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Concept
Creation of Yugoslavia
Summary
Yugoslavia was a state concept among the South Slavic intelligentsia and later popular masses from the 19th to early 20th centuries that culminated in its realization after the 1918 collapse of Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I and the formation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. However, the kingdom was better known colloquially as Yugoslavia (or similar variants); in 1929 it was formally renamed the "Kingdom of Yugoslavia".
Illyrian Movement
The first idea of a state for all South Slavs emerged in the late 17th century, a product of visionary thinking of Croatian writers and philosophers who believed that the only way for southern Slavs to regain lost freedom after centuries of occupation under the various empires would be to unite and free themselves from tyrannies and dictatorships.
In 1848, a plan was created for the creation of a South Slavic Federation. The plan initiated by the Serbian government was made up of the members of the Secret Belgrade Circle, among whom there were people close to the ruling circles.
The Serbs and the Croats, as the most conscious of the Yugoslavs, lay down the foundations of their political future, and by accepting them they promise that they will strive for their realization in a single direction, as far as the external environment permits this for each branch (the Yugoslavs):
For all Slavs, the federation system is accepted.
The Yugoslavs will form a Yugoslavian state headed by one leader – a king. The position will be hereditary.
The Yugoslavs are divided into 3 Yugoslav tribes: the Serbs, the Croats and the Slovenes.
Every tribe will have: complete autonomy before the legislature – the national assembly – headed by the deputy of the king, will manage its funds, offices, internal and church affairs, and so on. The deputy will elect the clerks among the local population and present them to the king for royal approval.
The king will have a ministry composed of the most capable of all tribes. At the national assembly, all three tribes will be represented equally.
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