Yugoslav coup d'état
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A coup d'état took place on 27 March 1941 in Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, when the regency led by Prince Paul of Yugoslavia was overthrown and King Peter II assumed full monarchical powers. The co
Dušan Simović, King Peter II of Yugoslavia, and Radoje Knežević in London, June 1941. Peter II was declared of age and placed on the throne as a result of the coup.
Minister of the Army and Navy Milan Nedić was fired by prince regent Paul in November 1940 for advocating that Yugoslavia join the Axis.
Peter II, 17 years old at the time of coup, was declared to be of age.
Demonstrations in Belgrade on 27 March
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
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Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, also known as Paul Karađorđević, was prince regent of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia during the minority of King Peter II. Paul was a first cousin of Peter's father, Alexander I.
Yugoslav coup d'état
…A coup d'état took place on 27 March 1941 in Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, when the regency led by Prince Paul of Yugoslavia was overthrown and King Peter II assumed full monarchical powers. The coup was planned and conducted by a group of pro-Western Serbian nationalist Royal…
Prince Paul in 1935
Prince Paul at the Edward Okuń exhibition in 1932
King Carol II of Romania, Czechoslovak president Edvard Beneš, Yugoslav regent Prince Paul, and Prince Nicholas of Romania in Bucharest in 1936
Beli dvor in Belgrade, Paul's residence