He played a key role in the history of mankind.
July 25, 1894, was born a man, played a fatal role in the history of the world. Gavrilo Princip in 1914 shot the heir to the Austrian throne Franz Ferdinand, which led to the outbreak of the First world war. Who actually was the most famous terrorist of the twentieth century, and what do they lead at the moment.
Gavrilo Princip was born in Bosnia, in a peasant family. In his biography many white spots, but it is known that he had a sharp mind and talent in language learning, the peers considered him brave and honest. On the release of Bosnia he had dreamed of since the age of 13 when he was sent to study in Sarajevo. In the student years he became a member of the revolutionary group of radical views were at that time very common among the youth. In 1908 Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serb nationalists were fighting to the land living on them, the Serbian population became part of greater Serbia. A leading role in a terrorist struggle against Austria-Hungary played a revolutionary organization “Mlada Bosna (“Young Bosnia”), a member of which in 1912 became the 17-year-old Gavrilo Princip.
“Mlada Bosna” and influencing her secret society of Serbian nationalists called the Black hand” believed terror the most effective method of struggle. Their objects became the Austro-Hungarian officials and political figures. In January 1914, a decision was made about the assassination of the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It had to happen on 28 June, during the visit of the Archduke in Sarajevo. Gavrilo Princip was one of six potential contractors “sentence”. For each of them to die for their beliefs was a matter of honor.
All the terrorists of the performers, in addition to bombs and revolvers, were vials of cyanide, which they had to make after the assassination of the Archduke. The gunmen were not professional saboteurs, the first three of them just decided not to drop a bomb. The fourth did it, but Franz Ferdinand was injured. Gavrilo Princip thought the mission failed, and went to a cafe for a sandwich and coffee. When he came out, saw straight ahead the car of the Archduke, stuck in a crowd of people. While the driver was trying to turn this car around, Gavrilo took out a revolver and shot the Archduke and his wife. The case was brought to an end both died. The terrorist failed to kill himself in October 1914, he was tried and sentenced to 20 years in prison – juveniles are not sentenced to death. After 4 years he died in prison from tuberculosis.
Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum to Serbia, the head of the Serbian government sought protection from the Russian Emperor Nicholas II. Following this, Franz Joseph declared war on Serbia, Russia began a General mobilization, Germany demanded her to stop and receiving no response, on 1 August 1914 declared war. After Russia entered the war Britain, France and other countries. First world cost the lives of 20 million people.
In Serbia Gavrilo Princip became a national hero, his name is given to streets in the cities of Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro, in Belgrade, a monument to the Principle. For the Serbs he became the symbol of the idea of liberation and a freedom fighter. World history – the fateful figure.
