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  serbia - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
The Kingdom of Serbia was established in the 11th century, and in the 13th century it eventually became the Serbian Empire.
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.
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 ooBdoo
Serbia borders Hungary to the north; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; Albania and the Republic of Macedonia to the south; and Montenegro, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west.
Serbia is located in the Balkans (a historically and geographically distinct region of southeastern Europe) and in the Pannonian Plain (a region of central Europe).
Serbia, in particular the valley of the Morava, is often described as "the crossroads between East and West", which is one of the primary reasons for its turbulent history.
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 Serbia - MSN Encarta
The government of Serbia is led by a president, who is popularly elected to a five-year term, and by a prime minister, who is elected by the Serbian legislature.
Serbia was at one time part of the ancient country of Illyria.
Since France, Russia, and the United Kingdom had entered the war in support of Serbia, however, Serbia emerged as one of the victors in the conflict.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761560887_2____3/Serbia.html   (659 words)

  
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The new Kingdom was made up of the formerly independent kingdoms of Serbia and Montenegro, as well as a substantial amount of territory that was formerly part of Austria-Hungary, the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs.
The Yugoslav kingdom bordered Italy and Austria to the northwest, Hungary and Romania to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece and Albania to the south, and the Adriatic Sea to the west.
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was soon divided by the Axis into several entities: Hungary and Bulgaria annexed some border areas, Croatia was made into the Independent State of Croatia, and a rump Serbian state was created under the administration of Milan Nedić, which still recognized Peter II as King.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia   (3452 words)

  
 Serbia Resource Center - serbia and montenegro
The Kingdom of Serbia was established in the 11th century, and eltim serbia in the 14th century it eventually became the Serbian Empire.
Serbia serbia and montenegro was ruled by the Ottoman Empire for almost four centuries.
Serbia is located in the Balkans (a historically and geographically distinct region of southeastern Europe) and in the Pannonian Plain (an region of central Europe).
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 The Ultimate Serbia Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
The Republic of Serbia (in Serbian Република Србија or Republika Srbija) is a republic in south-eastern Europe which is united with Montenegro in a loose commonwealth known as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
Serbia is located in the Balkans (an historically and geographically distinct region of southeastern Europe) and in the Pannonian Plain (an region of central Europe).
In English this region is often called "Serbia proper" to denote "the part of the Republic of Serbia not including the provinces of Vojvodina and Kosovo; the ethnic and political core of the Serbian state", as the Library of Congress puts it [3].
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 History of Serbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The kingdom spread to the east by conquering the town of Niš and the surrounding counties, and to the south by acquiring territories in Macedonia.
Serbia gained its autonomy from the Ottoman Empire in two uprisings in 1804 (led by Đorđe Petrović - Karađorđe) and 1815 (led by Miloš Obrenović), although Turkish troops continued to garrison the capital, Belgrade, until 1867.
On 16 August Serbia was promised by the Entente the territories of Srem, Bačka, Baranja, eastern Slavonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and eastern Dalmatia as a reward after the war.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Serbia   (4471 words)

  
 Serbia
The coat of arms, the flag and the anthem of the Republic of Serbia are used in the contents and the shape determined in the Recommendation on use of the coat of arms, the flag and the anthem of the Republic of Serbia (official gazette, nr.
The state flag of the Republic of Serbia shall be permanently hoisted on the main entrance to the buildings of the state institutions, except of the Parliament, and in their official premises.
The coat of arms of the Republic of Serbia as determined by the Law on the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Serbia of 16 June 1882, used in two stages - the greater coat of arms and as the lesser coat of arms.
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 Kingdom of Serbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kingdom of Serbia was a state that existed in the Balkans from 1882 to 1918.
It was recognised as the Prinicipality of Serbia by the Congress of Berlin in 1878.
However, he finally did accept and was the Kingdom's sovereign from 15 June 1903 to 1 December 1918, the day that the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was proclaimed and the Kingdom of Serbia ceased to exist.
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 Serbia - Uncyclopedia
Serbia is a huge sprawling nation compromising of large chunks of Southern and Eastern Europe within its historically recognized borders of Karlobag, Karlovac, Virovitica, Tokyo.
In 1815, King of Serbia decided to retire at the age of 30, and since his son was a little "strange", he decreed Serbia to be republic.
Serbia's newfound prosperity can be fully explained by almost-winning the Eurosong contest a few years ago.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Serbia   (2138 words)

