The Activities of George Buccanan in Sofia (1904 - ­1909)

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Pages: 190-199

Abstract:

The present paper throws light upon G. Buchanan’s work on the acknowledgement of Bulgarian sovereignty and some aspects of Britain’s policy on the reform action in Macedonia in so far as they are a basis for improvement of the Bulgarian-British dialogue regarding Ferdinand’s diplomatic attempts for early acknowledgement of the independence. The paper deals with the diplomat’s analyses of Bulgaria’s international position regarding not only Bulgaria’s relations with Russia and Austria-Hungary, but its contacts with the neighbouring Balkan states, the Ottoman Empire in particular. Buchanan left Bulgaria at the end of May 1909. Almost all political figures in Sofia were grateful to him for his invaluable contribution to the settlement of the Bulgarian-Turkish contradictions regarding the acknowledgement of the independence.

Keywords:

United Kingdom, Macedonian question, G. Buchanan, Ottoman Empire, Bulgarian independence

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