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Sarajevo marks 100 years since killing of Archduke Ferdinand | Sarajevo marks 100 years since killing of Archduke Ferdinand |
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Bosnia is commemorating 100 years since the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, the act that triggered World War One. | |
Cultural and sporting events, including a concert by the Vienna Philharmonic, will mark the occasion in the city. | |
Gavrilo Princip, who shot the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, continues to be a divisive figure in Bosnia. | Gavrilo Princip, who shot the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, continues to be a divisive figure in Bosnia. |
The shots fired by the Bosnian Serb on 28 June 1914 sucked Europe's great powers into four years of warfare. | The shots fired by the Bosnian Serb on 28 June 1914 sucked Europe's great powers into four years of warfare. |
Bosnia's Serbs, Croats and Muslim Bosniaks are still divided over the role Princip played in bringing tensions to a head in Europe in 1914, with counter-commemorations planned by Bosnian Serbs. | Bosnia's Serbs, Croats and Muslim Bosniaks are still divided over the role Princip played in bringing tensions to a head in Europe in 1914, with counter-commemorations planned by Bosnian Serbs. |
Countdown to WW1 | Countdown to WW1 |
The World War One Centenary | The World War One Centenary |
Differing interpretations | Differing interpretations |
Leaders of Serbia and some Bosnian Serbs are boycotting official events, which they say are designed to incriminate Serbs. | Leaders of Serbia and some Bosnian Serbs are boycotting official events, which they say are designed to incriminate Serbs. |
On Friday, Serbs in Bosnia unveiled a statue of Princip in eastern Sarajevo, seen by them as a national hero who ended years of occupation of the Balkans by the Austro-Hungarian empire. | On Friday, Serbs in Bosnia unveiled a statue of Princip in eastern Sarajevo, seen by them as a national hero who ended years of occupation of the Balkans by the Austro-Hungarian empire. |
In the eastern town of Visegrad, actors will re-enact the murder of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, and the Belgrade Philharmonic will play music by Vivaldi. | In the eastern town of Visegrad, actors will re-enact the murder of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, and the Belgrade Philharmonic will play music by Vivaldi. |
The commemorations in central Sarajevo will take on a completely different tone to those in the east of the city, says the BBC's Guy De Launey. | The commemorations in central Sarajevo will take on a completely different tone to those in the east of the city, says the BBC's Guy De Launey. |
The Vienna Philharmonic will play a selection harking back to Hapsburg days, including Haydn's Emperor Quartet, he adds. | The Vienna Philharmonic will play a selection harking back to Hapsburg days, including Haydn's Emperor Quartet, he adds. |
The concert is being held at the newly-restored national library, which was destroyed during the 1992 siege of the city by Bosnian Serb forces in the Bosnian War. | The concert is being held at the newly-restored national library, which was destroyed during the 1992 siege of the city by Bosnian Serb forces in the Bosnian War. |
Austrian President Heinz Fischer will be attending the concert, which is the centrepiece of official events marking the anniversary. | Austrian President Heinz Fischer will be attending the concert, which is the centrepiece of official events marking the anniversary. |
Commemorations are due to close with an open-air musical memorial event in Sarajevo. | Commemorations are due to close with an open-air musical memorial event in Sarajevo. |
Twenty-eight European Union leaders gathered on Thursday to mark 100 years since the beginning of World War One at Ypres in Belgium. | Twenty-eight European Union leaders gathered on Thursday to mark 100 years since the beginning of World War One at Ypres in Belgium. |