27 March coup
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The 27 March coup was a Yugoslav military-led overthrow of the pro-Axis government in 1941 that reversed Yugoslavia’s alignment with Nazi Germany on the eve of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 27 March coup canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup d'état
ⓘ
military coup ⓘ |
| aftermath |
rapid Axis military campaign against Yugoslavia in April 1941
ⓘ
subsequent occupation and dismemberment of Yugoslavia by Axis powers ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
27 March 1941 coup in Yugoslavia
ⓘ
Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941 ⓘ
surface form:
Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
|
| date | 27 March 1941 ⓘ |
| ledBy |
Dušan Simović
ⓘ
Yugoslav Royal Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Yugoslav Royal Air Force officers
|
| location | Belgrade ⓘ |
| motive |
defense of Yugoslav sovereignty
ⓘ
resistance to alignment with the Axis Powers ⓘ |
| opposed | Tripartite Pact ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Fascist Italy
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| overthrewGovernmentOf |
Cvetković–Maček Agreement
ⓘ
surface form:
Cvetković–Maček government
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| participant |
Serbian nationalist elements
ⓘ
Yugoslav Army officers ⓘ Yugoslav Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Balkan Campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Balkans Campaign of World War II
|
| precededBy | signing of the Tripartite Pact by Yugoslavia on 25 March 1941 ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
abrogation of Yugoslavia’s alignment with Nazi Germany
ⓘ
accession of King Peter II to full royal powers ⓘ installation of a new government under Dušan Simović ⓘ overthrow of the pro-Axis government in Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| significance |
prompted Hitler to order Operation 25 against Yugoslavia
ⓘ
reversed Yugoslavia’s formal alignment with Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| supportedBy | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| triggered | German invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ |
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