The San Stefano contract, signed in 1878, appeared not to be suitable for the Major Powers in the West so they came up with the Berlin Treaty. This treaty divided Bulgaria into two parts – the Principality of Bulgaria, which was a tributary, and Eastern Rumelia, which was an autonomous region still under Ottoman Rule. Four other parts which were supposed to be Bulgarian territory were left beyond the Bulgarian borders.
They remained outside of Bulgaria forever, but on September 6 1885 the Principality of Bulgaria, was united with the province of Eastern Rumelia. The event had a positive effect on the confidence of the Bulgarian nation.
