On the morning of May 29, 1903, Europe was shocked by the news of the "bloody events in Serbia", as a result of which the Obrenovich dynasty was overthrown and physically destroyed. During the coup, King Alexander and Queen Draga were killed. On the same night, the Prime Minister D. Tsintsar-Markovich, the Minister of War M. Pavlovich were killed in their homes, and the Queen's brothers Nikola and Nikodim Lunevitsy were shot at the headquarters of the Danube division. The coup was carried out by officers of the Belgrade garrison, whose anti-dynastic sentiments were known for a long time. The officers ' plot was formed as early as September 1901, 1 and by May 1903 the number of participants in it numbered more than 100 people .2 Directly involved in the coup were 68 officers 3, led by Reserve Colonel A. Mashin, brother of Queen Draghi's first husband, and Lieutenant Colonel P. Mishich, commander of the 6th Infantry Regiment. The news of the coup d'etat did not come as a surprise to many political figures who stood behind the conspirators. Already at 4 a.m. on May 29, 1903, a new provisional government was formed, in which five of the nine ministers were associated with the conspiracy. According to the Russian Ambassador to Serbia N. V. Charykov, the head of the new cabinet D. Avakumovich, the leader of the liberal party, the Minister of Justice lawyer L. Zhivkovich, the leader of the independent radical party, and the Minister of Trade G. Gencic knew about the intentions of the conspirators, moreover, the latter was a link between the plotting officers and the future King Peter Karageorgievich4 . The Minister of War, General I. Atanackovich, and the Minister of Public Works, Colonel A. Mashin, were participants in the conspiracy and coup 5 . The main task of the provisional Government was to maintain order in the country and prepare for the elections to the People's Assembly, scheduled for September 8, 1903. As a result of the elections, the People's Assembly, consis ... Read more