Dragomir Vučković (; 1844 – 10 December 1899) was a Serbian colonel who participated in the Serbian-Turkish Wars and the

Serbo-Bulgarian War The Serbo-Bulgarian War or the Serbian–Bulgarian War (, ''Srăbsko-bălgarska voyna'', , ''Srpsko-bugarski rat''), a war between the Kingdom of Serbia and the Principality of Bulgaria, erupted on and lasted until . Despite Bulgaria's statu ...

of 1885. As Minister of the Army, he was heavily involved in the modernisation of the

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. In 1874, he served as an

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to Colonel Radovan Miletić before and during the Serbian-Turkish Wars. He then served as Minister of the Army of Serbia in the

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from 11 October 1897 until his death. During that period, he was part of the Cabinet of

Vladan Đorđević Ipokrat "Vladan" Đorđević (, sr-Cyrl, Владан Ђорђевић, 21 November 1844 – 31 August 1930) was a Serbian politician, diplomat, physician, prolific writer, and organizer of the State Sanitary Service. He held the post of mayor ...

. On 10 December 1899, Vučković died in Belgrade due to a sudden heart attack during transit.

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* Photograph of Colonel Dragomir Vučković: Датотека:Пуковник Драгомир Вучковић.jpg 1844 births 1899 deaths Military personnel from Belgrade Defence ministers of Serbia People of the Serbo-Bulgarian War 19th-century Serbian people Date of birth missing Place of birth missing {{Serbia-politician-stub