Ilija Garašanin

Ilija Garašanin (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Гарашанин; 28 January 1812 22 June 1874) was a Serbian statesman who served as the prime minister of Serbia between 1852 and 1853 and again from 1861 to 1867.

Ilija Garašanin
Илија Гарашанин
Garašanin in 1852
President of the Ministry of Serbia
In office
21 October 1861  15 November 1867
MonarchMichael I
Preceded byFilip Hristić
Succeeded byJovan Ristić
Representative of the Prince of Serbia
In office
22 April 1852  26 March 1853
MonarchAlexander I
Preceded byAvram Petronijević
Succeeded byAleksa Simić
Personal details
Born(1812-01-28)28 January 1812
Garaši, Ottoman Empire
(now Serbia)
Died22 June 1874(1874-06-22) (aged 62)
Grocka, Serbia
NationalitySerbian
Political partyConservatives

Ilija Garašanin was conservative in internal politics. He believed that bureaucracy was the only way for administration to work. In foreign politics, he was the first pro-Yugoslavia statesman among Serbs. He believed that a great Yugoslav state had to maintain its independence from both Russia and Austria. He was one of the more influential Serbian politicians of the 19th century.

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