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Venue and date of opening: Archives of Serbia and Montenegro, Belgrade, December 20, 2006
Exhibition opened by: Dragan Kojadinović, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Serbia
Organisation: Archives of Serbia and Montenegro
Author of the exhibition: Mitar Todorović
Information provided in: catalogue  (5.4 MB), poster
Accompanying events: a compilation of documentaries entitled the Legend of Oplenac from the Yugoslav Film Archives was presented
The exhibition outside the Archives:
- 2007 - Čačak
- 2008 - Prokuplje
- 2010 - Vranje
- 2011. - Gornji Milanovac
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 The exhibition Alexander I – King of Yugoslavia 1918–1934 was opened on December 20, 2006. The first government of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, headed by Stojan Protić, was formed under a decree of Regent Alexander Karađorđević on that date 88 years before. The author of the exhibition and catalogue is Mitar Todorović, historian–archivist at the Archives of Serbia and Montenegro. The exhibition was opened by Minister of Culture at the Government of the Republic of Serbia Dragan Kojadinović, in the presence of numerous guests including Princess Elizabeth Karađorđević, member of the Crown Cabinet Dragomir Acović, Director of the Endowment of King Peter I Karađorđević Miladin Gavrilović and representatives of regional archives.
The exhibition was made up of 357 documents (photographs, degrees, laws, notes, agreements, press clipping, etc.) exhibited in eight thematic groups:
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Unification of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The original Decision of the Great National Assembly of the Serbian People in Montenegro, adopted at the November 13-26, 1918, session in Podgorica, under which Montenegro would unite with Serbia was exhibited for the first time in this group. |
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Royal Court of the Karađorđević Dynasty: abdication of King Peter Karađorđević, Castello near Athens, March 11, 1919; engagement and wedding of King Alexander I, wedding parade of King Alexander and Romanian Princess Maria Hohenzollern, June 8, 1922 (photographs exhibited for the first time); Prince Peter after christening, Belgrade, October 21, 1923; King's courts (an aerial photograph of the Old Court in Dedinje was exhibited for the first time) and other documents and photographs. |
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From parliamentarism to autocracy: Within this group the following original documents were exhibited for the first time: resignation of Nikola Pašić to the office of prime minister-elect, December 3/16, 1918; message of the representative of the Republican majority of the Croatian Bannate to Regent Alexander, February 11, 1921; Constitution of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes – St Vitus's Day Constitution of 1921. |
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Religious policy of King Alexander – relations with the Serbian Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches and the Islamic religious community. |
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King and the people: King Alexander's visits to some places in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. |
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King Alexander's endowment: Dorm for university students of King Alexander I; Dorm for secondary school students of King Alexander I; Monument to the Unknown Hero on Mt Avala, etc. |
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Balkans to the Balkan peoples: Documents on the Paris peace conference, Balkan Entente, Balkan Treaty, relations with Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Germany, Italy and France. |
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Assassination in Marseilles: The original last will and testament of King Alexander, appointing the regent and custodian for his under-age children, written in Bled on January 5, 1934; report of Colonel Jovan Pavlović, Court administrator, about the assassination in Marseilles, photographs of the assassination and funeral of King Alexander; indictment of the assassins, testimonies and report of Stanislav Vinaver about the trial in Aix en Provence, February 19, 1936. |
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE OPENING IN BELGRADE
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| The exhibition outside the Archives |
| GORNjI MILANOVAC, November 1, 2011 |
| The exhibition Alexander I – King of Yugoslavia 1918-1934 organized by the Museum of Rudnik-Takovo region and the Archives of Yugoslavia was opened on November 1, 2011 at the Museum of Rudnik-Takovo region in Gornji Milanovac |
| VRANjE, March 31 - April 30, 2010 |
The exhibition Alexander I – King of Yugoslavia 1918-1934 organized by the Historical Archives "31st January" of Vranje and the Archives of Yugoslavia was opened on March 31, 2010 at the Gallery of the National Museum of Vranje.
The visitors were welcomed by Suzana Petrović, the Director of the Archives; the author, Mitar Todorović, spoke of the exhibition; and the exhibition was opened by Miladin Milošević, the Acting Director of the Archives of Yugoslavia. For this occasion, the third edition of the catalogue Alexander I – the King of Yugoslavia 1918-1934 was published by the Archives of Yugoslavia and the Historical Archives "31st January" of Vranje.
Apart from officials and the local media, the opening was also attended by elementary school pupils from Vranje.
Before the opening, the author and the Director of the Archives spoke of the Alexander I – the King of Yugoslavia 1918-1934 exhibition in the morning program of TV Vranje, and they also gave statements to other local media.
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE OPENING
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| PROKUPLJE, January 30 - February 29, 2008 |
In the organisation of the Historic Archives of Toplica, National Museum in Prokuplje and Archives of Serbia and Montenegro, the exhibition Alexander I – King of Yugoslavia 1918-1934 was opened at the National Museum's gallery on January 30, 2008. In the presence of numerous guests, including Serbian Assistant Culture Minister Milomir Korać, the exhibition was opened by acting director of the Archives of Serbia and Montenegro Miladin Milošević.
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE OPENING
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| ČAČAK, April 24 – September 1, 2007 |
After Belgrade, the exhibition of the Archives of Serbia and Montenegro Alexander I – King of Yugoslavia 1918-1934, by historian Mitar Todorović, was opened in the Inter-Municipal Historic Archives in Čačak on April 24, 2007. Director Zorica Matijević and acting director of the Archives of Serbia and Montenegro Miladin Milošević, who opened the exhibition, spoke about the exhibition. Local media covered the opening of the exhibition, which was attended by numerous guests, public and cultural figures from Čačak and its vicinity.
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE OPENING
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