Collection of facts about Yugoslavia

This post is a collection of facts about Yugoslavia (1918-1992). There are 16 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Merger of Kingdom of Serbia and State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs in 1918
• Originally named Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
• Peter I was succeeded by Alexander I in 1921
• Alexander established the 6 January Dictatorship and eliminated the constitution in 1929
• Renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929
• Alexander I assassinated in 1934
• Yugoslav coup d'état in 1941
• Invaded by Germany, Italy and Hungary during World War II in 1941
• Josip Broz Tito ruled Yugoslavia 1944 to 1980
• Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia formed in 1945
• Renamed to Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1963
• Initial six constituent republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia
• Kosovo and Vojvodina became autonomous provinces in 1974
• Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (later State Union of Serbia and Montenegro) claim independence between 1991 and 1992
• Disintegrated April 1992
• Followed by the Yugoslav Wars (1991-2001)