The Assassination of a King - La Canebiere
On 9 October 1934, on La Canebiere beside the Palais de la Bourse, the assassin Vlado Chernozemski leapt onto the running board of an open car and shot dead King Alexander the First of Yugoslavia and fatally wounded the visiting French foreign minister Louis Barthou, in one of the first assassinations ever captured on film; seven people died in all, and the gunman was cut down at the scene.
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La Canebiere is the legendary main artery of Marseille, a broad boulevard running up from the Old Port that was once as famous across Europe as the great avenues of Paris. At its lower end stands the stately Palais de la Bourse, the old stock exchange. On 9 October 1934 this elegant street became the scene of a political assassination that stunned the world. King Alexander the First of Yugoslavia had just arrived by sea on a state visit and was being driven slowly up the Canebiere in an open car beside the French foreign minister, Louis Barthou. A gunman, Vlado Chernozemski, acting for Balkan separatist revolutionaries, stepped from the crowd, leapt onto the running board of the car and opened fire with a pistol. The king was killed outright and Barthou was fatally wounded. In the chaos a mounted officer struck the assassin down, and the crowd set upon him; he died soon after. Seven people lost their lives, and because newsreel cameras were filming the royal arrival, it became one of the first assassinations ever recorded on film.
Fatti principali
- 7 dead — Seven people died as a result of the attack, including King Alexander, the gunman, and bystanders caught in the gunfire and panic.
- 2 statesmen killed — Two leading statesmen died: King Alexander the First of Yugoslavia and the French foreign minister Louis Barthou.
- 1934 year — The assassination took place on 9 October 1934, moments after the king came ashore in Marseille on a state visit.
📍 La Canebière 9, 13001, Marseille