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Greeks were big winners for these two Balkan conflicts, ultimately doubling their ter-
ritory in a matter of months. Romania gained the Dobruja region on the lower Danube.
The Ottoman Empire recovered Edirne, part of Thrace that it had previously lost.
Coding changes: End Date changed from August 29, 1913.
MID#257
Started in July 1914. See the narrative in the 300 Austria-Hungary/345 Yugoslavia
dyad dispute list.
MID#397
Dispute Number: 397
Date(s): October 8, 1914 to October 16, 1915
Participants: 355 Bulgaria/200 United Kingdom, 345 Yugoslavia, 365 Russia
Outcome (and Settlement): Joins ongoing war (None)
Fatalities: Missing
Narrative: On August 17, 1914, Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia, and at this point it
was still unclear which side Bulgaria was going to join in World War I. Reports then
emerged on October 8 that Bulgaria had invaded Serbia, although Bulgaria still had
made no declaration of war, and no formal announcement of its entry into the war on
one side or the other. Tensions continued to rise between the Bulgars and the Slavs
over the next year, even to the point that on October 2, 1915, Russia issued a warning
and ultimatum to the “treacherous” Bulgarians. Against the will of Russia, on October
13, Bulgaria assisted Germany by again attacking Serbia. Three days later, the United
Kingdom declared war on Bulgaria, and the Central Powers.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from August 17, 1914. End Date changed from
October 14, 1915.
MID#3348
Started in January 1916. See the narrative in the 300 Austria-Hungary/339 Albania dyad
dispute list.
MID#1240
Dispute Number: 1240
Date(s): September 1923 to September 15, 1923
Participants: 345 Yugoslavia/355 Bulgaria
Outcome (and Settlement): Yield by side B (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Yugoslavia claimed that Comitadji bands were forming on the Bulgarian
border. Yugoslavia then moved divisions and threatened that it would invade Bul-
garia if any of the bands crossed the border. Later, Yugoslavia demanded an apology
from Bulgaria for an attack on a Yugoslavian attache by armed men, and Bulgaria
obliged.