Serbia unveils monument to Gavrilo Princip

Robert LeCompte Jul 6, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Serbia unveils monument to Gavrilo Princip</h1>
                <h2><p>In commemoration of the 101st anniversary of the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand over the weekend, Serbia unveiled a statue of his assassin, Gavrilo Princip, the Serbian assassin who effectively started World War I, reports Deutsche Welle. Princip's assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1914</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/robert-lecompte-crosscut-com/">Robert LeCompte</a></p> 
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            <p>In commemoration of the 101st anniversary of the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand over the weekend, Serbia unveiled a statue of his assassin, Gavrilo Princip, the Serbian assassin who effectively started World War I, reports Deutsche Welle. Princip's assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1914 set in motion a series of events that would lead to the outbreak of the first World War. Considering that after World War 1, Germany was saddled with huge reparations also paved the way for the rise of Adolf Hitler, it's arguable that Princip is also indirectly responsible for World War I as well. Serbian and Bosnian Serb leaders held off any honors for Princip on the 100th anniversary of the war, Deutsche Welle says. But they apparently couldn't resist this year.</p>
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In commemoration of the 101st anniversary of the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand over the weekend, Serbia unveiled a statue of his assassin, Gavrilo Princip, the Serbian assassin who effectively started World War I, reports Deutsche Welle. Princip's assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1914 set in motion a series of events that would lead to the outbreak of the first World War. Considering that after World War 1, Germany was saddled with huge reparations also paved the way for the rise of Adolf Hitler, it's arguable that Princip is also indirectly responsible for World War I as well. Serbian and Bosnian Serb leaders held off any honors for Princip on the 100th anniversary of the war, Deutsche Welle says. But they apparently couldn't resist this year.

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By Robert LeCompte

Robert LeCompte is an editorial intern at Crosscut. He studies communications and film at The Evergreen State College where he recently transferred from Maryland. When not working, he can usually be f