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People: James II of Cyprus
Topic: Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy

A territorial issue of bitter and long-standing …

Years: 1878 - 1878
July

A territorial issue of bitter and long-standing importance is the disposition of Macedonia, a territory in which every nationalist group in the Balkans claims a vital interest.

A revision in the Treaty of Berlin, which returns Macedonia in its entirety to the Ottoman Empire, allows it to keep its Christian administration.

Under the agreements made at the Congress of Berlin, western Rumelia is divided into the ils (provinces) of Edirne, Salonika, and ...