Gavrilo Princip
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About Gavrilo Princip
Gavrilo Princip, born on 25 July 1894, was a Bosniak-Serb who gained infamy for assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. He was a member of the Black Hand, a secret Serbian nationalist organization, and his actions led to the start of World War I. Princip was arrested, tried, and sentenced to 20 years in prison, where he died of tuberculosis on 28 April 1918.
Gavrilo Princip's Area of Expertise
Historical events, World War I, Assassinations, Political activism, Serbian nationalism, Black Hand organization, Prison life, Tuberculosis
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Assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, an act that sparked the beginning of World War I.