  
 The Heavenly Kingdom in Serbia's Historic Destiny
But the uprising in Serbia was carried on by the belief in Heaven's justice, and in that spirit Karadjordje placed the venerable cross on his flags, under which stood hegumans, monks, priests, protopresbyters Atanasije of Bukovica and Mateja Nenadovic, the priest Luke Lazerevic, and others.
Immediately after the liberation of Serbia, which was finally completed by Milos Obrenovic and later rulers, the traditional Serbian spirit of zaduzbinarstvo was renewed, and it was then that preparations began for the erection of a memorial church in honor of Saint Sava on Vracar.
In World War I Serbia was once again placed in a situation of complete disadvantage, but she, once again, refused to accept the Austro-Hungarian ultimatum, chose the Kingdom of Heaven, and accepted conflict with the powerful Hapsburg Empire, much like David against Goliath.
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 Serbia
The Kingdom of Serbia was proclaimed in 1882.
Serbia assumed leadership of the movement to unite the southern Slavs in the early 20th century, especially after the defeat of Turkey during the Balkan Wars (1912-13).
Northern parts of Serbia were occupied by Hungary and from the rest of Serbian territory German puppet state under General Nedic was formed.
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 Serbia - yourDictionary.com - American Heritage Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Serbs settled in the area in the 6th through 7th century, were Christianized in the 9th century, and formed an independent kingdom in the 13th century.
The new kingdom of Serbia gained territory and power during the Balkan wars (1912-1913).
After the assassination (1914) of Archduke Francis Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, sparking World War I. In 1918 Serbia became a major constituent of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which was later (1929) renamed Yugoslavia.
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 A Thing Or Two About Serbia
Proclamation of the Kingdom of Serbia came in 1882.
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 1st 1918.
Though only Serbia and Montenegro remained as a part of Yugoslavia, the two republics kept drifting apart which became evident in 2003 when Serbia and Montenegro was constituted on February 4th, and the land of Southern (Yugo-) Slavic (-slavia) land was finally put to rest.
www.astro.uiuc.edu /~prodanvc/serbia.htm   (2491 words)

  
 The Austrian Ultimatum to Serbia, July 23,1914
[Serbia] considers it its duty formally to warn the officers, officials and all the population of the Kingdom that henceforward it will proceed with the utmost rigor against all persons who may render themselves guilty [of participating in anti-Austrian propaganda].
.[Serbia] cannot be held responsible for manifestations of a private character, such as articles in the press and the peaceable work of societies.
[Serbia] also agree to remove from the military service all such persons as the judicial inquiry may have proved to be guilty of acts directed against the integrity of the territory of [A-H], and they expect [Austria] to communicate.
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 First World War.com - Primary Documents - Serbia's Appeal for Russian Assistance, 24 July 1914
Reproduced below is the text of the telegram despatched by the Serbian regent, Alexander, to Russian Tsar Nicholas II in the midst of the so-called July Crisis of 1914.
Although Russia proved willing to help Serbia it was to no avail; Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia on 28 July 1914, sparking off the onset of the First World War.
Conscious of its international duties, Serbia from the first days of the horrible crime declared that she condemned it, and that she was ready to open an inquiry on her territory if the complicity of certain of her subjects were proved in the investigation begun by the Austro-Hungarian authorities.
www.firstworldwar.com /source/serbianappealforhelp.htm   (524 words)

  
 Serbia Info / History of Serbia:Modern Serbia (1804 - 1918)
Serbian resistance to Ottoman domination, latent for many decades surfaced at the beginning of 19th century with the First and Second Serbian Uprising in 1804 and 1815.
In world War I Serbia had 1.264.000 casualties - 28% of its population (4.529.000) which also represented 58% of its male population - a loss it never fully recuperated from.
This enormous sacrifice was the contribution Serbia gave to the Allied victory and the remodeling of Europe and of the World after World War I. Home
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 Kingdom of Serbia (1882-1918)
The coat of arms of the kingdom of Serbia is:
Serbia emerged in 1817 as an autonomous province of the Ottoman Empire and became a full-fledged kingdom in 1882.
Center: armorial drape and crown; in the middle of that the coat of arms of Serbia.
www.fotw.us /flags/cs-sr_k.html   (370 words)

  
 Serbianna.com | News Story
Aleksandar Karadjordjevic, whose family ruled Serbia and the former Yugoslavia until World War II, said brining back the monarchy would help repair ties with the rest of Europe and attract investment to Serbia, now on its own after decades of failed Balkan partnerships.
Serbia's last ally, Montenegro, voted for independence in a Sunday referendum, effectively discontinuing the two-state alliance.
Still, in a reference to Serbia's overheated political scene, he called on politicians to "end the continuous wrangling, division and arguments.
www.serbianna.com /news/2006/01766.shtml   (454 words)

