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Peter II Karađorđević (Serbo-Croatian: Петар II Карађорђевић, romanized: Petar II Karađorđević; 6 September 1923 – 3 November 1970) was the last King of Yugoslavia, reigning from October 1934 until he was deposed in November 1945.
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1939 Yugoslav postage stamp featuring King Peter II. Officially, the last words of King Aleksandar had been "Save Yugoslavia, and the friendship with France". His successors were well aware of the need to try and do the first, but the second, maintaining close ties with France, was increasingly difficult. There were several reasons for this.
King Peter II, who had escaped into exile, was still recognized as king of the whole state of Yugoslavia by the Allies. Starting on 13 May 1941, the largely Serbian "Yugoslav Army of the Fatherland" (Jugoslovenska vojska u otadžbini, or JVUO, or Četniks) resisted the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia (the Chetniks later collaborated with the Axis).
On the morning of 27 March, the royal palace was surrounded and the coup's advocates issued a radio message that impersonated the voice of King Peter with a "proclamation to the people", [65] calling on them to support the King. [66] Peter was surprised by the coup, and heard of his coming of age for the first time on the radio. [67]
It said the body was exhumed on April 28. “Not only was her body in a remarkable preserved condition, her crown and bouquet of flowers were dried in place; the profession candle with the ribbon ...
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 21:25, 20 July 2022: 236 × 427 (692 KB): Snake bgd: Reverted to version as of 13:35, 8 January 2021 (UTC) Thats not Karadjordjevic crown but rather self made autor creation