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Serbia unveils Gavrilo Princip monument
2015-06-30
[RFE/RL] Serbia has unveiled a monument to Gavrilo Princip, whose assassination of the Austro-Hungarian crown prince in Sarajevo helped trigger World War I. Princip, a Bosnian Serb nationalist, still inflames controversy in the Balkans.

Hundreds of Serbs attended the unveiling ceremony on June 28, the day of the assassination in 1914. It is also the Serbian national holiday St. Vitus day.

President Tomislav Nikolic described Princip as a hero. He said, "Princip was a symbol of the idea of freedom."
Posted by:ryuge

#4  There are a lot of hay stacks out there with the potential. It still requires a spark to get them burning.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-06-30 09:14  

#3  Now, really, P2K. If Europeans of the time weren't ready to fight, a hundred assassination wouldn't change anything---look at WOT.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-06-30 09:00  

#2  And therefore responsible for all the deaths of WWI, Part II aka WWII, the various Bolsi revolutions sparked across the globe. "Did I do that?". Yes.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-06-30 08:05  

#1  There's actually been a Princip 'monument' of sorts. A set of bronze footprints in the pavement where Princip stood when he assassinated Franz Ferdinand. No sign to tell you what it is about; you have to ask a local, who all know.
Posted by: ed in texas   2015-06-30 07:18  

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