Assassination Plaque

Plaque in Sarajevo noting the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sophie by Gavrilo Princip. The plaque stood at the street corner where Princip took his shot. The assassination was considered by Yugoslavia in the Communist era to have been a protest against the occupation of Bosnia by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This version of the plaque was installed in 1953. Previous commemorative plaques had existed since 1914. This one was was replaced in 1987 by another plaque, subsequently destroyed in 1992. The current historical marker is less politically charged. The plaque reads: “From this place on 28 June 1914 Gavrilo Princip with his shooting expressed the protest of the people against tyranny and the centuries-long aspirations of our people for freedom.” EE1975186