The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was the name given to the South Slavic state, previously called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, after King Alexander I suspended the constitution and took personal control in a royal dictatorship. He tried to build a unified Yugoslav nation and divided the country into new provinces, but Croatian and other national grievances persisted. Alexander was assassinated in Marseille in 1934, and his cousin Prince Paul ruled as regent for the young Peter II. Yugoslavia was invaded by Germany and its allies in April 1941. After the war, the monarchy was abolished, and Josip Broz Tito's communists founded a federal republic.
Before and after
- 2 July 1929Birth of Imelda Marcos
- 28 July 1929Birth of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
- 4 August 1929Birth of Yasser Arafat
- 28 September 1929Construction of St. Vitus Cathedral
- from 3 October 1929 to 29 November 1945Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- 21 October 1929Birth of Ursula K. Le Guin
- from 24 October 1929 to 29 October 1929Wall Street crash of 1929
- from 29 October 1929 to 1 January 1941Great Depression
- 7 November 1929Construction of Museum of Modern Art
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- 11 February 1929Founding of Vatican City
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