Aleksa Simić (

Boljevci Boljevci ( sr-cyr, Бољевци, ()) is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Surčin. Location Boljevci is located on the left bank of the Sava river, in the south-central part of the municipal ...

, March 18, 1800 – Belgrade, March 17, 1872) was a Serbian politician serving as

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on three terms and Government Minister on multiple terms.

Biography

Simić was a part of the ''Ustavobranioci'' group, known as the Defenders of the Constitution. Aleksa first came to the

Principality of Serbia The Principality of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, Књажество Србија, Knjažestvo Srbija) was an autonomous state in the Balkans that came into existence as a result of the Serbian Revolution, which lasted between 1804 and 1817. Its creation was ...

from

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, then a Habsburg-occupied territory, in 1819. He was hired as a clerk in the office of Prince Miloš Obrenović. In 1835, Simić becomes the Minister of Finance, and in 1842 he served as Prince Miloš's diplomatic envoy in negotiations with the Ottomans at Constantinople. In 1843 he becomes the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Serbia. His older brother,

Stojan Simić Stojan Simić (Boljevci, 25 March 1797 – Belgrade, Principality of Serbia, 10 March 1852) was a Serbian politician and businessman. He was known as a talented speaker and constitutional defender. Biography Early political life Simić and h ...

, was also a politician and a businessman. Both brothers owed to

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their rise from humble beginnings to great wealth and power. His nephew was

Đorđe Simić Đorđe S. Simić (28 February 1843, in Belgrade – 11 October 1921, in Zemun), was a Serbian politician and diplomat. He was twice Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbia. Biography Đorđe S. Simić was the son of Stojan Simić and the n ...

, who held the post of Prime Minister of Serbia.

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Biography of Aleksa Simić

Aleksa Simić, biography

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