Kresna–Razlog uprising

Kresna–Razlog uprising
	Part of the Macedonian Question
	; Annex to the Treaty of San Stefano, showing the borders of Bulgaria
Date	8 November 1878 – 25 May 1879; (6 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Location	Ottoman Empire Salonika Vilayet (Pirin Macedonia);
Result	Suppression of the uprising. Ottoman reprisals against Christian civilians.; 25,000 refugees flee to the Principality of Bulgaria;
Belligerents
Unity Committee	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
	Dimitar Popgeorgiev,; Ilyo Voyvoda,; Nathanael of Ohrid

The Kresna–Razlog Uprising (Bulgarian: Кресненско-Разложко въстание, romanized: Kresnensko-Razlozhko vastanie; Macedonian: Кресненско востание, romanized: Kresnensko vostanie, Kresna Uprising) named by the insurgents as the Macedonian Uprising, was an anti-Ottoman Bulgarian uprising that took place in Ottoman Macedonia, predominantly in the areas of today Blagoevgrad Province in Bulgaria in late 1878 and early 1879.

The uprising broke out following the protests and spontaneous opposition to the decisions of the Congress of Berlin, which, instead of ceding the Bulgarian-populated parts of Macedonia to the newly reestablished Bulgarian suzerain state per the Treaty of San Stefano, returned them to Ottoman control. It was prepared by the Unity Committee. The rebellion was supported by detachments which had infiltrated the area from the Principality of Bulgaria. As a result of disagreement within its leadership, the uprising lost its initial successful curse and was crushed by the Ottoman army.

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