Stojan Protić

Serbian politician and writer

Stojan Protić

1st Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
In office
19 February 1920 – 16 May 1920
Monarch| Peter I
Preceded by| Ljubomir Davidović
Succeeded by| Milenko Vesnić
In office
22 December 1918 – 16 August 1919
Monarch| Peter I
Preceded by| Nikola Pašić
Succeeded by| Ljubomir Davidović
Personal details
Born| (1857-01-28)28 January 1857
Kruševac, Principality of Serbia
Died| 28 October 1923(1923-10-28) (aged 66)
Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Political party| People's Radical Party

Stojan Protić (Serbian Cyrillic: Стојан Протић; 28 January 1857 – 28 October 1923) was a Serbian politician and writer. He served as the prime minister of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes between 1918 and 1919, and again in 1920, later called Yugoslavia. He is best remembered as the key theoretician of Serbian parliamentarism.

## Biography

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Stojan M. Protić was born in Kruševac.[1] His great-great-grandfather (čukundeda), Toma Dečanac, moved from the village of Dečani to Kruševac with his wife and two sons.[2]

Having studied history and philosophy in Belgrade's Grandes écoles (Velika škola), Protić briefly worked in government service before dedicating himself to journalism and becoming editor of Samouprava ("Autonomy"), the official daily newspaper of the People's Radical Party.[3] In 1884, he became the editor of another paper, Odjek ("Echo"), and advocated changing Serbia's constitution.[4] He ran in the 1887 elections and was elected to the Parliament.[1] As secretary of the Constitutional committee in 1888 Protić participated in drafting the Serbian Constitution,[4] perhaps one of the most liberal constitutions in late nineteenth-century Europe. He became an influential ideologist of the People's Radical Party and a talented journalist. He continued to write numerous articles for several political magazines while in the office.

Protić was often elected as a deputy of the People's Radical Party in the Serbian Parliament in the following years, 1887, 1897, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1908 and 1912. Known as an ardent polemist and advocate of British-type democracy, he served as a deputy in the first Yugoslav parliament (1920) as well.

He was the Minister of Interior in various governments in Serbia after 1903 (Administrations of Jovan Avakumović, Sava Grujić, Nikola Pašić), as well as the Minister of Finance (1909-1912).[4] As the Minister of the Interior at the outbreak of World War I, he worked on the Serbian reply to the Austro-Hungarian Ultimatum during the July Crisis.[4] He supported the Corfu Declaration (1917), opposed the Geneva Declaration (November 9, 1918), and sought to revise the Vidovdan Constitution. In December 1918, Protić was appointed the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes by Prince-Regent Aleksandar Karađorđević.[4] His government, unfortunately, lasted from 20 December 1918 to 16 August 1919. He was the Prime Minister once more from 19 February to 17 May 1920. In 1923, after leaving the Radicals, led by Pašić, he formed a new party the Independent Radical Party (Nezavisna Radikalna Stranka) but failed to gain support.[4] After losing his parliamentary seat in his traditional constituency in Kruševac, Protić quit politics.

His books translated into English, German, Russian and French were published under the pseudonym "Balkanicus".

## Death

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Protić died of heart disease in Belgrade in 1923.

His great-grandson is Milan St. Protić,[5] a historian, politician and diplomat who served as the Mayor of Belgrade.

## Selected works

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* O Makedoniji i Makedoncima, Št. Koste Taušanovića, Beograd, 1888.
* Tajna konvencija između Srbije i Austrougarske, Št. D. Obradović, Beograd 1909.
* Odlomci iz ustavne I narodne borbe u Srbiji, vol. I-II, Št. D. Obradović, Beograd, 1911-1912.
* Albanski problem i Srbija i Austrougarska, G. Kon, Beograd, 1913
* Srbi i Bugari u Balkanskom ratu, napisao Balkanicus, Geca Kon, Beograd 1913
* Das albanische Problem und die Beziehungen zwischen Serbien und Österreich-Ungarn, von Balkanicus (ins Deutsche übertragen von L. Markowitsch), O. Wigand, Leipzig, 1913.
* Le problème albanais, la Serbie et l'Autriche-Hongrie, par Balkanicus, Augustin Challamel, Paris, 1913.
* La Bulgarie : ses ambitions, sa trahison : accompagné des textes de tous les traité secrets et correspondances diplomatiques, par Balcanicus, Armand Colin, Paris, 1915.
* Balkanicus, The Aspirations of Bulgaria, Simkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. LTD, London 1915.

## References

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1. ^ a b St. Protić, Milan (2015). Between Democracy and Populism: Political Ideas of the Peopleʹs Radical Party in Serbia:(The Formative Period: 1860ʹs to 1903). Balkanološki institut SANU. pp. 131–132\. ISBN 978-8-67179-094-9.
2. ^ Istorijski glasnik: organ Društva istoričara SR Srbije. Društvo. 1971. p. 97\. "... а Протићев познати предак , Тома Дечанац , из села Дечана , код манастира Дечана . За Пашићеве претке каже се да су се доселили из Македоније 300 година пре Пашићева рођења . За Протићевог чукундеду , Тому Дечанца , зна се да се са женом и два сина ..."
3. ^ "Stojan Protić". Encyclopædia Britannica.
4. ^ a b c d e f Roszkowski, Wojciech; Kofman, Jan (2016). Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. Routledge. pp. 2306–2307\. ISBN 978-1-31747-593-4.
5. ^ "BIOGRAPHY | Dr. Milan St. PROTIC". Retrieved 2021-05-02.

