Paun Janković ( sr-cyr, Паун Јанковић;

Smederevo Smederevo ( sr-Cyrl, Смедерево, ) is a list of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Podunavlje District in eastern Serbia. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube, about downstream of the Serbian capital, ...

, 1808 – Smederevo, 25 July 1865) was a Serbian politician who held the post of

Prime Minister of Serbia The prime minister of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, премијер Србије, premijer Srbije; feminine gender, feminine: премијерка/premijerka), officially the president of the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, председн ...

, Minister of Finance, Minister of External affairs and Minister of Justice and Education. Janković was one of the notable

Defenders of the Constitution The Defenders of the Constitution (, ''Ustavobranitelji'') was a political regime that achieved power in Serbia in 1842 by overthrowing young Prince Mihailo Obrenović. History Led by Toma Vučić Perišić and later Ilija Garašanin, Serbian ...

. Baća was born in 1808 in Konjska (later Mihailovac) in Smederevo ''nahija''. His father, Janko Đurđević, was a counselor for the Smederevo ''nahija'' during the time of

Karađorđe Đorđe Petrović (; ; – ), known by the sobriquet Karađorđe (; ), was a Serbian revolutionary leader who led a struggle against the Ottoman Empire during the First Serbian Uprising. He held the title of Grand Vožd of Serbia from 14 ...

. He was educated in Russia, and returned to Serbia at the invitation of Prince

Miloš Obrenović Miloš Obrenović (; ; 18 March 1780 or 1783 – 26 September 1860) born Miloš Teodorović (; ), also known as Miloš the Great () was the Prince of Serbia twice, from 1815 to 1839, and from 1858 to 1860. He was an eminent figure of the Firs ...

, and joined him as a clerk in the prince's chancery, which served as a government. He was later promoted to Director of the Prince's chancery. He wrote many letters under the dictatorship of Prince Miloš. Due to his stay in Russia, Prince Miloš gave him the nicknames ''Baćuška'' or ''Baća'', which stuck for the rest of his life.

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