Stevča Mihailović (
Jagodina
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January 1804 – September 19, 1888
Belgrade
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), was a Serbian politician and Prime Minister.
Biography
Under the
Prince Miloš he was a customs official, and during the first reign of
Prince Mihailo district chief. In 1842, when
Toma Vučić-Perišić
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rebelled in favor of the Constitution, the military tries to help the prince, but without success. Under
Prince Alexander Karađorđević, Mihailović engaged in trade in
Jagodina
Jagodina ( sr-cyrl, Јагодина, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Pomoravlje District in central Serbia. It is situated on the banks of the Belica (river), Belica River, in the geographical region of ...
.
During the
St. Andrew's Day Assembly in 1858, Mihailović was the leader of the Obrenović faction and led the delegation that demanded the abdication of
Prince Alexander Karađorđević. After the return of prince Miloš Obrenović in 1858, he became president of the Council, while under Miloš' son and heir prince Mihailo's rule, he retired.
In 1875, and from 1876 until 1878, Mihailović became the Prime Minister. This second Mihailovic government led the country during the
Serbian-Turkish Wars (1876-1878), and also led to Serbia's territorial expansion and independence at the
Congress of Berlin
At the Congress of Berlin (13 June – 13 July 1878), the major European powers revised the territorial and political terms imposed by the Russian Empire on the Ottoman Empire by the Treaty of San Stefano (March 1878), which had ended the Rus ...
.
See also
*
Cabinet of Stevča Mihailović II
*
List of prime ministers 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 ...
External links
Memoirs of Stevča Mihailovic
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1804 births
1888 deaths
Politicians from Jagodina
Prime ministers of Serbia