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Sava Grujić
Sava Grujić ( sr-cyr, Сава Грујић, ; 25 November 1840 – 3 November 1913) was a Serbian politician, statesman, general, army officer, and author, serving five times as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbia under two different monarchs from 1887 to 1906. As an officer Grujić participated in both Serbian-Ottoman Wars (1876–77; 1877–78) which lead to Serbia's full independence from the Ottoman Empire; a military strategist he drafted the war plan before becoming Minister of War carrying out reforms of the military strengthening Serbia's national army before her victory against the Ottomans. Brave and resourceful on the battlefield, he was also a gifted diplomat, advocating the interests of his country in the courtyards of Europe, Russia, and Turkey. During his diplomatic career he was Serbia's representative to the Russian Empire, Serbian Deputy in Constantinople, Serbia's representative to Bulgaria and Serbian Deputy in Athens before serving as minister for fore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. March 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/77489?rskey=dCKrg4&result=1 (accessed May 11, 2021) The term ''general'' is used in two ways: as the generic title for all grades of general officer and as a specific rank. It originates in the 16th century, as a shortening of ''captain general'', which rank was taken from Middle French ''capitaine général''. The adjective ''general'' had been affixed to officer designations since the late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction. Today, the title of ''general'' is known in some countries as a four-star rank. However, different countries use different systems of stars or other insignia for senior ranks. It has a NATO ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonije Bogićević
Antonije is a Serbian given name. Notable people with this name include the following: *Antonije Abramović (1919–1996), Montenegrin Eastern Orthodox priest * Antonije Bagaš (fl. 1366 – 1385), Serbian nobleman * Antonije Isaković (1923–2002), Serbian writer *Antonije Pušić, known as Rambo Amadeus, Montenegrin entertainer * Antonije Ristić-Pljakić, Serbian military leader * Antonije I Sokolović (died 1574), Serbian Archbishop * Antonije Znorić (fl. 1689–d. 1695), Serbian military officer See also *Antonie (given name) *Antonija *Antonijo *Antonijs Antonijs is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Antonijs Černomordijs (born 1996), Latvian footballer * Antonijs Springovičs (1876–1958), Roman Catholic Latvian bishop See also *Antonis *Antonija *Antonije *Antonijo Antonijo ... * Ante (given name) Notes {{given name, Antonije Serbian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Radical Party
The People's Radical Party ( sr, Народна радикална странка, Narodna radikalna stranka, abbr. НРС or NRS) was the dominant ruling party of Kingdom of Serbia and later Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from the late 1880s until 1928. History The founding of the party was related to the circle of Serbian youth followers of Svetozar Marković and Nikola Pašić in Zurich. The leaders of this group proposed a political program in which they called for: *change of constitution *freedom of the press and open politics *judicial independence *reform of the education system *enhanced local self-government The first main assembly of the People's Radical Party was in July 1882 in Kragujevac. The Radical's program, inspired by French Radicalism, was adopted, and Nikola Pašić was elected as the president of the central committee. The Radical Party had its own daily (''Samouprava'', "Self-Government"), which was critical of the ruling monarchy, demandin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Officer (armed Forces)
An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service. Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer, or a warrant officer. However, absent contextual qualification, the term typically refers only to a force's ''commissioned officers'', the more senior members who derive their authority from a commission from the head of state. Numbers The proportion of officers varies greatly. Commissioned officers typically make up between an eighth and a fifth of modern armed forces personnel. In 2013, officers were the senior 17% of the British armed forces, and the senior 13.7% of the French armed forces. In 2012, officers made up about 18% of the German armed forces, and about 17.2% of the United States armed forces. Historically, however, armed forces have generally had much lower proportions of officers. During the First World War, fewer than 5% of British soldiers were officers (partly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. Nearly 1,166,763 million people live within the administrative limits of the City of Belgrade. It is the third largest of all List of cities and towns on Danube river, cities on the Danube river. Belgrade is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe and the world. One of the most important prehistoric cultures of Europe, the Vinča culture, evolved within the Belgrade area in the 6th millennium BC. In antiquity, Thracians, Thraco-Dacians inhabited the region and, after 279 BC, Celts settled the city, naming it ''Singidunum, Singidūn''. It was Roman Serbia, conquered by the Romans under the reign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolari (Smederevo)
Kolari is a village in the municipality of Smederevo, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar .... According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1196 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. References {{commonscat, Kolari (Smederevo) Populated places in Podunavlje District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andra Nikolić
Andra Nikolić ( Belgrade, Principality of Serbia, 5 October 1853 — Paris, France, 28 September 1918) was a Serbian politician, jurist, writer, literary historian and academic. Biography His parents were Josif Nikolić, a municipal clerk, and Natalija Marković (maiden name) the sister of politician Stefan Marković. Andra was brought up in a typical Serbian, late 19th-century middle-class environment. After completing his gymnasium, he studied law at ''Visoka škola'' ( Grandes écoles) in Belgrade where he graduated in 1873. His first published work "The Economic State of Serbia in 14th-Century" brought him immediate recognition and fame. After entering the civil service, he formed an alliance with Stojan Protić and Lazar Paču and the trio became one of the closest political associates and personal colleagues in the Serbian government. The other leaders consisted of Nikola Pašić, Alexander (Aca) Stanojević, and Lazar Paču. Nikolić continued to keep good relations w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čedomilj Mijatović
Čedomilj Mijatović ( sr-Cyrl, Чедомиљ Мијатовић; 17 October 1842 – May 14, 1932) was a Serbian statesman, economist, historian, writer and diplomat. Mijatović served as the Minister of Finance six times between 1873 and 1894 and as the Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1880 and 1881 and again from 1888 to 1889. He was one of the leaders of the liberal Serbian Progressive Party. He also served as the Minister plenipotentiary in Serbia to the Court of St James's (1884–1885; 1895–1900, and 1902/1903), to Romania (1894), and the Ottoman Empire (1900). Biography Early life and education His father Milan (1805–1852) was a lawyer who came to Serbia from the southern part of the Austrian Empire and became a teacher of Latin, history, and geography in Belgrade's First Gymnasium (Grammar School). However, Čedomilj Mijatović was primarily influenced by his mother, Rakila Kristina (1826–1901), who was of mixed Serbian-Spanish origin. Mijatović studied a com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Foreign Affairs
A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between countries. The foreign minister typically reports to the head of government (such as prime minister or president). Difference in titles In some nations, such as India, the foreign minister is referred to as the minister for external affairs; or others, such as Brazil and the states created from the former Soviet Union, call the position the minister of external relations. In the United States, the secretary of state is the member of the Cabinet who handles foreign relations. Other common titles may include minister of foreign relations. In many countries of Latin America, the foreign minister is colloquially called " chancellor" (''canciller'' in the Spanish-speaking countries and ''chanceler'' in the Portuguese-speaking Brazil). Diploma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radomir Putnik
Radomir Putnik ( sr, Радомир Путник; ; 24 January 1847 – 17 May 1917) was the first Serbian Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian army in the Balkan Wars and in the First World War. He served in every war in which Serbia fought from 1876 to 1917. Biography Family background and early career The Putnik family was originally from Kosovo, but fled the region to the Habsburg monarchy during the Great Serb Migration of 1690. The family decided to return from exile to the Principality of Serbia, the first modern Serbian polity independent of Ottoman rule in the mid-19th century. Putnik's father, Dimitrije, was a teacher in Kragujevac, and Radomir completed his basic schooling there. He attended the Artillery School (the precursor to what would eventually become the Military Academy) in Belgrade, where he graduated in 1863, placing eighth in his class. In 1879, he married Ljubica Bojović, the sister of , who later became Minister of Military ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasilije Antonić
Vasilije Antonić ( sr, Василије Антонић, 1860-1929) was a Serbian army officer, diplomat and politician. After finishing the Military Academy in Belgrade as the second in class he went on to serve on a number of public offices and posts, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Defence. As a Minister of Defence he initiated several reforms and introduced new modern equipment for the Serbian Army. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Antonic, Vasilije 1860 births 1929 deaths Serbian politicians Defence ministers of Serbia Foreign ministers of Serbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milovan Pavlović
Milovan ( sr-Cyrl, Милован) is a Slavic name derived from the passive adjective ''milovati'' ("caress"). It is recorded in Serbia since the Late Middle Ages. Variants include Milovanac and Milovanče. Given name * Milovan Bojić (born 1955), Serbian politician * Milovan Ćirić (1918–1986), Serbian football manager * Milovan Đilas (1911–1995), Montenegrin-Serbian Communist politician, theorist and author in Yugoslavia * Milovan Đorić (born 1945), Serbian football player and manager * Milovan Danojlić (born 1937), Serbian writer * Milovan Destil Marković (born 1957), visual artist * Milovan Drašković (born 1995), Montenegrin basketball player * Milovan Drecun (born 1957), Serbian journalist of Montenegrin descent * Milovan Gavazzi (1895–1992), Croatian ethnologist * Milovan Glišić (1847–1908), Serbian writer, dramatist, and literary theorist * Milovan Ilic Minimaks (1938–2005), Serbian radio and TV journalist * Milovan Jakšić (1909–1953), Serbian fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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