Gavrilo Princip (Serbian Cyrillic: Гаврило Принцип, IPA: [gaʋ’ri:lɔ ‘prinʦip]) (July 25, 1894(1894-07-25) – April 28, 1918) was a Serbian citizen of Austria-Hungary with Croatian roots, and proclaimed himself to be a Yugoslav Nationalist.[1] Princip is commonly associated with the political movement Mlada Bosna. Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. Princip and his accomplices were arrested and fingered a number of members of the Serbian Military leading Austria-Hungary and Germany to request that Serbia investigate the crime on Serbian soil.[2] Serbian rejection of these requests set off a chain of events that led to World War I. Unwittingly, he is one of the most influential people in 20th century history; he is directly responsible for the chain of events that led to both World Wars, the Cold War, many of the troubles in the Middle East and Israel, the splitting of Germany and many others.

Early life

Princip was born in the village of Obljaj, near Bosansko Grahovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungarian Empire, the son of a postman. His parents, Petar and Marija (née Mićić), had nine children, five sons and four daughters, six of whom died in infancy. His health was poor from an early age. His impoverished parents could not afford to feed him and sent him to live with an older brother in Sarajevo.

Most historians agree that Princip was a member of Young Bosnia; that the group got its weapons from the Black Hand (Црна рука/Crna ruka); and that the latter group was at least somewhat responsible for coordination, training, and/or supplying weapons for the forthcoming assassination attempt on Franz Ferdinand.[3] However, Princip had minimal contact with the group, and did not associate himself with them. The Young Bosnia movement was a group made up of Serbs, Croats, and Bosnian Muslims, committed to the independence of the South Slavic peoples from Austria-Hungary.

In February 1912, Princip took part in protest demonstrations against the Sarajevo authorities for which he was expelled from school. Following his expulsion, he went to Belgrade. In Belgrade, he sought to gain admission to the First Belgrade Gymnasium but failed the entrance exam.

In 1912, Serbia was abuzz with mobilization for the First Balkan War. Princip planned to join the komite, irregular Serbian guerrilla forces under Serbian Major Vojislav Tankosic which had fought in Macedonia against Ottoman units. Tankosic was a member of the central committee of the secret society Unification or Death (Ujedinjenje ili Smrt). Princip, however, was rejected by the komite in Belgrade because of his small physical stature. He then went to Prokuplje in Southern Serbia where he sought a personal interview with Tankosić. Tankosić, however, rejected Princip for being “too small and too weak.” He was determined to compensate for his lack of physical stature and the underestimation of his abilities that he was subjected to. Dedijer argued that his rejection was “one of the primary personal motives which pushed him to do something exceptionally brave in order to prove to others that he was their equal.”

Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Background

On June 28, 1914 Gavrilo Princip participated in the assassination in Sarajevo. General Oskar Potiorek, Governor of the Austrian provinces of Bosnia-Herzegovina had invited Franz Ferdinand and Countess Sophie to watch his troops on manoeuvers. Franz Ferdinand knew that the visit would be dangerous, knowing his uncle, Emperor Franz Josef, had been the subject of an assassination attempt by the Black Hand in 1911.

Gavrilo Princip (Serbian Cyrillic: Гаврило Принцип, IPA: [gaʋ’ri:lɔ ‘prinʦip]) (July 25, 1894(1894-07-25) – April 28, 1918) was a Serbian citizen of Austria-Hungary with Croatian roots, and proclaimed himself to be a Yugoslav Nationalist.[1] Princip is commonly associated with the political movement Mlada Bosna. Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. Princip and his accomplices were arrested and fingered a number of members of the Serbian Military leading Austria-Hungary and Germany to request that Serbia investigate the crime on Serbian soil.[2] Serbian rejection of these requests set off a chain of events that led to World War I. Unwittingly, he is one of the most influential people in 20th century history; he is directly responsible for the chain of events that led to both World Wars, the Cold War, many of the troubles in the Middle East and Israel, the splitting of Germany and many others.

On June 28, 1914 Gavrilo Princip participated in the assassination in Sarajevo. General Oskar Potiorek, Governor of the Austrian provinces of Bosnia-Herzegovina had invited Franz Ferdinand and Countess Sophie to watch his troops on manoeuvers. Franz Ferdinand knew that the visit would be dangerous, knowing his uncle, Emperor Franz Josef, had been the subject of an assassination attempt by the Black Hand in 1911.

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