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Chief of the Military Academy , signature = , signature_size = , signature_alt = , website = , module = Leonid Solarević ( sr-Cyrl, Леонид Соларевић; 18 September 1854 in

– 20 April 1929 in Belgrade) was a Serbian military

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. As a

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of the

, he was one of the main participants in the May Coup of 1903 against King

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. He also served as the 14th Dean of the Academic Board of the Military Academy in Serbia and its chief from 1904 to 1907.

Career

After a career in

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, Solarević became aide-de-camp to King

in August 1893, and the main aide-de-camp in May 1898. Due to his opposition to the King's marriage to

Draga Mašin Draginja "Draga" Obrenović ( sr-cyr, Драгиња "Драга" Обреновић; – ), ''née'' Lunjevica (Луњевица) and formerly Mašin (Машин), was Queen of Serbia as the wife of King Aleksandar Obrenović. She was formerl ...

, he was retired at his own request in July 1900. At the same time, he was relieved of his duties as an officer. On the day of the May Coup () Solarević was reactivated, with the rank of

he had before retiring. On the same day, he was appointed commander of the Danube Divisional Area, assuming command in place of murdered Colonel Dimitrije Nikolić, a firm loyalist to the King and the Obrenović dynasty. Following the coup, Solarević served as the Minister of Army in 1903, Chief of the Military Academy in 1904–1907, and became a

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in 1907. After that, he was retired twice – at his own request in 1910, and at the end of

in 1918 (as he was reactivated in 1914).

Personal life

Solarević was married to Danica Kovačević, and had 5 children with her (3 sons and 2 daughters).

References

Bibliography

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