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 Obrenović dynasty.

Biography

Genčić was born in the village of Veliki Izvor near

Zaječar Zaječar ( sr-Cyrl, Зајечар, ; or ) is a city and the administrative center of the Zaječar District in eastern Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city administrative area had a population of 48,621 inhabitants. Zaječar is widely ...

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 Mikhail Chernyayev 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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1861 births 1938 deaths 19th-century industrialists Yugoslav politicians Mayors of Niš Interior ministers of Serbia People from Zaječar 20th-century industrialists People from the Kingdom of Serbia {{Serbia-politician-stub