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Dragutin Dimitrijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгутин Димитријевић Апис) (also known as "The Bee", "Colonel Apis", "No. Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, The Cyrillic alphabet (səˈrɪlɪk also called azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters is actually a family of Alphabets, subsets of which are used by 6" or, most commonly, "Apis") (August 17, 1876 – 11, 24 or June 27, 1917) was a Serbian soldier and nationalist leader of the Black Hand group which assassinated Serbian King Aleksandar Obrenović in 1903 and Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria in 1914. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Black Hand ( Serbian: Црна рука / Crna Ruka) officially Unification or Death ( Serbian: Уједињење или смрт Ujedinjenje This is a list of Serbian monarchs. Notes Entries bounded within parentheses are for reference only for instance the Roman numerals keep counts of Stefans Alexander I or Alexander Obrenović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Обреновић) (August 14 1876 - June 11 1903 was king of Franz Ferdinand ( December 18, 1863 &ndash June 28, 1914) was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Imperial of The latter triggered the outbreak of World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All

Dragutin Dimitrijević was born in Serbia in 1876. At sixteen Dimitrijević went to the Belgrade Military Academy. Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. A brilliant student, Dimitrijević graduated from the academy with such a good record he was immediately recruited into the General Staff of the Serbian Army. An ardent nationalist, he decided to become a specialist in terrorism. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion

Captain Dimitrijević and a group of junior officers planned the assassination of the autocratic and unpopular king of Serbia. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. On 11 June 1903, the group stormed the royal palace and killed both King Alexander and his wife Queen Draga. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Alexander I or Alexander Obrenović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Обреновић) (August 14 1876 - June 11 1903 was king of Draga Mašin (nee Lunjevica) ( September 23, 1861 in Gornji Milanovac – June 11, 1903 in Belgrade) also known During the attack Dimitrijević was badly wounded and although he eventually recovered, the three bullets from the encounter were never removed from his body.

The Serbian parliament described Dimitrijević as "the saviour of the fatherland" and he was appointed Professor of Tactics at the Military Academy. He visited Germany and Russia where he studied the latest military ideas. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending During the Balkan Wars (1912-13), Dimitrijević's military planning helped the Serbian Army to achieve several important victories. The Balkan Wars were two wars in South-eastern Europe in 1912–1913 in the course of which the Balkan League ( Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece

Dimitrijević's main concern was the liberation of Serbia from Austro-Hungary. Dimitrijević, who used the codename Apis, became leader of the secret Black Hand group. In 1911 Dimitrijević organised an attempt to assassinate Emperor Franz Josef. Franz Joseph I Karl (- German, in English Francis Joseph I Charles, see the name in other languages) (18 August 1830 &ndash 21 November When this failed, Dimitrijević turned his attention to the heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Franz Ferdinand ( December 18, 1863 &ndash June 28, 1914) was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Imperial of Dimitrijević was concerned about Ferdinand's plans to grant concessions to the South Slavs, fearing that, if this happened, an independent Serbian state would be more difficult to achieve.

When Dimitrijević heard that Archduke Franz Ferdinand was planning to visit Sarajevo in June 1914, he sent three members of the Black Hand group, Gavrilo Princip, Nedeljko Čabrinović and Trifko Grabež from Serbia to assassinate him. TemplateInfobox City for more fields--> Sarajevo is the Capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Gavrilo Princip ( Cyrillic: Гаврило Принцип gaʋ'rilɔ 'prinʦip ( &ndash) was a Bosnian Serb and proclaimed himself to be a Yugoslav Nedeljko Čabrinović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Недељко Чабриновић) ( 1895 - January 23, 1916) was a member of

Unknown to Dimitrijević, Major Voja Tankosić was informing Nikola Pašić, the prime minister of Serbia about the plot. Nikola P Pašić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Никола П Пашић, at the time also spelled Pashitch or Pachitch) ( December Although Pašić supported the main objectives of the Black Hand group, he did not want the assassination to take place as he feared it would lead to a war with Austro-Hungaria. He therefore gave instructions for Gavrilo Princip, Nedjelko Čabrinović and Trifko Grabež to be arrested when they attempted to leave the country. Gavrilo Princip ( Cyrillic: Гаврило Принцип gaʋ'rilɔ 'prinʦip ( &ndash) was a Bosnian Serb and proclaimed himself to be a Yugoslav However, his orders were not implemented and the three men arrived in Bosnia-Herzegovina where they joined forces with fellow conspirators, Muhamed Mehmedbašić, Danilo Ilić, Vaso Čubrilović, Cvijetko Popović, Miško Jovanović and Veljko Čubrilović. Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan

After Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28, 1914, several members of the Black Hand group under interrogation by the Austrian authorities claimed that three men from Serbia (Dimitrijević, Milan Ciganović, and Major Voja Tankosić) had organised the plot. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year On July 25, 1914, the Austro-Hungarian government demanded that the Serbian government arrest the men and send them to face trial in Vienna. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria.

On July 25, 1914, Nikola Pašić, the prime minister of Serbia, told the Austro-Hungarian government that he was unable to hand over these three men as it "would be a violation of Serbia's Constitution and criminal in law". Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Nikola P Pašić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Никола П Пашић, at the time also spelled Pashitch or Pachitch) ( December Three days later the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia.

Nikola Pašić, out of fear for possible cooperation between Serbian opposition that was pan-Serbian not pro-Yugoslav and Dimitijevic's military supporters decided to get rid of the most prominent members of the Black Hand movement, by then officially disbanded. Dimitrijević and several of his military colleagues were arrested. On May 23, 1917, Dimitrijević was found guilty of treason and sentenced to death. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year A month later, on June 11, 24 or 27, he was executed by firing squad.

References

Valentin Pikul: "To Have Honor" In this book the main character was friends with Apis and helped in the murder of Aleksandar Obrenović and his wife in 1903.

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