## Sources

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* Dragutin D. Nikolić (1993). Stojan Protić ili Onaj koji je imao pravo. Nova Iskra.
* Olga Popović (1988). Stojan Protić i ustavno rešenje nacionalnog pitanja u Kraljevini SHS. Savremena administracija.

Government offices

Preceded by

Velimir Todorović

|  Minister of Internal Affairs of Serbia
1903–1905  | Succeeded by

Ljubomir Stojanović

Preceded by

Ivan Pavićević

|  Minister of Internal Affairs of Serbia
1906–1907  | Succeeded by

Nastas Petrović

Preceded by

Mihailo M. Popović

|  Minister of Finance of Serbia
1909–1912  | Succeeded by

Milovan Milovanović

Preceded by

Ljubomir Jovanović

|  Minister of Internal Affairs of Serbia
1910–1911  | Succeeded by

Marko Trifković

Preceded by

Marko Trifković

|  Minister of Internal Affairs of Serbia
1912–1914  | Succeeded by

Ljubomir Jovanović

Preceded by

Momčilo A. Ninčić

|  Minister of Finance of Serbia
1917–1918  | Succeeded by

Himself

Preceded by

post created

|  Foreign Affairs Minister of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
1918  | Succeeded by

Ante Trumbić

Preceded by

Nikola Pašić

|  Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
1918–1919  | Succeeded by

Ljubomir Davidović

Preceded by

Ljubomir Davidović

|  Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
1920  | Succeeded by

Milenko Vesnić

Cultural offices
Preceded by

Dragiša Stanojević

|  Director of National Library of Serbia
1900–1903  | Succeeded by

Ljubomir Jovanović

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Serbian foreign ministers

Revolutionary Serbia (1804–1813)|

* Miljko Radonjić

Principality of Serbia (1815–1882)|

* Dimitrije Davidović
* Avram Petronijević
* Paun Janković
* Đorđe Protić
* Avram Petronijević
* Aleksa Janković
* Aleksa Simić
* Avram Petronijević
* Aleksa Janković
* Ilija Garašanin
* Aleksa Simić
* Aleksa Janković
* Stefan Marković
* Aleksa Simić
* Stefan Marković
* Stevan Magazinović
* Cvetko Rajović
* Filip Hristić
* Ilija Garašanin
* Jovan Ristić
* Milan Petronijević
* Radivoje Milojković
* Dimitrije Matić
* Jovan Ristić
* Jovan Marinović
* Milan Piroćanac
* Milan Bogićević
* Jovan Ristić
* Đorđe M. Pavlović
* Jovan Ristić
* Čedomilj Mijatović
* Milan Piroćanac

Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918)|

* Milan Piroćanac
* Milan Bogićević
* Milutin Garašanin
* Dragutin Franasović
* Jovan Ristić
* Dragutin Franasović
* Čedomilj Mijatović
* Sava Grujić
* Mihailo Kr. Đorđević
* Nikola Pašić
* Jovan Avakumović
* Andra Nikolić
* Sava Grujić
* Đorđe Simić
* Sima Lozanić
* Milan Bogićević
* Stojan Novaković
* Đorđe Simić
* Vladan Đorđević
* Aleksa Jovanović
* Mihailo Vujić
* Vasilije Antonić
* Sima Lozanić
* Pavle Denić
* Ljubomir Kaljević
* Andra Nikolić
* Nikola Pašić
* Jovan Žujović
* Vasilije Antonić
* Nikola Pašić
* Milovan Milovanović
* Marko Trifković
* Jovan Jovanović Pižon
* Nikola Pašić
* Mihailo Gavrilović
* Stojan Protić
* Nikola Hristić
* Kosta Protić
* Sava Grujić
* Jovan Avakumović
* Lazar Dokić
* Sava Grujić
* Đorđe Simić
* Svetomir Nikolajević
* Nikola Hristić
* Stojan Novaković
* Vladan Đorđević
* Aleksa Jovanović
* Mihailo V. Vujić
* Petar Velimirović
* Dimitrije Cincar-Marković
* Jovan Avakumović
* Sava Grujić
* Nikola Pašić
* Ljubomir Stojanović
* Sava Grujić
* Nikola Pašić
* Petar Velimirović
* Stojan Novaković
* Nikola Pašić
* Milovan Milovanović
* Marko Trifković
* Nikola Pašić

Republic of Serbia (1992–2006)|

* Branko Mikašinović
* Vladislav Jovanović

Republic of Serbia (2006–)|

* Vuk Drašković
* Vuk Jeremić
* Ivan Mrkić
* Ivica Dačić
* Nikola Selaković
* Ivica Dačić
* Marko Đurić

* v
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Serbian internal ministers

