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National Council of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs

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The National Council of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs was a provisional government formed in Zagreb in October 1918, as the Austro-Hungarian Empire was collapsing. This council aimed to unite the South Slavs within the empire into an independent state.1

Key figures like Ante Trumbić and Frano Supilo, working with the Yugoslav Committee, advocated for a unified South Slav state based on self-determination. This led to the Corfu Declaration in July 1917, proposing a democratic, constitutional monarchy under the Karadjordjević dynasty.12

While the National Council sought unification, some, like Stjepan Radić of the Croatian Peasant Party, opposed unconditional union without guarantees of national equality. Despite these objections, the National Council, Yugoslav Committee, and Serbian government signed the Geneva declaration, paving the way for the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes on December 1, 1918.12

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  1. Croatia - From World War I to the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
  2. Slovenia - The later Habsburg era
  3. history of Serbia - The Corfu Declaration

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