Đorđe Genčić (; 16 November 1861 – 19 October 1938) was a Serbian and Yugoslav industrialist and politician. He served as the Mayor of Niš (1894-1899),

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(1899-1900) and the Minister of National Economy (1903). He was a political leader of the May Coup which brought an end to the

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Biography

Genčić was born in the village of Veliki Izvor near

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in 1861 to a rich family. After finishing high school studies in Zaječar and

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, he studied economics in Vienna and later he went to

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after being invited by

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to study military sciences. After a few years, he was made a Russian guard officer, and during his service in the

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, he was promoted to the rank of captain.

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