Yugoslav government-in-exile

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The Yugoslav government-in-exile was the royalist administration of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia that operated from abroad during World War II after the Axis occupation, seeking to represent Yugoslav interests and direct resistance movements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government-in-exile
royalist government
aimedTo direct resistance movements in occupied Yugoslavia
maintain international recognition of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
represent Yugoslav interests among the Allies
alliedWith Allies of World War II
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Yugoslavia
capital London
linked to: London, England
conflict political rivalry with Tito’s Partisans
country Kingdom of Yugoslavia
diplomaticMission Yugoslav legations in Allied countries
endTime 1945
follows Constitution of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
hasGovernmentForm constitutional monarchy
parliamentary system
hasMonarch Peter II of Yugoslavia
hasPart Yugoslav Royal Air Force-in-exile
Yugoslav Royal Navy-in-exile
linked to: Royal Yugoslav Navy

Yugoslav royal armed forces-in-exile
linked to: Royal Yugoslav Army
hasTitle Royal Yugoslav Government
headOfState Peter II of Yugoslavia
headquartersLocation London
linked to: London, England
ideology Yugoslavism
monarchism
languageUsed Macedonian
Serbo-Croatian
Slovene
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity United Kingdom
notableCommander Draža Mihailović
opposedBy Axis powers
Chetnik collaborationist elements (later in the war)
Fascist Italy
Independent State of Croatia
Nazi Germany
participantIn World War II
recognizedBy Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States
replacedBy Provisional Government of the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
communist-led government in Belgrade
seatMovedTo Cairo (temporarily, for some functions)
sharesBorderWith Axis powers (as occupying forces in Yugoslavia)
linked to: Axis powers
significantEvent April War
Axis invasion of Yugoslavia
Axis occupation of Yugoslavia
startTime 1941
supported Chetnik movement (initially)
linked to: Chetniks

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chetniks allegiance Yugoslav government-in-exile
Royal Yugoslav Army successorOrganization Yugoslav government-in-exile forces
linked to: Yugoslav government-in-exile
Communist Party of Yugoslavia bannedBy Royal Yugoslav authorities
linked to: Yugoslav government-in-exile
Dušan Simović movement Yugoslav government-in-exile
Draža Mihailović supportedBy Yugoslav government-in-exile
Yugoslav Army in the Homeland loyalty Yugoslav government-in-exile
Yugoslav government-in-exile hasTitle Royal Yugoslav Government
linked to: Yugoslav government-in-exile
Yugoslav government-in-exile diplomaticMission Yugoslav legations in Allied countries
linked to: Yugoslav government-in-exile
Yugoslav Army in the Homeland country Kingdom of Yugoslavia government-in-exile
linked to: Yugoslav government-in-exile
Yugoslav Army in the Homeland allegiance Yugoslav government-in-exile
Yugoslav tricolour usedBy Yugoslav government-in-exile during World War II
linked to: Yugoslav government-in-exile
Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia partOf Government of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
linked to: Yugoslav government-in-exile
Yugoslav royal court linkedToInstitution Yugoslav government-in-exile