Източна Румелия | ||||
Autonomous entity | ||||
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Capital | Plovdiv | |||
Status | ||||
Governor-General | ||||
- 1886-1908 | Ferdinand I of Bulgaria | |||
Commissioner for South Bugaria | ||||
- 1885-1886 | Georgi Ivanov Stranski | |||
History | ||||
- September 18, 1885 | Annexation to Bulgaria | |||
- April 17, 1886 | Nominal restoration of Ottoman sovereignty | |||
- October 5, 1908 | Incorporated into Bulgaria | |||
Bulgaria | ||||
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Eastern Rumelia (1885-1908) was an autonomous entity under the control of Bulgaria. The Eastern Rumelian Vilayet (₳|₩) was a province of the Ottoman Empire when it was annexed by Bulgaria in 1885, but in the following year nominal Ottoman control restored however with the Prince of Bulgaria installed as Governor-General of the province.
Governor-General
- Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (₩) (April 17, 1886 - October 5, 1908)
Commissioner for South Bugaria
- Georgi Ivanov Stranski (₩) (September 9, 1885 - April 5, 1886)
Nation
Bulgarian Polities
Republic of Bulgaria (From 1991)
Satellite state: People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946-1990)
Kingdom of Bulgaria (1908-1946)
Ottoman Empire: Principality of Bulgaria (1878-1908)
Neighbouring Nations
References
- Bulgaria: a country study (Library of Congress)
- Bulgaria: a country study (archive.org)
- World Statesmen.org
- Wikipedia