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  serbia - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
Serbia and Yugoslavia were among the countries that had the greatest losses in the war: 1,700,000 (10.8% of the population) people were killed and national damages were estimated at 9.1 billion dollars according to the prices of that period.
Serbia and Montenegro opted to stay on in the federation and at the combined session of the parliaments of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro held on April 27 1992 in Belgrade, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was passed thus reaffirming the continuity of the state first founded on December 1 1918.
Serbia's terrain ranges from the rich, fertile plains of the northern Vojvodina region, limestone ranges and basins in the east, and, in the southeast, ancient mountains and hills.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/Serbia   (5091 words)

  
 Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander Karageorgevitch (Aleksandar Karađorđević, born July 17, 1945) is the current pretender to the abolished thrones of Yugoslavia and Serbia.
Alexander is the son of Peter II, the last king of Yugoslavia, who was from the Karageorgevitch dynasty, and Princess Alexandra of Greece.
Alexander is the only grandchild of Aspasia Manos, and therefore the only living royal, apart from his own sons, who has her ancestry: from monarchical perspective, mostly reigning princes of Moldavia and Valachia, as well as their families.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander,_Crown_Prince_of_Yugoslavia   (1303 words)

  
 Russian history, 1855-1892 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dmitriy Tolstoy, Alexander's minister of internal affairs, instituted the use of land captains, who were noble overseers of districts, and he restricted the power of the zemstva and the dumy.
Alexander III assigned his former tutor, the reactionary Konstantin Pobedonostsev, to be the procurator of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church and Ivan Delyanov to be the minister of education.
Alexander II's reforms, particularly the lifting of state censorship, fostered the expression of political and social thought.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Russian_history,_1855-1892   (2963 words)

  
 Tablet to Tsar Alexander II
The future Alexander II was the eldest son of the grand duke Nikolay Pavlovich (who, in 1825, became the emperor Nicholas I) and his wife, Alexandra Fyodorovna (who, before her marriage to the Grand Duke and baptism into the Orthodox Church, had been the princess Charlotte of Prussia).
Alexander's youth and early manhood were overshadowed by the overpowering personality of his dominating father, from whose authoritarian principles of government he was never to free himself.
Alexander II, like his uncle Alexander I before him (who was educated by a Swiss republican tutor, a follower of Rousseau), was to turn into a "liberalizing," or at any rate humanitarian, autocrat.
bahai-library.com /?file=wilmette_malik_russia_biography   (1937 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Serbia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Serbia SERBIA [Serbia], Serbian Srbija, constituent republic of Serbia and Montenegro (1995 est.
Serbia and Montenegro SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO [Serbia and Montenegro], Serbian Srbija i Crna Gora, formerly Yugoslavia, Serbian Jugoslavija, federal republic (2005 est.
Peter I PETER I [Peter I] 1844-1921, king of Serbia (1903-18) and king of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (1918-21), son of Prince Alexander of Serbia (Alexander Karadjordjević).
www.encyclopedia.com /articles/11704.html   (678 words)

  
 Serbia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Serbia is bounded by Croatia (northwest), Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro (west), Albania (southwest), Macedonia (south), Bulgaria and Romania (east), and Hungary (north).
Serbia is mostly mountainous, being ringed by the Dinaric Alps on the west, the Sar Mountains and the North Albanian Alps (Prokletije) on the south, and the Balkan and Carpathian mountains on the east.
In central Serbia are the hills of the Sumadija ("forested area"), and in the north are the low-lying plains of Vojvodina, where the Danube River is joined by two of its major tributaries, the Sava and Tisa rivers.
www.psc.ac.yu /eng/text/serbia_brit.html   (1363 words)

  
 Alexander
Alexander I of Epirus king of Epirus about 342 B.C. Alexander II of Epirus king of Epirus 272 B.C. Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), king of Macedonia
Alexander II of Scotland (1198-1249), king of Scotland
Alexander Balas ruler of the Greek kingdom of Syria 150-146 B.C. Alexander Cornelius Greek grammarian
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/al/Alexander.html   (166 words)

