Gavro Vuković ( sr-cyrl, Гавро Вуковић; 1852, Lijeva Rijeka,

Principality of Montenegro The Principality of Montenegro ( sr, Књажевина Црна Горa, Knjaževina Crna Gora) was a principality in Southeastern Europe that existed from 13 March 1852 to 28 August 1910. It was then proclaimed a kingdom by Nikola I, who then ...

– 29 July 1928,

Berane Berane ( cyrl, Беране) is one of the largest towns of northeastern Montenegro and a former administrative centre of the Ivangrad District. The town is located on the Lim river. From 1949 to 1992, it was named Ivangrad ( cyrl, Иванг� ...

, Kingdom of SCS) also known as Vojvoda Gavro (Војвода Гавро) was a jurist, senator of the

, a military commander, Yugoslav politician and writer.

Biography

Gavro Vuković was the son of Montenegrin senator, hero, and chief Miljan Vukov Vešović of the Vasojević clan, a

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

tribeVasa Djeric, O srpskom imenu po zapadnijem krajevima nasega naroda /On the Serbian Name in the Western Lands of our People! (Biograd, 1900), pp. 21–22.Dimitrije-Dimo Vujovic, Prilozi izucavanju crnogorskog nacionalnog pitanja /The Research of the Montenegrin Nationality/ (Niksic: Univerzitetska rijec, 1987), p. 172. in northeastern Montenegro (at the time known as " Montenegro and the Hills"). He took his surname Vuković after his grandfather Vuko. His brother

Todor Todor (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, and sr, Тодор/Todor) is a Bulgarian, Macedonian language, Macedonian and Serbian language, Serbian given name, a local rendering of the name Theodore (given name), Theodore. The Hungarian language, Hungari ...

(1853–1886) was a commander of the Upper Vasojevići-Lijeva Rijeka brigade. He attended elementary school in the

Serbian Orthodox The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches. The majori ...

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Đurđevi Stupovi (Berane), and in Cetinje. He attended high school in

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and graduated in 1869 in Belgrade. He graduated from the

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's Law School in 1873 and was the first Montenegrin to reach that degree of education. After returning to Montenegro, he took high positions in the government. He became the Secretary of Senate in 1874 and after that a member of the High Court. After participating in the Montenegrin-Ottoman War (1876-1878), he undertook high diplomatic missions concerning the aftermath of

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and therefore was named Montenegrin ambassador in

Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...

, the capital of the Ottoman Empire (modern

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

). Gavro became a minister of foreign affairs in the

in October 1899 and held that position until December 1905. From 1906 to 1908, he was the president of the National Senate and was twice elected as a deputy in Parliament, in 1906 and 1914. In the

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Kingdom commonly refers to: * A monarchy ruled by a king or queen * Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy Kingdom may also refer to: Arts and media Television * ''Kingdom'' (British TV series), a 2007 British television drama s ...

he was a member of the

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and again took the position of ambassador in Istanbul. He was buried next to the monastery Djurdjevi Stupovi, in the vicinity of

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Биографија Гаврa Вуковића
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vukovic, Gavro 1852 births 1928 deaths People of the Principality of Montenegro University of Belgrade Faculty of Law alumni Montenegrin Federalist Party politicians Vasojevići Montenegrin military personnel People of the Kingdom of Montenegro Yugoslav politicians Montenegrin diplomats Montenegrin nationalists Dukes of Montenegro