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Opening of the Congress

When
13 June 1878
Where
Radziwill Palace
Part of
Congress of Berlin convenes to settle the Eastern Question

The Congress of Berlin opened on 13 June 1878 at the Radziwill Palace, hosted by Bismarck to revise the Treaty of San Stefano.

Delegates from six great powers and Balkan states assembled in Berlin. The meeting was solicited by Austria-Hungary and Britain to address Russian gains from the Russo-Turkish War. Bismarck hosted the proceedings at his Reich Chancellery.

Sources

  1. Congress of Berlin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09

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