Kingdom of Yugoslavia (pro-Axis government)

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The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (pro-Axis government) was the short-lived Yugoslav regime that aligned itself with Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II before being overthrown in a 1941 coup.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf government
pro-Axis government
puppet regime
alliedWith Axis powers
Kingdom of Italy
Nazi Germany
capital Belgrade
causeOfEnd 27 March 1941 coup d’état
conflict World War II
continent Europe
country Kingdom of Yugoslavia
countryInConflict Yugoslavia in World War II
deFactoLeader Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
domesticOpposition Serbian officer corps
pro-Allied political forces in Yugoslavia
duration 2 days
endTime 1941-03-27
event signing of the Tripartite Pact
followed pre-coup government of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
foreignPolicyOrientation alignment with Axis powers
governmentType monarchical government under regency
headOfGovernment Dragiša Cvetković
headOfState Peter II of Yugoslavia
historicalPeriod 1941 in Yugoslavia
historicalSignificance triggered German decision to invade Yugoslavia
ideology authoritarianism
pro-Axis alignment
legalSystem constitutional monarchy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
locationOfSigning Vienna
opposedBy United Kingdom
Yugoslav coup plotters
Yugoslav resistance
overthrownBy Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941
partOf interwar period in Yugoslavia
reasonForAlignment pressure from Nazi Germany
territorial and political concessions from Axis powers
regent Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
relatedEvent Axis invasion of Yugoslavia
replacedBy anti-Axis government of Dušan Simović
post-coup government of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
signed Tripartite Pact
signedWith Empire of Japan
Kingdom of Italy
Nazi Germany
startTime 1941-03-25
status collapsed government
short-lived regime

Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (pro-Axis government) ("Kingdom of Yugoslavia")
Yugoslav Royal Air Force ("Kingdom of Yugoslavia")
country
Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941 ("Cvetković–Maček government")
Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941 ("regency of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia")
overthrew
Yugoslav Royal Air Force ("Yugoslav monarchy")
allegiance
Balkan Campaign ("Kingdom of Yugoslavia")
belligerentAllies
Anti-Comintern Pact ("Kingdom of Yugoslavia (short-lived adherence)")
countrySignatory
Yugoslav Royal Air Force ("Kingdom of Yugoslavia")
garrisonCountry
Axis powers
memberState
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (pro-Axis government) ("anti-Axis government of Dušan Simović")
replacedBy

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