Milutin Garašanin
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Born | (1843-02-22)22 February 1843 |
Died | 5 March 1898(1898-03-05) (aged 55) |
Nationality | Serbian |
Occupation(s) | politician, officer, ambassador, author |
Milutin Garašanin (Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Гарашанин; 22 February 1843 – 5 March 1898) was a Serbian politician who held the post of Prime Minister of Serbia,[1] President of the National Assembly, Minister of Finance, Internal affairs, Ambassador to France and Ambassador to Austria.
He was born to influential politician Ilija Garašanin[2] and went on to finish a prestigious French military school in Metz. Garašanin returned to Serbia and started a business in flour production located on the family estate in Grocka. When Serbian-Turkish Wars (1876–1878) started, Milutin Garašanin took part in the war serving as artillery captain. He was promoted colonel after the war and went to pursue a successful political career, founding the Serbian progressive party[3] and holding a number of important posts.[4][5] Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts elected Garašanin a full member.[6] Garašanin was considered to be one of the best orators of the Kingdom of Serbia.[7] He was awarded the Order of Prince Danilo I.[8]
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Preceded by | Minister of Internal Affairs 1880–1883 |
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Preceded by | Minister of Finance of Serbia 1884–1885 |
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Preceded by | Prime Minister of Serbia 1884–1887 |
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Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 1884–1886 |
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