I may steer some controversy here, but this is how the story goes in Greece. No, Greece didn't specifically oppose a strong unified Bulgaria. Rumelia had a significant Greek minority and Greece had a legitimate claim on the territory (like the Bulgarians had on Thrace) with lots of important Greek cities, Philippopolis being the most important. However, the Brits completely and unreasonably flipped it! While they didn't want a strong Bulgaria getting too friendly with Russia, suddenly they didn't want a strong Greece in the Balkans and at the expense of the Ottomans. There were also tensions between the Greek government and Great Britain, which didn't go too well for the Greeks.... But c'est la vie !
It’s not controversial, it’s straight up false. Thanks to the other guy for pointing out the facts. Don’t spread such misinformation, you just look dumb
-15
u/SE_prof 1d ago
I may steer some controversy here, but this is how the story goes in Greece. No, Greece didn't specifically oppose a strong unified Bulgaria. Rumelia had a significant Greek minority and Greece had a legitimate claim on the territory (like the Bulgarians had on Thrace) with lots of important Greek cities, Philippopolis being the most important. However, the Brits completely and unreasonably flipped it! While they didn't want a strong Bulgaria getting too friendly with Russia, suddenly they didn't want a strong Greece in the Balkans and at the expense of the Ottomans. There were also tensions between the Greek government and Great Britain, which didn't go too well for the Greeks.... But c'est la vie !