Raša Milošević (1851–1937) was a Serbian politician and one of the leaders and a
theorist
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of the
People's Radical Party
The People's Radical Party ( sr, Народна радикална странка, Narodna radikalna stranka, abbr. НРС or NRS) was the dominant ruling party of Kingdom of Serbia and later Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from the lat ...
. His wife Dr. Draginja
Draga Ljočić Milošević was the first female physician in Serbia.
Biography
He was educated in
Belgrade and
St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
in
Imperial Russia
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. He was seen as the major theorist of the People's Radical Party until 1883. He was a National Assembly deputy from 1880 to 1883, a trying time, and was sentenced to death for masterminding the
Timok Rebellion
The Timok Rebellion ( sh, Timočka buna; ro, Răscoala Timoceană) was a popular uprising that began in eastern Serbia (now the region of the Timok Valley) on 28 September 1883, led by the People's Radical Party. It has been called the most impo ...
, but received clemency prior to execution.
In 1886 he served as the Minister of the national economy in multiple administrations, however, in the 1890s he withdrew from active politics, keeping the position of CEO of the national monopoly agency.
Milošević contributed to all Radical publications, wrote numerous articles, important brochures, and his political memoirs appeared in 1923.
Momčilo Ninčić was his son-in-law.
References
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People's Radical Party politicians
1851 births
1928 deaths
Serbian politicians convicted of crimes