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The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.

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April Uprising of 1876

Suppressed rebellion in Ottoman Bulgaria

The April Uprising was an insurrection organised by the Bulgarians in the Ottoman Empire from April to May 1876. The rebellion was suppressed by irregular Ottoman bashi-bazouk units that engaged in indiscriminate slaughter of both rebels and non-combatants.
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Ottoman Bulgaria

Bulgarian territory controlled by the Ottoman Empire, 14th-19th centuries

The history of Ottoman Bulgaria spans nearly 500 years, beginning in the late 14th century, with the Ottoman conquest of smaller kingdoms from the disintegrating Second Bulgarian Empire. In the late 19th century, Bulgaria was liberated from the Ottoman Empire, and by the early…
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