Lazar Mijušković ( sr-cyrl, Лазар Мијушковић; 24 December 1867 – 29 September 1936) was a Montenegrin politician and diplomat.
Biography
Mijušković was born on 24 December 1867 in the village of Povija in
Pješivci
Pješivci ( Serbian and Montenegrin: Пјешивци; ) was a historical tribe and region in Montenegro, consisting of numerous brotherhoods of mutual origin. It was one of the largest tribe from the area of Katunska nahija of Old Montenegro.
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, in the
Principality of Montenegro
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. He obtained a degree as a
mining engineer
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in
Paris
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,
France
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.
He performed the duty of
Minister of Finance
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A ministry of finance's portfolio ...
in Government of
Principality of Montenegro
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from June 1903 to December 1905.
He also served two terms as the President of the Ministerial Council (
Prime Minister of Montenegro
The prime minister of Montenegro ( cnr-Latn, Premijer/Premijerka Crne Gore, cnr-Cyrl, Премијер/Премијерка Црне Горе), officially the president of the Government of Montenegro ( cnr-Latn, Predśednik/Predśednica Vlade ...
).
Mijušković was leader and one of the founders of the
True People's Party, founded in 1907.
From 13 October 1913 to 1915 Mijušković was appointed as the ambassador of Montenegro in
Belgrade
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.
See also
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True People's Party
References
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1867 births
1936 deaths
Politicians from Nikšić
People from the Principality of Montenegro
People of the Kingdom of Montenegro
Montenegrin nationalists
Prime ministers of Montenegro
Finance ministers of Montenegro
Diplomats from Nikšić
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