The 1913 Treaty of Bucharest redrew the Balkan map and ended a brutal conflict
The 1913 Treaty of Bucharest fundamentally redrew the Balkan Peninsula, ending a brutal conflict between former allies and establishing borders that would set the stage for the start of World War I.
In the summer of 1913, delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece gathered in Bucharest to carve up the territories of the crumbling Ottoman Empire. This treaty ended the Second Balkan War, a conflict that saw former allies turn on each other over the spoils of their previous victories.
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