract: Taking advantange of the Young Turk Revolution, Bulgaria, in accord-ance with Vienna, proclaimed its independence on the 5th of Oktober 1908. It caused consternation in Greece, where the government feared international complications, should the Ottoman Empire invade Bulgaria. In this case Greece would side with the Young Turks to extract concessions in Macedonia. Following the Bulgarian example, Creta proclaimed its Union with Greece. But Athens took a very cautious attitude towards the events in Creta, the King refused to accept the Union, since England spoke out against Creta’s Union with Greece. Athens believed that it could raise the Creta Question in one international conference. But the Great Powers separated the Bulgarian Question from the Creta Question, so that no international conference was held.

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