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The funeral of king Alexander at Belgrade. The assassin was a member of the pro-Bulgarian Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO or VMRO) and an experienced marksman. [72] Immediately after assassinating King Alexander, Chernozemski was cut down by the sword of a mounted French policeman, and then beaten by the crowd.
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
King Peter II, who had escaped into exile, was still recognized as King of the whole state of Yugoslavia by the Allies. From 13 May 1941, the largely Serb guerilla force, Chetniks ("Yugoslav Army of the Fatherland", Jugoslovenska vojska u otadžbini , or JVUO) resisted the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia and supported Peter II.
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 ...
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 ...
Alexander was born on 14 August 1876 to King Milan and Queen Natalie of Serbia. By birth, he was member of the House of Obrenović, ruling dynasty of the Principality of Serbia and from 1882, the Kingdom of Serbia. [2] In 1889, King Milan unexpectedly abdicated and withdrew to private life, proclaiming Alexander king of Serbia.
The Order of the Yugoslav Crown was instituted by King Alexander I of Yugoslavia on 5 April 1930, to commemorate his changing of the name of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. [1] It continues as a dynastic order, with appointments currently made by Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia.
Alexander of Yugoslavia may refer to: King Alexander I of Yugoslavia (1888–1934), reigned 1921 to 1934; Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (1924–2016) ...