  
 Alexander - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Alexander is a common first name and literally means the "defender of men" (from "alexein" - "to defend", and "andros" - "man").
Alexander I of Russia, (1777-1825), emperor of Russia
Alexander II of Russia, (1818-1881), emperor of Russia
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Servia (Serbia)
The work of the father was continued during the administration of the son, Stephen II (1196-1228), who had received an excellent Byzantine education and was a skilful diplomatist.
During the Fourth Crusade, which ended in the establishment of the Latin Empire of Constantinople, Stephen II had the skill to maintain himself against all his neighbors and to use the favourable opportunity for increasing his power.
Servia was obliged to acknowledge formally the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to renounce economic and territorial compensation, and to express the desire to renew friendly relations with the dual monarchy.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/13732a.htm   (4845 words)

  
 Alexander, prince of Serbia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
He was elected to succeed the deposed Michael of Serbia.
In 1868, Alexander was condemned to death in absentia by a Serbian court for his alleged part in the assassination of Michael, who had succeeded Milo
Alexander was the father of Peter I of Yugoslavia.
www.bartleby.com /65/al/AlexandKSrb.html   (165 words)

  
 Alexander the Great (Alexander of Macedon) Biography
Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia.
Alexander's general Perdiccas attacked the gates, broke into the city, and Alexander moved with the rest of the army behind him to prevent the Thebans from cutting him off.
Alexander tortured and executed the accused leader of the conspiracy, Parmenio's son Philotas, the commander of the cavalry.
www.historyofmacedonia.org /AncientMacedonia/AlexandertheGreat.html   (5650 words)

  
 Partnership Initiative - news   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
As a President of Serbia I support all your investments, because they are a contribution to the strengthening of the stability in the region” – said Tadic in his addressing the present on the official dinner organized in his honor in the Athens Hilton.
HRH Crown Prince Alexander II greeted the present and emphasized in his addressing that “Many Greek companies are doing business in Serbia, but there should be more and more of it and this is why we wish to bring the Greek business people in Serbia.
Beside Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Princess Katherine, also will be HE Boris Tadic, the President of Serbia, as well as distinguished representatives of the Greek Government, Ministries, and a large number of business people and members of the Advisory Bodies of the Crown.
www.partnershipinitiative.gr /news.html   (4993 words)

  
 serbia
Succeeded by King Peter I. Alexander Obrenovich (1876- 1903) King of Serbia from 1889 while still a minor, on the abdication of his father, King Milan I. He took power into his own hands 1893 and aroused great opposition by his marriage to Draga Mashin, a widow, 1900 and by his arbitrary rule.
In 1903 Alexander and his queen were murdered, and Peter I Karageorgevich was placed on the throne.
Petar I Karadjordjeviç (1844-1921), king of Serbia (1903-21), son of Aleksandar Karadjordjeviç, prince of Serbia, born in Belgrade, and educated in Paris.
website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/serbia.htm   (749 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Alexander (disambiguation)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Alexander is a common male first name and a less well-known surname.
The name's popularity was spread by the military conquests of King Alexander III of Macedon, known as Alexander the Great (ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ).
Alexander Dub?ek, reforming head of the Czechoslovak Communist Party during the Prague Spring of 1968
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Alexander   (732 words)

  
 Serbia (07/06)
Thereafter, the parliament of Serbia stated that the Republic of Serbia was the continuity of the state union, changing the name of the country from Serbia and Montenegro to the Republic of Serbia, with Serbia retaining Serbia and Montenegro's membership in all international organizations and bodies.
Serbia maintains an embassy in the United States at 2134 Kalorama Rd., NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel.
Since October 5, 2000, foreign embassies, including that of the U.S., have reopened, and Serbia, as the successor state to the F.R.Y., regained its seat in such international organizations as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the UN and is actively participating in International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank projects.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5388.htm   (4715 words)

