The assassination of Alexander I, King of Yugoslavia, Marseilles, France, 9 October 1934. Artist: Unknown
The assassination of Alexander I, King of Yugoslavia, Marseilles, France, 9 October 1934. Alexander I (1888-1934) ruled as King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from 1921-1929, then as King of Yugoslavia from 1929-1934. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Serbian army in World War I when he was Crown Prince of Serbia. In 1934, while on a state visit to France, Alexander was assassinated in Marseilles by a Macedonian in the pay of Croat nationalists.
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Location: World,Europe,France,Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,Marseilles
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