▁He ▁was ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁from ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁until ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁Life ▁Pet ar ▁Ž iv k ović ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Neg ot in , ▁Princi p ality ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁( present - day ▁Bor ▁District , ▁Ser bia ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁A ▁soldier ▁at ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁court , ▁he ▁helped ▁over throw ▁the ▁O br en ović ▁dynast y ▁with ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁King ▁Aleks and ar ▁O br en ović ▁( 1 1 ▁June ), ▁which ▁was ▁orch estr ated ▁by ▁Colonel ▁Drag ut in ▁Dim it ri je vić , ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁leading ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁secret ▁national ist ▁organization ▁Black ▁Hand . ▁Ž iv k ović ▁later ▁founded ▁the ▁secret ▁organization ▁White ▁Hand ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁which ▁served ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Hand . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁Alexander ▁I ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁appointed ▁Ž iv k ović ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Palace ▁Gu ards , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁briefly ▁dem oted ▁due ▁to ▁accus ations ▁by ▁a ▁young ▁gu ards man ▁that ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁s edu ce ▁the ▁youth . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁he ▁was ▁instead ▁appointed ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 ▁January ▁D ict ator ship . ▁General ▁Ž iv k ović , ▁who ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁as