Why did Yugoslavia change its name?

Yugoslavia was renamed the Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia in 1946, when a communist government was established….Yugoslavia.

Preceded by	Succeeded by
Serbia Montenegro State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs Austria-Hungary Fiume	Croatia Slovenia Macedonia Bosnia and Herzegovina Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Who was the first king of Yugoslavia?

Peter I
The state was ruled by the Serbian dynasty of Karađorđević, which previously ruled the Kingdom of Serbia under Peter I from 1903 (after the May Coup) onward. Peter I became the first king of Yugoslavia until his death in 1921. He was succeeded by his son Alexander I, who had been regent for his father.

What was the name of the first Serbian king?

List of Serbian monarchs

Monarchy of Serbia
Details
Style	His Majesty
First monarch	Višeslav (as first Prince known by name)
Last monarch	Petar I the Liberator (as King of Serbia) / Peter II (as King of Yugoslavia)

Who ruled Yugoslavia after Tito?

Simultaneously an office of Vice President of the Presidency had been in place since 1971 on a rotating annual basis between republican and provincial representatives. When Tito died on 4 May 1980, the then Vice President of the Presidency Lazar Koliševski acceded to the role of President of the Presidency.

Who was Serbia King in ww1?

King Peter
King Peter was the supreme commander of the Serbian army in the Balkan wars. Because of his age, on 24 June 1914, he proclaimed his son, Alexander, heir-apparent to the throne, as regent….Peter I of Serbia.

Peter I
Reign	1 December 1918 – 16 August 1921
Successor	Alexander I Karađorđević
Regent	Alexander (1918–1921)
King of Serbia

What does Yugo mean in Yugoslavia?

informal. A native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia or (in later use) its former constituent republics; a Yugoslav.