Milutin Garašanin

Milutin Garašanin
30th Prime Minister of Serbia
In office
19 February 1884 – 13 June 1887
Preceded byNikola Hristić
Succeeded byJovan Ristić
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1884–1886
Preceded byMilan Bogićević
Succeeded byDragutin Franasović
Minister of Finance
In office
1884–1885
Preceded byĐorđe M. Pavlović
Succeeded byVukašin J. Petrović
Minister of Internal Affairs
In office
2 November 1880 – 3 October 1883
Preceded byRadivoje Milojković
Succeeded byNikola Hristić
Personal details
Born(1843-02-22)22 February 1843
Belgrade, Serbia
Died5 March 1898(1898-03-05) (aged 55)
Paris, France
Political partySerbian Progressive Party
Occupationpolitician, officer, ambassador, author

Milutin Garašanin (Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Гарашанин; 22 February 1843 – 5 March 1898) was a Serbian politician who held the post of Prime Minister of Serbia,[1] Garašanin also served as President of the National Assembly, Minister of Finance, Internal affairs, Ambassador to France and Ambassador to Austria.

Biography

Garašanin was the scion of influential politician and twice Prime Minister Ilija Garašanin[2] and went on to finish a prestigious French military school in Metz. Garašanin returned to Serbia and started a business in flour production located on the family estate in Grocka. When Serbian-Turkish Wars (1876–1878) started, Milutin Garašanin took part in the war serving as artillery captain. He was promoted colonel after the war and went to pursue a successful political career, founding the Serbian progressive party[3] and holding a number of important posts.[4][5]

The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts elected Garašanin a full member.[6] Garašanin was considered to be one of the best orators of the Kingdom of Serbia.[7] He was awarded the Order of Prince Danilo I.[8]

Selected works

References

  1. ^ "BILO JE 28 SRPSKIH PREMIJERA MLAĐIH OD VUČIĆA: Da li predsednik Srbije BAŠ TOLIKO SLABO ZNA SRPSKU ISTORIJU?". espreso.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  2. ^ Hajdarpasic, Edin (2015-11-18). Whose Bosnia?: Nationalism and Political Imagination in the Balkans, 1840–1914. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9781501701108.
  3. ^ Protić, Milan St (2015-01-01). Between Democracy and Populism: Political Ideas of the Peopleʹs Radical Party in Serbia:(The Formative Period: 1860ʹs to 1903). Balkanološki institut SANU. ISBN 9788671790949.
  4. ^ "Da li znate ko je Milutin Garašanin? – Portalibris" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  5. ^ "Porodica Garašanin: Stvarali pet Srbija". www.novosti.rs (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  6. ^ "Члан САНУ". archive.fo. 2012-12-21. Archived from the original on 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  7. ^ "Milutin Garašanin – Portalibris" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  8. ^ Acović, Dragomir (2012). Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 85.
  9. ^ "Dokolice – Milutin Garašanin – Portalibris" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  10. ^ Garašanin, Milutin (1939). Dokolice (in Serbian). Srpska književna zadruga.
  11. ^ "DVA NAMESNIŠTVA - Milutin Garašanin". www.delfi.rs. Retrieved 2019-09-10.