The Unity Committee (, ) was an organization supporting the Bulgarian population of
Thrace and
Macedonia
Macedonia most commonly refers to:
* North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia
* Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity
* Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg ...
, remained within the
Ottoman Empire after the division of the
San Stefano Bulgaria and the decision of the
Berlin Treaty. First Committee "Unity" was established on August 29, 1878, in
Veliko Tarnovo. Its main objective was enshrined in the Constitutive protocol: Unity of all Bulgarians and their wellness today. The initiative for this belonged to
Lyuben Karavelov
Lyuben Stoychev Karavelov ( bg, Любен Стойчев Каравелов) (c. 1834 – 21 January 1879) was a Bulgarian writer and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival.
Karavelov was born in Koprivshtitsa. He began his ed ...
,
Stefan Stambolov and
Hristo Ivanov - Golemia
Hristo ( bg, Христо, also spelled Khristo) is a Bulgarian masculine given name, ultimately derived from "Christ". Notable people with the name include:
* Hristo Arangelov (born 1978), Bulgarian footballer
* Hristo Batandzhiev (died 1913), ...
. The goal of this new committee was to create such committees around the country of Bulgaria. Soon after ''Edinstvo'' was formed in Tarnovo, steps were taken to spread it to all towns in Bulgaria and
Eastern Rumelia as well. People were also sent to Macedonia. As a consequence the
Kresna-Razlog Uprising was organized.
[Doyno Doynov. Kresna-Razlog uprising 1878-1879: On its scope and results, internal and external political circumstances in which it starts, continues, and ends. Sofia. 1979. Published by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.]
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Modern history of Bulgaria
1878 establishments in Bulgaria
Organizations established in 1878
Bulgarian revolutionary organisations
Defunct organizations based in Bulgaria
Revolutionary organizations against the Ottoman Empire
Macedonian Question