Aleksandar Mašin
Serbian military officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aleksandar Mašin (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Машин, Czech: Aleksandár Mašín; 24 May 1857 – 18 April 1910) was a Serbian military officer of Czech descent. As a colonel of the Royal Serbian Army, he was one of officers that staged the May Coup of 1903 against King Alexander I of Serbia.
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Aleksandar Mašin | |
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Born | (1857-05-24)May 24, 1857 Belgrade, Principality of Serbia |
Died | April 18, 1910(1910-04-18) (aged 52) Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia |
Buried | 44°48′34″N 20°29′14″E |
Allegiance | Principality of Serbia Kingdom of Serbia |
Service/ | Armed Forces of the Principality of Serbia Royal Serbian Army |
Years of service | 1871–1900 1903–1906 |
Rank | General Staff Colonel |
Commands | General Staff (Acting Chief) |
Battles/wars | Serbian–Ottoman Wars (1876–1878) Serbo-Bulgarian War |
Awards | Order of Karađorđe's Star with Swords Order of the White Eagle Order of the Cross of Takovo Order of Miloš the Great |
Relations | Draga Mašin (sister-in-law) |
Other work | One of leaders of the May Coup Minister of Construction |
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