Polity Provisional Government of Western Thrace

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After the retreat of both the Bulgarian and Greek armies, an autonomous state was declared with Ottoman support, in order to avoid Bulgarian rule in Western Thrace after the Treaty of Bucharest.

Establishment

  • August 1913: After the retreat of both the Bulgarian and Greek armies, an autonomous state was declared in Western Thrace with Ottoman support to prevent Bulgarian rule following the Treaty of Bucharest.

Chronology

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1. Balkan Wars

Were two wars fought in southeastern Europe in 1912-1913 during which the states of the Balkan League (Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro and Serbia) first conquered Macedonia and much of Thrace from the Ottomans and then clashed with each other over the division of the conquered lands.

1.1. Second Balkan War

Was a war fought by Bulgary against a coalition of Balkan states. During the First Balkan War the Balkan League had conquered most of the Ottoman Balkan territories. Bulgaria was dissatisfied by the territorial partition and invaded its former allies.

  • October 1913: Under British pressure, the Bulgaria and the Ottomans signed the Treaty of Constantinople, which satisfied the Turkish claims to recognition of Eastern Thrace and recognized Western Thrace as part of Bulgaria. The Ottomans withdrew their forces and by 25 October, and the area was returned by Bulgaria.

1.1.1. Treaty of Bucarest

Was the treaty that ended the Second Balkan War.

  • August 1913: After the retreat of both the Bulgarian and Greek armies, an autonomous state was declared in Western Thrace with Ottoman support to prevent Bulgarian rule following the Treaty of Bucharest.

Disestablishment

  • October 1913: Under British pressure, the Bulgaria and the Ottomans signed the Treaty of Constantinople, which satisfied the Turkish claims to recognition of Eastern Thrace and recognized Western Thrace as part of Bulgaria. The Ottomans withdrew their forces and by 25 October, and the area was returned by Bulgaria.