Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia Југославија Jugoslavija
1918–1941
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Anthem: "Himna Kraljevine Jugoslavije"
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Capital and largest city	Belgrade 44°49′N 20°27′E / 44.817°N 20.450°E / 44.817; 20.450
Official languages	Serbo-Croatian Macedonian Slovene
Demonym(s)	Yugoslav
Government	Monarchy Details Unitary constitutional monarchy (1918–1929, 1931–1939) Unitary absolute monarchy under a royal dictatorship (1929–1931) Federal constitutional monarchy (1939–1941)
Historical era	20th century
• Creation	1 December 1918
• Axis invasion	6 April 1941
Currency	Yugoslav dinar
Calling code	38
Preceded by Succeeded by Serbia Montenegro Austro-Hungarian Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia-Slavonia Carniola Dalmatia Fiume German-occupied Serbia Italian governorate of Montenegro Independent State of Croatia Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Bulgaria Kingdom of Hungary Italian protectorate of Albania Nazi Germany Yugoslav govt.-in-exile
Today part of	Bosnia and Herzegovina  Croatia  Kosovo  Montenegro  North Macedonia  Serbia  Slovenia

The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state in south-eastern and central Europe which existed from 1918 until 1941. In 1903, King Alexander I of Serbia was murdered and replaced with Peter I of Serbia. After this, Serbia became more nationalist. Tensions with Austria-Hungary heightened when it conquered Bosnia in 1908. During this period Serbia managed to extend its borders and reconquer Kosovo and North Macedonia from the Ottoman Empire. Many Serbian nationalists wanted to create a unified state for the Slavs of the Balkans. Covert gangs attempted to assassinate Austro-Hungarian officials, like the Bosnian governor. In June 1914, a Bosnian Serb called Gavrilo Princip killed Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Bosnia. This event eventually led to World War I.^[1]

1. ↑ Rujević, Nemanja (28 July 2014). "Serbia, WWI, and the question of guilt". Deustche Welle. on the Web. Retrieved 23 December 2019.