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For the murder of political figures, assassination is the accurate term, not killing or murder.-- Jeanne Boleyn ( talk) 07:36, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
At the moment there is only a single reference,-albeit a good one, by American C.L. Sulzberger, who actually interviewed members of the assassination squad. Another source, preferably Serbian, would be useful, to add balance so it doesn't give a single American POV.-- Jeanne Boleyn ( talk) 08:34, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
It is unknown to me that Russians took part in the coup. Nikolay Romanov was Alexander's best man or something like that. He showed disgust (partly due to fear that he will share same fate, as indeed happened) I think that Alexander never waged open pro-Austrian policy like his father Milan. He tried to balance between those powers. How does Mr(s). Sulzberger explain this? -- Bojan Talk 13:08, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Considering this coup was the first bloody step on the fateful march which ultimately led to World War I, I would rate this as Mid-importance.-- Jeanne Boleyn ( talk) 08:37, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
The last sentence in Historical background section doesn't make much sense. The Google translation from the Serbian into English doesn't clear it up. I did what I could to make it work, but is still hard to figure out.-- Jeanne Boleyn ( talk) 14:16, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
This was the final political victory for King Alexander I.? -- Bojan Talk 16:30, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Ivan(j)dan is Orthodox holiday (Saint John's day). On that day, a man tried to assassinate former king Milan. Bacround og the attempt is not clear, but Milan accused his archenemies, the People's Radical Party, and pursued leaders of the party. I was may mistake. You should remove 's, it is not a person -- Bojan Talk 16:49, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Black Hand (or Unification or Death) didn't exist at time of coup. It was formed 6 years later by Apis, Tankosić and rest of gang. -- Bojan Talk 19:25, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Reviewer: Magic ♪piano 15:44, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
This article quick-fails. Present GA requirements require inline citations at the paragraph level at a minimum; most of the article has none. I'm also concerned about the small number of sources that are used; talk page discussion mentions need for balance, and there appear (by a brief search through Google Books) to be a reasonable number of English-language sources that could be brought to bear (although I understand that Serbian-language sources might have details on some aspects of this event that aren't covered well elsewhere).
I also spot-checked the images. File:Aleksandar Obrenovic.jpg and File:Dragutin dimitrijevic apis.jpg have inadequate sourcing information; it is impossible to determine whether the claimed copyright is correct, since the photographer and first publication date are not identified.
The writing, as well as the depth and breadth of coverage of the subject, are in my opinion adequate for GA; issues like the above (which I think will take some time to address) are the reason for failure. Magic ♪piano 15:44, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
in reference to "After another failed attempt to kill the Royal couple on the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Belgrade Choral Society" Any further information available on this where it took place and why it failed and who was involved in this10:48, 13 February 2018 (UTC)10:48, 13 February 2018 (UTC)~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.228.191.237 ( talk)