Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state in Balkans and Greece (Europe) that lasted from 1918 to 1941 CE, about 23 years. Its people spoke Slavic languages (Russian, Polish, Czech, Serbian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian).

Founded as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918 and renamed in 1929 under King Alexander's dictatorship. The Axis invaded and dismembered it in 1941.

See Kingdom of Yugoslavia on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1918 to 1941 CE

Duration

23 years

Type

State

Region

Balkans and Greece, Europe

Language family

Slavic

Capital

Belgrade

Came from

• Austria-Hungary 1867 to 1918 CE
• Montenegro (Prince-Bishopric to Kingdom) 1516 to 1918 CE
• Principality and Kingdom of Serbia 1815 to 1918 CE

Became

• Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1945 to 1992 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 1939 Second World War begins

Neighbours in Europe

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE
• German Empire 1871 to 1918 CE
• Nazi Germany 1933 to 1945 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of Sweden 1721 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Prussia 1701 to 1918 CE
• Kingdom of the Netherlands 1815 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
• Empire of Japan 1868 to 1947 CE, East Asia
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Central and North Asia

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