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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated on June 28, 1914, primarily due to rising nationalist sentiments among Serbs and other ethnic groups in the Balkans who sought independence from Austro-Hungarian rule. The assassination was carried out by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the nationalist group known as the Black Hand, which aimed to promote the idea of a Greater Serbia. The event set off a chain reaction of political alliances and tensions, ultimately leading to the outbreak of World War I.

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