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Januarius MacGahan
1844 – 1878
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryJanuarius Aloysius MacGahan was an American journalist and war correspondent working for the New York Herald and the London Daily News. His articles describing the massacre of Bulgarian civilians by Turkish soldiers and irregular volunteers in 1876 created public outrage in Europe, and were a major factor in preventing Britain from supporting Turkey in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, which led to Bulgaria gaining independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 12, 1844
New Lexington
Date of death
June 9, 1878
Istanbul
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
journalistwriterwar correspondent
- Field and occupation
- americký novinář
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