Konspiracija (secret society)

Konspiracija (Serbian Cyrillic: Конспирација, "conspiracy") was a secret society that sought to overthrow the Yugoslav regency.

The board, according to a document, included Dragiša Vasić, Mladen Žujović and Momir Nikolić, and contributors on military questions, Antonije Antić, Velimir Vemić and Staniša Kostić.^[1] According to lieutenant Staniša Kostić, several members of the Serbian Cultural Club (SKK) were founders of the conspiracy group.^[2] The organization was modeled after the Black Hand, including the recruitment process.^[3] Antonije Antić and Velimir Vemić, two former Black Hand members, gave instructions on how to establish secret 5-men groups within the Yugoslav Army (VJ).^[3] It would have easy approach to higher military leaders via already existing channels between leaders of opposition and friendly military personnel.^[1]

The organization opposed the Yugoslav accession to the Tripartite Pact on 25 March 1941. Two days later, the Yugoslav coup d'état was successful.

Members

• Dragiša Vasić, lawyer and World War I veteran, member of SKK
• Mladen Žujović, lawyer and World War I veteran, member of SKK
• Momir Nikolić
• Antonije Antić, member of Black Hand
• Velimir Vemić, member of Black Hand
• Staniša Kostić, lieutenant^[2]
• Srba Popov, major

See also

• Conspiracy groups against the Yugoslav regency
  • Vladislav Ribnikar's group
  • Mustafa Golubić's communist group

References

Sources

• Kazimirović, Vasa (1995). Srbija i Jugoslavija, 1914-1945: Srbija i Jugoslavija između dva svetska rata. Prizma. 
• Zečević, Momčilo (2003). Prošlost i vreme: iz istorije Jugoslavije. Prosveta. 

External links

• "Puč pripreman godinama". Novosti. 28 December 2011.