  
 A short history of Serbia and Montenegro
Present-day Serbia is part of the Roman Empire since 9 and it becomes in 379 part of the East Roman Empire.
Later in 1928 King Alexander establishes a royal dictatorship, based on the Serbs and he renames the country Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929.
In 1992 Serbia and Montenegro join in passing the constitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
www.electionworld.org /history/serbiamontenegro.htm   (1020 words)

  
 Philip of Macedon Philip II of Macedonia Biography
The Thracians were already in possession of eastern Macedonia, the strongest Greek military power of Thebes continuously intervened in the internal Macedonian politics, the Greeks colonies on the edge of Macedonia, particularly Olynthus, were obstacle to Macedonia's economy and presented a military danger, and the invasions of the Illyrians put north-western Macedonia under their occupation.
Philip II was a hostage of the Greeks at Thebes, between 368 and 365 BC.
But as soon as the news of Alexander's death in Babylon were known in Europe, the Greeks rebelled yet again and so begun the Lamian War.  The Macedonians were defeated and expelled from Greece, but the Macedonian commander Antipater returned with additional reinforcement of 10,000 veterans from Asia.
www.historyofmacedonia.org /AncientMacedonia/PhilipofMacedon.html   (5131 words)

  
 Alexander, prince of Bulgaria
Alexander (Alexander of Battenberg), 1857–93, prince of Bulgaria (1879–86); second son of Prince Alexander of Hesse-Darmstadt and nephew of
Alexander accepted the union, thus incurring the wrath of the Russian czar and Serbia.
Alexander was victorious and by an agreement with Turkey became governor of Eastern Rumelia, but he was forced to abdicate by a group of officers.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0803229.html   (221 words)

  
 The Periphery of Francia: Spain, Britain, Eastern Europe, & Scandinavia
It may have been Philip II who issued the first decree for "these realms of Spain." As it happens, this was issued from Lisbon after Philip claimed the Throne of Portugal in 1580 and occupied the Kingdom.
Thus, Sancho II of Navarre (970-994) is different from Sancho II of Aragón (1063-1094), Sancho II of Castile (1065-1072), and Sancho II of Portugal (1223-1245); but Alfonso IX of León (1188-1230) is numbered in succession to Alfonso VIII of Castile (1158-1214).
Teobaldo II The marriage of Blanca of Navarre to Theobald of Champagne means that for a while the Counts of Champagne become the Kings of Navarre.
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 Serbia
As the current crackdown on demonstrators in Serbia shows1, human rights violations in Yugoslavia are committed against all citizens: the lack of an independent judiciary, state control of the media and a brutal police force have a negative effect on the rights of all people, regardless of ethnicity.
Adopt liberal criteria for citizenship applicants who lived in Serbia or Montenegro and considered one of these republics their primary community while it was a part of the former Yugoslavia.
On February 23, 1996, the Supreme Court of Serbia ruled that the foundation was improperly registered, thereby forcing it to halt its activities in each of its offices: Belgrade, Novi Sad, Podgorica and Pri_tina.
www.hrw.org /reports/1996/Serbia.htm   (16391 words)

  
 THE TREATY OF BERLIN: 1878
Tsar Alexander II took the same position, in part for dynastic reasons because he wished to arrange a marriage between King George of Greece and the Russian Princess Olga.
Also, Serbia was to lose no territory and Montenegro was to be allowed to keep the areas she had overrun in Herzegovina and northern Albania.
Serbia and Montenegro were declared independent and given additional territory, though not as much as stipulated at San Stefano.
www.suc.org /culture/history/berlin78/index.html   (9036 words)

