Đorđe Protić ( sr-cyr, Ђорђе Протић;

Bela Crkva Bela Crkva ( sr-cyrl, Бела Црква, ; ; ; ) is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 7,456, while the Bela Crkva municipality has 14,451 ...

, 1793 —

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, 7 December 1857) was a politician and judge.

Biography

He was promoted to the rank of major-general. During the rule of Prince

Miloš Obrenović Miloš Obrenović (; ; 18 March 1780 or 1783 – 26 September 1860) born Miloš Teodorović (; ), also known as Miloš the Great () was the Prince of Serbia twice, from 1815 to 1839, and from 1858 to 1860. He was an eminent figure of the Firs ...

, he worked in the judiciary at

Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the List of cities in Serbia, fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Se ...

, then the capital of Serbia, until 1829. He and

Avram Petronijević Avram Petronijević (13 September 1791 – 22 April 1852) was a Serbian politician serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Serbia on several terms and holding the longest term by one Prime Minister in the political histor ...

were sent to Constantinople in 1829 to negotiate with the

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, according to the

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, the return of six territories (severed from Serbia in 1813), and recognize Serbia's territorial integrity within the

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. Protić was a member of the council (minister) from 3 February to 17 March 1835; president of the court of the Belgrade district; member of the commission for the preparation of laws from 1837; deputy to the Prince's Representative from 1838; representative (prime minister) and

minister for foreign affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral re ...

from 3 May 1840 to 26 October 1842. He was in exile from 1842 to 1857.

References

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