The Kingdom of Yugoslavia [9] 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, but the term "Yugoslavia" (lit. ' Land of the South Slavs ') has been its colloquial name as early as 1922 due to its origins.

Under the rule of the House of Karađorđević, the kingdom gained international recognition on 13 July 1922 at the Conference of Ambassadors in Paris and was renamed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia on 3 October 1929. Peter I was the country's first sovereign.

Feb 7, 2025 · Three federations have borne the name Yugoslavia (“Land of the South Slavs”). The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Kraljevina Jugoslavija), officially proclaimed in 1929 and lasting until World War II, covered 95,576 square miles (247,542 square km).

The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state in south-eastern and central Europe which existed from 1918 until 1941. In 1903, King Alexander I of Serbia was murdered and replaced with Peter I of Serbia. After this, Serbia became more nationalist.

The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( December 1, 1918,–April 17, 1941), also known as the First Yugoslavia, was a monarchy formed as the "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes" after World War I and re-named on January 6, 1929, by Alexander I of Yugoslavia.

As Serbia was the dominant partner in this state, the U.S. Government has considered the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes and then later, Yugoslavia, as the successor government to the original Government of Serbia.

The subdivisions of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (initially known as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes) existed successively in three different forms. From 1918 to 1922, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia maintained the pre-World War I subdivisions of Yugoslavia's predecessor states.

The Communist Party of Yugoslavia (CPY) appointed Marshall Tito as commander-in-chief of the partisans (communist military forces), and organized a rebellion against German occupation troops beginning on June 22, 1941. Peter II was formally crowned King of Yugoslavia on September 6, 1941.

Jun 17, 2023 · The Kingdom of Yugoslavia, previously known as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes until October 1929, spanned between the 41st and 47th degree of northern geographical longitude. With an area of 247,542 km², it housed 12,055,715 inhabitants as per the 1921 census, thereby categorizing it amongst the large European nations.

Jul 14, 2023 · The Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a multi-ethnic Balkan state that existed from 1918 to 1945, was ruled by three significant monarchs: King Peter I, King Alexander I, and King Peter II. These kings, all from the Karadjordjevic dynasty, steered the nation through a period of profound social, political, and economic changes.