Svetislav "Tisa" Milosavljević ( sr-cyr, Светислав Тиса Милосављевић; 9 July 1882 – 28 July 1960) was a Serbian military architect and public officer. He was the first ban of the

Vrbas Banovina The Vrbas Banovina or Vrbas Banate ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Vrbaska banovina, Врбаска бановина), was a province ( banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. It was named after the Vrbas River and consis ...

, and during his term between 1929 and 1934 he significantly improved its capital city of

Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is also the ''de facto'' capital of this entity. I ...

, which celebrates him today as one of distinguished citizens. Afterwards, he was the Minister of Transport of the

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Biography

Svetislav was the eldest son of a wealthy

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while ...

businessman, Toma Milosavljević. He planned to become an

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, but his father's financial collapse forced him into the military profession. He became an authority on military traffic while advancing at the end of 1925 to the rank of

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He arrived at

on 8 November 1929. In a short time with a substantial state financial aid he helped develop the

, and in particular Banja Luka. His greatest accomplishments include the Banska palata (now the city administration),

Banski Dvor {{Infobox historic building , name = Banski Dvor , native_name = Бански двор , native_name_lang = sr , former_names = , alternate_names = , status = , image = Banski D ...

, the

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(founded in 1930 and today's building built 1934), Public Health Institute, the facilities and the Teacher's School of Agriculture, the east wing of the then Grammar School, and seven residential buildings for public officers (present-day Alley

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and at the Post Office). He helped establish the Banate Museum, Association for Tourism and Craft and the Chamber of Commerce. Although not a direct investor, builder or founder, Milosavljević was credited for the emergence of the Banja Luka town park with a monument to

Petar Kočić Petar Kočić ( sr-Cyrl, Петар Кочић; 29 June 1877 – 27 August 1916) was a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb writer, activist and politician. Born in rural northwestern Bosnia (region), Bosnia in the final days of Ot ...

, upgrading the hotel Bosna, paving and street lighting, and for the construction of

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, City Municipality and the Hotel Palace. He left Banja Luka and the ban appointment on 22 April 1934 to become a Minister of Transport of the

. He would return to Banja Luka only once more, on 18 May 1939, when he accepted the invitation of the Banja Luka

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parish and came to the cathedral shrine. He was greeted by a crowd of 20,000.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Milosavljevic, Svetislav Tisa 1882 births 1960 deaths Military personnel from Niš Serbian architects Government ministers of Yugoslavia People from Banja Luka Bans of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia