Petar Velimirović also known as Pera Velimirović (16 January 1848 – 23 December 1911) was a Serbian politician and one of the founders of the People's Radical Party in Serbia.

Biography

Velimirović was born in Sikole, Negotin. He graduated in engineering from the Polytechnic Institute (now known as

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) in Zurich in 1876. After being arrested as a follower of

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for his participation in the socialist events in

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, he escaped to

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. After the Timok Rebellion was crushed in 1883, he emigrated to

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where he briefly taught at a Sofia gymnasium. Later, in the decade he returned to Serbia. where he was appointed as Minister of Public Works in 1887, in the cabinet of

Jovan Ristić Jovan Ristić ( sr-Cyr, Јован Ристић; 16 January 1831 – 4 September 1899) was a Serbian politician, diplomat and historian. Biography Born at Kragujevac, he was educated at Belgrade, Heidelberg, Berlin and Paris. After failing to o ...

, and the same department had in the cabinets

Đorđe Simić Đorđe S. Simić (28 February 1843, in Belgrade – 11 October 1921, in Zemun), was a Serbian politician and diplomat. He was twice Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbia. Biography Đorđe S. Simić was the son of Stojan Simić and the ...

, Nikola Pašić and

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 monar ...

. At the end of 1902, Velimirović formed his own cabinet, which was short-lived (one month). In 1903, Velimirović was Chairman of the National Assembly session, which was decided on the choice of Petar I for the King of Serbia. Velimirović was the head of the cabinet for the second time from 7 July 1908 to 11 February 1909. Velimirović died in

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, aged 63.

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1848 births 1911 deaths People from Negotin People's Radical Party politicians Prime Ministers of Serbia Foreign ministers of Serbia Construction ministers of Serbia {{Serbia-politician-stub

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