State

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

official name for the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between December 1918 and October 1929

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1918–1929
Founded
1918
Ended
1929
Capital
Belgrade
Government
constitutional monarchy
Languages
Serbo-Croatian
Preceded by
State of Slovenes, Croats and SerbsKingdom of SerbiaKingdom of MontenegroRepublic of PrekmurjeFree State of FiumeRepublic of Vinica
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Overview

The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a country in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 to 1929, it was officially called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes and was colloquially known as Yugoslavia (lit. 'Land of the South Slavs') due to its origins.

The preliminary kingdom was formed in late 1918 by the unification of the Kingdom of Serbia, which was previously independent, with the Kingdom of Montenegro, and the territories of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, mainly the provisional State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (encompassing what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina and most of what are now the states of Croatia and Slovenia) as well as Banat, Bačka and Baranja. The regions of Kosovo and what is today North Macedonia had become parts of Serbia prior to the unification.

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All rulers (3)

  1. Alexander I of Yugoslavia1921–1929
  2. Alexander I of Yugoslavia1929–1934
  3. Peter II of Yugoslavia1934–1945

Records (1)

  1. 1920 — Treaty of RapalloTreaty

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