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Assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia in Marseille

King Alexander I of Yugoslavia was assassinated in Marseille, France, on October 9, 1934, during a state visit to France.

The killing produced an international diplomatic crisis that heightened tensions in Europe and reverberated in Washington as the Roosevelt administration monitored the fallout for broader European stability and U.S. foreign-policy considerations.

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