Alexander the Unifier

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Alexander the Unifier was King Alexander I of Yugoslavia, known for his efforts to centralize and unify the diverse ethnic groups of the newly formed Yugoslav state in the interwar period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Yugoslavia
head of state
human
monarch
political leader
alsoKnownAs Alexander I Karađorđević
Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Kralj Aleksandar I
assassinatedBy Vlado Chernozemski
assassinationOrganizedBy Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
Ustaše
linked to: Ustaše Militia
birthName Alexander Karađorđević
burialPlace Oplenac, Serbia
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
child Andrej of Yugoslavia
Peter II of Yugoslavia
Tomislav of Yugoslavia
conflictParticipatedIn Balkan Wars
World War I
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Serbia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
dateOfBirth 1888-12-16
dateOfDeath 1934-10-09
dateOfEvent 1929-01-06
education Page Corps in St. Petersburg
endOfReign 1934
ethnicGroup Serb
linked to: Serbs
eventDescribed proclamation of royal dictatorship and suspension of the constitution
father Peter I of Serbia
implementedPolicy 6 January Dictatorship
mannerOfDeath assassination
memberOfDynasty Karađorđević dynasty
linked to: Karađorđević
militaryRank general
monarchOf Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
mother Zorka of Montenegro
name Alexander the Unifier
notableFor attempts to unify South Slavic peoples
centralizing the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
placeOfBirth Cetinje, Principality of Montenegro
linked to: Cetinje
placeOfDeath Marseille, France
linked to: Marseille
positionHeld King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
linked to: King of Yugoslavia

King of Yugoslavia
regent of the Kingdom of Serbia
previousStateName Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
religion Serbian Orthodox Church
reorganizedStateAs Kingdom of Yugoslavia
spouse Maria of Romania
startOfReign 1921

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King Alexander I of Yugoslavia alsoKnownAs Alexander the Unifier
subject linked to: King Alexander I
Alexander I of Yugoslavia alsoKnownAs Alexander the Unifier
Alexander the Unifier name Alexander the Unifier