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In a speech in Northampton, England, on 19 October 1934, British Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon expressed his sympathy to the people of Yugoslavia over the king's assassination and stated that he was convinced by Mussolini's speech in Milan that denied being involvement in the assassination.
Peter II Karađorđević (Serbo-Croatian: Петар II Карађорђевић, romanized: Petar II Karađorđević; 6 September 1923 – 3 November 1970) was the last King of Yugoslavia, reigning from October 1934 until he was deposed in November 1945.
Previously King of Serbia (June 15, 1903 – December 1, 1918), proclaimed King by representatives of South Slav states: Held the title "King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes". Prince Alexander served as regent in his final years. Alexander 16 August 1921 – 9 October 1934 (13 years, 55 days) 16 December 1888 Cetinje
On 9 October 1934, the king was assassinated in Marseille, France, by Bulgarian Veličko Kerin (also known by his revolutionary pseudonym Vlado Chernozemski), an activist of IMRO, in a conspiracy with Yugoslav exiles and radical members of banned political parties in cooperation with the Croatian extreme nationalist Ustaše organisation.
Alexander of Yugoslavia may refer to: King Alexander I of Yugoslavia (1888–1934), reigned 1921 to 1934 Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (1924–2016) , son of Prince Regent Paul of Yugoslavia
Alexander I of Yugoslavia. The 6 January Dictatorship (Serbian: Шестојануарска диктатура, Šestojanuarska diktatura; Croatian: Šestosiječanjska diktatura; Slovene: Šestojanuarska diktatura) was a royal dictatorship established in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Kingdom of Yugoslavia after 1929) by King Alexander I (r. 1921–34) with the ultimate goal to ...
Yugoslavia (/ ˌ j uː ɡ oʊ ˈ s l ɑː v i ə /; lit. ' Land of the South Slavs ') [a] was a country in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 to 1992. It came into existence following World War I, [b] under the name of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from the merger of the Kingdom of Serbia with the provisional State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, and constituted the ...
Chernozemski in the middle with two Ustašas Mijo Babić (left) and Zvonimir Pospišil (right) Newsreel showing the moments before and after the killings of King Alexander of Yugoslavia and French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou in Marseille Winnipeg Free Press front page on 15 October 1934, mentioning assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia