Belgrade trials and siege lifting after plot against ex-King Milan, 1899 (1899)

In September 1899, a Serbian court sentenced 30 conspirators for plotting to assassinate former King Milan I. Two leaders received death sentences, while ten others received 20-year terms. Following this verdict, the Serbian government lifted the state of siege in Belgrade on 2 October 1899.

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Background and detail

Background. Milan I, who abdicated in 1889, returned to Serbia in 1897 as commander-in-chief. The pro-Democratic opposition blamed him for King Alexander's authoritarian rule. On 6 July 1899, a Radical Party member attempted to kill Milan on the Orthodox holiday of Ivanjdan, leading to a state of siege in Belgrade.

Trial Verdict. A Serbian court convicted 30 people for conspiracy to assassinate former King Milan. The two main leaders were sentenced to death, and ten others received 20-year prison sentences. This verdict occurred in September 1899, following the attempted assassination earlier that year.

Siege Lifting. The state of siege in Belgrade, which followed the attempted assassination of former King Milan, was lifted by the Serbian government on 2 October 1899. This action marked the end of the emergency measures imposed after the plot against Milan.

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