Alija Alijagić (20 November 1896 – 8 March 1922) was a Bosnian communist and assassin known for killing

Milorad Drašković Milorad Drašković ( sr-cyr, Милорад Драшковић; 10 April 1873 – 21 July 1921) was a Serbian politician who was the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Death Drašković was a staunch ant ...

, the

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of the

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. The

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condemned the act. Nevertheless, this inspired King Alexander to make a law concerning protection of the state that made the communist party illegal. For the assassination, Alijagić was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. He was hanged in Zagreb in 1922. The execution was carried out by Alois Seyfried. Several other conspirators in the assassination received prison sentences.''

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'' #4766: Od danas..., pg. 1, 2 August 1921, accessed 29 January 2015.

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