assassination of Alexander I of Yugoslavia

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The assassination of Alexander I of Yugoslavia was a 1934 political killing of the Yugoslav king in Marseille that shocked Europe and intensified regional tensions in the Balkans.

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assassination of Alexander I of Yugoslavia canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf assassination ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
political killing ⓘ
aftermath establishment of regency for Peter II of Yugoslavia ⓘ
political instability in Yugoslavia ⓘ
alsoKilled French bystanders ⓘ
Louis Barthou ⓘ
city Marseille ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
countryAtTime France ⓘ
date 1934-10-09 ⓘ
hasMediaCoverage contemporary newspaper reports ⓘ
newsreel footage ⓘ
hasPerpetrator Vlado Chernozemski ⓘ
hasPerpetratorOrganization Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization ⓘ
Ustaše ⓘ
linked to: Ustaše Militia
hasVictim Alexander I of Yugoslavia ⓘ
impact deterioration of Franco-Italian relations ⓘ
increased international attention to Ustaše and IMRO ⓘ
intensified tensions in the Balkans ⓘ
shock in Europe ⓘ
isPartOf history of Yugoslavia ⓘ
history of political assassinations ⓘ
history of the Balkans ⓘ
method shooting ⓘ
motive Croatian and Macedonian separatism ⓘ
opposition to Yugoslav centralism ⓘ
notableFor being one of the first assassinations captured on film ⓘ
occurredDuring interwar period ⓘ
perpetratorAlias Vlado the Chauffeur ⓘ
perpetratorNationality Bulgarian ⓘ
place Marseille ⓘ
plannedBy IMRO leadership ⓘ
linked to: IMRO

Ustaše leadership ⓘ
linked to: Ustaše Militia
politicalContext Balkan nationalist conflicts ⓘ
tensions in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia ⓘ
region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
resultedIn death of Alexander I of Yugoslavia ⓘ
death of Louis Barthou ⓘ
target Alexander I of Yugoslavia ⓘ
tookPlaceDuring state visit of Alexander I of Yugoslavia to France ⓘ
victimAgeAtDeath 45 ⓘ
victimFullName Alexander I Karađorđević ⓘ
victimNationality Yugoslav ⓘ
victimPosition King of Yugoslavia ⓘ
victimSuccessor Peter II of Yugoslavia ⓘ
weaponUsed firearm ⓘ
year 1934 ⓘ

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Vlado Chernozemski → notableWork → assassination of Alexander I of Yugoslavia ⓘ
Vlado Chernozemski → participantIn → assassination of Alexander I of Yugoslavia ⓘ