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 of Yugoslavia
surface form: Alexander I Karađorđević

Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Alexander I of Yugoslavia
surface form: Kralj Aleksandar I
assassinatedBy Vlado Chernozemski
assassinationOrganizedBy Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
Ustaše Militia
surface form: Ustaše
birthName Alexander Karađorđević
burialPlace Oplenac, Serbia
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
child Prince Andrej of Yugoslavia
surface form: Andrej of Yugoslavia

Peter II of Yugoslavia
Tomislav of Yugoslavia
conflictParticipatedIn Balkan Wars
World War I
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Serbia
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
surface form: Kingdom of Yugoslavia
dateOfBirth 1888-12-16
dateOfDeath 1934-10-09
dateOfEvent 1929-01-06
education Page Corps in St. Petersburg
endOfReign 1934
ethnicGroup Serbs
surface form: Serb
eventDescribed proclamation of royal dictatorship and suspension of the constitution
father Peter I of Serbia
implementedPolicy 6 January Dictatorship
mannerOfDeath assassination
memberOfDynasty Karađorđević
surface form: Karađorđević dynasty
militaryRank general
monarchOf Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
surface form: Kingdom of Yugoslavia
mother Princess Zorka of Montenegro
surface form: Zorka of Montenegro
name Alexander the Unifier self-link
notableFor attempts to unify South Slavic peoples
centralizing the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
placeOfBirth Cetinje
surface form: Cetinje, Principality of Montenegro
placeOfDeath Marseille
surface form: Marseille, France
positionHeld King of Yugoslavia
surface form: King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

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

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King Alexander I alsoKnownAs Alexander the Unifier
subject surface form: King Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Alexander I of Yugoslavia alsoKnownAs Alexander the Unifier
Alexander the Unifier name Alexander the Unifier self-link