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Dragutin Dimitrijević Драгутин Димитријевић | |
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| Born | 17 August 1876 Belgrade, Serbia |
| Died | 26 June 1917 (aged 40) Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Political orientation | Serbian nationalism |
Dragutin Dimitrijević (17 August 1876 – 26 June 1917), better known by his nickname Apis (Апис), was a Serbian army officer who was the main leader of the Black Hand, a paramilitary secret society devoted to South Slav irredentism. The group organized the 1903 overthrow of the Serbian government and assassination of King Alexander I of Serbia and Queen Draga. It is also believed he sanctioned and helped organize the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914, leading to the outbreak of the First World War.