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108 years since the assassination in Sarajevo: Serbian "Black Hand" that started the First World War

2022-06-28 18:11:23Histori SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
108 years since the assassination in Sarajevo: Serbian "Black Hand"
108 years since the assassination in Sarajevo: Serbian "Black Hand" that started the First World War

It has been 108 years since the Sarajevo assassination. On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip assassinated the Austro-Hungarian heir to the throne, Franz Ferdinand, who was visiting the Bosnian capital.

One month later, on July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war on the Kingdom of Serbia, which took on a global dimension. Bosnia and Herzegovina at that time was part of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy.

The Sarajevo assassination served as the occasion for the start of the First World War. Gavrilo Princip was a member of the secret organization "New Bosnia" (under the auspices of the "Black Hand" organization from Belgrade), which aimed to overthrow the Austro-Hungarian government in Bosnia through riots, uprisings and armed assassinations.

Franz Ferdinand accepted the invitation of the then governor of Bosnia, General Oscar Potjorek, to inspect the troops, to take part in military maneuvers around Sarajevo, to see the first tram in Europe, and to officially visit the National Museum.

The visit also coincided with the 14th anniversary of his marriage to Sofia. As the heiress to the throne, Sofia, was not of royal blood, she was not allowed to be in the same car, while in Sarajevo such taboos and protocols were not applied.

During the visit, Sofia could get in the same car with her husband, which was a very thoughtful and polite gift from Franz to her for the wedding anniversary.

As nothing had ever happened in Sarajevo during previous visits by senior Austro-Hungarian officials, security was not particularly alarmed or very strict. And during the trip to Sarajevo, Franz Ferdinand was very warmly received by the Bosniaks, so Sarajevo was not considered "enemy territory".

Ferdinand and his wife Sofia passed through the city decorated with an open black car.

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On Sunday, June 28, 1914, at about 10:45 a.m., Franz Ferdinand and his wife were killed in Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Earlier in the day, the couple was attacked by Nedeljko Čabrinovi., Who threw a grenade at their car. However, they had escaped.

108 years since the assassination in Sarajevo: Serbian "Black Hand"
The weapons used by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip, who sparked World War I when he assassinated Austro-Hungarian heir to the throne Franz Ferdinand, are on display at a military history museum in Vienna.

After a short break at the Governor's residence, the royal couple insisted on seeing all those injured by the bomb at the local hospital. However, no one told the drivers that the itinerary had changed. When the error was discovered, the drivers had to return. At the same time, Princip, the killer, was sitting in a cafe near the road. He immediately seized the opportunity, walked down the street and shot the royal couple. He had shot Sofia in the abdomen first and then Franz Ferdinand in the neck. He was still alive when some people came to help him. His last words to the woman were: "Do not die of love, live for our children." The wound was too severe, and he died within minutes. Sofia also died on the way to the hospital.

108 years since the assassination in Sarajevo: Serbian "Black Hand"
Officers arrest Gavrilo Princip after he killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, while visiting Sarajevo on June 28, 1914.

At the time of his death, Gavrilo Princip was weak from illness and malnutrition. He weighed only 40 kilograms.

He died in agony, the tuberculosis swallowed his bones to the point that he had to cut off his right arm. He was buried in a secret place and in 1920, thanks to a Czech soldier, his remains were found and transferred to Sarajevo.

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