  
 Serbia (Serbia and Montenegro)
The simple red-blue-white horizontal tricolour has been the flag of Serbia since 1992, when the star was officially removed.
However, according to some sources this flag with the cross is officially used by the Serbian Orthodox Church as the flag representing the Church.
Yet another unofficial flag of Serbia is a tricolor flag with the Serbian royal arms in white, on the blue stripe.
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 Antiwar.com Blog · More on Hungary and Serbia
A fellow historian wrote me yesterday to say that while this is technically correct, Serbia’s claim to this territory is even stronger: a popular assembly of Serbs - but also Slovaks, Ruthenians, Wallachs and others - living in areas of Baranja, Backa and Banat voted on 26 November 1918 to join the Kingdom of Serbia.
The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia) - a union between the Kingdom of Serbia and the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (teritories formerly ruled by Austria-Hungary, with the exception of Vojvodina) was established on 1 December 1918.
This is obvious from the text of the Treaty of Trianon, which explicitly mentions the “Kingdom of the Serbs, the Croats and the Slovenes.”
www.antiwar.com /blog/2005/01/30/more-on-hungary-and-serbia   (211 words)

  
 The July Crisis: Austria-Hungary
It was necessary to present to Serbia all such demands and to require from her such guarantees as would ensure the punishment of the accomplices in this shameful outrage and the suppression of the Great-Serbian projects.
Since the unparalleled patience of Austria-Hungary had been interpreted as weakness by Serbia, the Belgrade Government must be made to understand that the Monarchy was determined if necessary to go to the utmost limit in order to maintain her prestige and the integrity of her territories;.
She could not, therefore, allow herself to be terrorized by the possibility of a conflict with Russia, in the event of that country taking Serbia under her protection; she must make an end of the intolerable situation, that a Russian charter should give the Serbian Kingdom continued impunity in her hostility to Austria-Hungary.
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 Prince Aleksandar wants Serbia a kingdom
Prince Aleksandar Karadjordjevic, a son of Yugoslav King Peter II who died in exile, said Serbs and Montenegrins will always be brothers, regardless of whether they live in one or two states.
"Kingdom of Serbia will provide the fastest way to the European Union and will attract new foreign investments, help economic development, ensure employment and social welfare," the prince said on Belgrade's B92 radio.
Members of the Karadjordjevic family returned to Serbia in the 1990s during the rule of the late Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic.
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 The Life of St. Sava of Serbia
The state of affairs in Serbia had been quite poor ever since Simeon's departure in 1196: there was little religious leadership, and the brothers Stephen and Vukan were locked in a terrible fratricidal struggle for political rule of the kingdom.
This work was one of Sava's greatest literary and political feats, for it enabled the kingdom of Serbia to be greatly influenced by the highly cultured and civilized Byzantine state, whose vision of society and human life was primarily motivated and governed by the Orthodox faith.
To establish Zhicha as the religious and political center of the kingdom of Serbia, Sava decided that on the first day of his archiepiscopacy in Zhicha, the Feast of the Ascension, 1220, he would, as the newly consecrated Archbishop of Serbia, coronate his brother Stephen as the first Serbian King.
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 Serbia Info / History of Serbia:The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918 - 1941)
Serbia Info / History of Serbia:The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918 - 1941)
With the end of World War I and the downfall of Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire the conditions were met for proclaiming the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians in December of 1918.
© 1997 - 2001 Government of the Republic of Serbia.
www.serbia-info.com /enc/history/kingdom.html   (489 words)

  
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Kingdom of Serbia.Royal officers shoulder boards for an
A splendid hussar officer's belt of the Kingdom of Serbia in
Original 19th century POLICE WHISTLE of the Kingdom of Serbia.
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 Kingdom - Uncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
There was once a time in history when a Kingdom was the sign of a powerful and influential country, however today it mearly represents a third world country with a catchy name.
The hidden mountain Kingdom of Shangri-La Kingdom of Specialissimus
This is a disambiguation page - words should always mean more than one thing, and we're working hard to ensure that each word you look up refers to at least two completely unrelated articles.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Kingdom   (154 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro APG - SourceWatch
The Serbia And Montenegro Group exists 'to promote parliamentary diplomacy, dialogue and contact between the United Kingdom and Serbia and Montenegro'
"The Nature of All-Party Groups," United Kingdom Parliament.
If you find SourceWatch useful, please consider making a donation to its sponsor, the Center for Media and Democracy.
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