Original scientific paper
THE MARCH 27, 1941 BELGRADE COUP - CAUSES, PARTICIPANTS, IDEOLOGY, CONSEQUENCES
Zoran Janjetović
; Institute for recent history of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Abstract
The article discusses causes, participants and consequences of the coup carried out by Yugoslav army officers on March 27, 1941, shortly after Yugoslavia had joined the Tripartite Pact. The coup was a decisive event in Serb and Yugoslav history. Shortly after the coup Axis powers invaded Kingdom of Yugoslavia and it soon ceased to exist as a country. The author concludes that the coup had tragic consequences. Those who initiated it showed political immaturity. They did not act as pragmatic politicians. Instead their actions were under influence of heroic Serb national mythology. Realistic policies and readiness to make compromises could have kept Yugoslavia out of World War II and tragic consequences it had on all Yugoslav nations.
Keywords
Belgrade Coup; Yugoslavia; National Mythology
Hrčak ID:
285088
URI
Publication date:
4.1.2007.
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