  
 Interview with THE CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER II
Peter's son, King Alexander I, my grandfather, was during the years of the war Regent of the Realm before acceding the Throne.
In 1934 King Alexander I was assassinated, in Marseilles, during a state visit, along with the French foreign Minister.
In one of your recent press releases you said that the communities of Serbia and Montenegro should be preserved in a united Republic.
www.winne.com /topinterviews/yugosprince.htm   (2569 words)

  
 Alexander, king of Serbia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
), 1876–1903, king of Serbia (1889–1903), son of King Milan.
Proclaiming himself of age in 1893, he took over the government, abolished (1894) the relatively liberal constitution of 1889, and restored the conservative one of 1869.
In 1903, after Alexander had arbitrarily suspended and then restored the new liberal constitution that he had granted in 1901, he and his queen were assassinated by a clique of officers.
www.bartleby.com /65/al/AlexandOSrb.html   (181 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Russia - Foreign Affairs after the Crimean War - The Rise of Revolutionary Movements | Russian ...
The treaty gave the West European powers the nominal duty of protecting Christians living in the Ottoman Empire, remov ing that role from Russia, which had been designated as such a protector in the 1774 Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji.
Russia's primary goal during the first phase of Alexander II's foreign policy was to alter the Treaty of Paris to regain naval access to the Bl ack Sea.
Russia's nationalist di plomats and generals persuaded Alexander II to force the Ottomans to sign the Treaty of San Stefano in March 1878, creating an enlarged, independent Bulgaria that stretched into the southwestern Balkans.
reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/russia/russia25.html   (1583 words)

  
 Tsar-martyr
This was the assassination of his beloved grandfather, Emperor Alexander II, the "Tsar-Liberator," who was responsible for freeing the serfs in Russia.
In 1888, while Tsar Alexander III and his family were traveling towards Kharkov, the imperial train was rocked by two explosions and derailed.
Alexander had been an atheist for many decades and had habitually referred to Tsar Nicholas as "Bloody Nicholas," a period of his life that he now regrets.
www.fatheralexander.org /booklets/english/nicholas_ii_e.htm   (19721 words)

  
 The War Against Serbia
Peter Gowan's detailed analysis of the impact on Europe of Nato's war against Serbia.
Jared Israel deconstructs the media coverage of the attack on the Chinese embassy.
An inquiry into Balkan history, Serbia's experiences during World War II and the meaning of genocide by Michael Neumann, a professor of philosophy at Trent University.
www.counterpunch.org /serbia.html   (800 words)

  
 This Birthday Boy Wants to Be King - July 27, 2005 - The New York Sun
Over the course of three days' festivities that included fireworks, traditional dance performances, and a visit to his ancestors' tombs, it became clear that what the birthday boy really wants is to be a king.
He'd like to trade in his hereditary title - His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II of Serbia and Montenegro - for a weightier one and become the constitutional monarch of Serbia and Montenegro, or whatever the country is called next.
Not that he's being pushy about it: Born in London; educated in England, Scotland, and America, and having spent many years working in the insurance industry in Chicago and Virginia, the crown prince is far too well-mannered for that.
www.nysun.com /article/17606   (476 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Alexander
Alexander, Evan Shelby (c.1767-1809) — of North Carolina.
Alexander, Henry Porteous (1801-1867) — of New York.
Son of Sam Alexander and Olga (Bieslauer) Alexander; married to Valeria E. Milferd.
politicalgraveyard.com /bio/alexander.html   (1731 words)

  
 The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
All mistresses shared a coveted yet precarious position, serving at the king's pleasure but reviled as nothing more than whores by his subjects and others at the backbiting, merciless snake pits that were the courts of Europe.
King Alexander II of Serbia and his mistress-cum-wife were torn limb from limb by an angry mob (so much for the "assault" on Parker-Bowles by a group of old ladies with some bread rolls).
Herman obviously relishes her subject (the author's note on the book jacket includes a photo of her in full medieval costume), and she liberally and entertainingly spins the juicy tales of rivalries and sexual pecadilloes.
www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20050130.H03   (1296 words)

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