Revolutionary Serbia (1804–1813)|

* Jakov Nenadović

Principality of Serbia (1815–1882)|

* Đorđe Protić
* Dimitrije Davidović
* Đorđe Protić
* Cvetko Rajović
* Toma Vučić-Perišić
* Ilija Garašanin
* Aleksandar Nenadović
* Aleksa Simić
* Aleksandar Nenadović
* Stevan Knićanin
* Stevan Magazinović
* Radovan Damjanović
* Konstantin Nikolajević
* Ilija Garašanin
* Stojan Jovanović Lešjanin
* Milivoje Jovanović
* Jevrem Grujić
* Vladislav Vujović
* Đorđe Milovanović
* Nikola Hristić
* Radivoje Milojković
* Marko Lazarević
* Jovan Tucaković
* Aćim Čumić
* Danilo Stefanović
* Jevrem Grujić
* Ljubomir Kaljević
* Radivoje Milojković
* Jakov Tucaković
* Milutin Garašanin

Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918)|

* Milutin Garašanin
* Nikola Hristić
* Stojan Novaković
* Dimitrije Marinković
* Milutin Garašanin
* Radivoje Milojković
* Svetozar Milosavljević
* Nikola Hristić
* Jovan Belimarković
* Kosta Taušanović
* Jovan Đaja
* Mihailo Đorđević
* Svetozar Milosavljević
* Stojan Ribarac
* Svetozar Milosavljević
* Svetomir Nikolajević
* Nikola Hristić
* Dimitrije Marinković
* Mihailo Đorđević
* Jevrem Andonović
* Đorđe Genčić
* Lazar Popović
* Nikola D. Stevanović
* Velimir Todorović
* Stojan Protić
* Ljubomir Stojanović
* Ivan Pavićević
* Stojan Protić
* Nastas Petrović
* Marko Trifković
* Svetozar Milosavljević
* Ljubomir Jovanović
* Stojan Protić
* Marko Trifković
* Stojan Protić
* Ljubomir Jovanović
* Marko Trifković

Republic of Serbia (1992–2006)|

* Radmilo Bogdanović
* Zoran Sokolović
* Radovan Stojičić
* Vlastimir Đorđević*
* Vlajko Stojiljković
* Mirko Marjanović
* Slobodan Tomović
* Dušan Mihajlović
* Dragan Jočić

Republic of Serbia (2006–)|

* Dragan Jočić
* Ivica Dačić
* Nebojša Stefanović
* Aleksandar Vulin
* Bratislav Gašić
* Ivica Dačić

* acting

* v
* t
* e

Serbian finance ministers

Revolutionary Serbia (1804–1813)|

* Sima Marković

Principality of Serbia (1815–1882)|

* Aleksa Simić
* Cvetko Rajović
* Anta Protić
* Pavle Stanišić
* Radovan Damjanović
* Paun Janković
* Aleksandar Nenadović
* Jovan Marinković
* Jovan Veljković
* Teodor Herbez
* Jovan Gavrilović
* Konstantin Cukić
* Panta Jovanović
* Marko Lazarević
* Čedomilj Mijatović
* Konstantin Cukić
* Milovan T. Janković
* Stevan Zdraković
* Vladimir Jovanović

Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918)|

* Vladimir Jovanović
* Ilija Maretić
* Vladimir Jovanović
* Čedomilj Mijatović
* Aleksa Spasić
* Đorđe M. Pavlović
* Milutin Garašanin
* Vukašin Petrović
* Čedomilj Mijatović
* Mihailo V. Vujić
* Mita Rakić
* Čedomilj Mijatović
* Mihailo V. Vujić
* Nikola Pašić
* Dimitrije Stojanović
* Mihailo V. Vujić
* Đorđe Simić
* Čedomilj Mijatović
* Vukašin Petrović
* Stevan Zdravković
* Stevan D. Popović
* Mihailo V. Vujić
* Stevan D. Popović
* Vukašin Petrović
* Mihailo M. Popović
* Milovan Milovanović
* Mihailo M. Popović
* Milić Radovanović
* Milovan Milovanović
* Milić Radovanović
* Milovan Marinković
* Vojislav Veljković
* Aleksandar Borisavljević
* Milić Radovanović
* Sava Grujić
* Lazar Paču
* Milan Marković
* Vladimir Todorović
* Lazar Paču
* Mihailo M. Popović
* Stojan Protić
* Milovan Milovanović
* Mihailo V. Vujić
* Jovan P. Jovanović
* Lazar Paču
* Vojisav D. Marinković
* Momčilo A. Ninčić
* Stojan Protić

Republic of Serbia (1992–2006)|

* Jovan Zebić
* Bojan Dimitrijević
* Božidar Đelić
* Mlađan Dinkić

Republic of Serbia (2006–)|

* Mlađan Dinkić
* Mirko Cvetković
* Diana Dragutinović
* Mirko Cvetković
* Mlađan Dinkić
* Lazar Krstić
* Dušan Vujović
* Siniša Mali

* v
* t
* e

Serbian defence ministers

Revolutionary Serbia (1804–1813)|

* Mladen Milovanović

Principality of Serbia (1815–1882)|

* Toma Vučić-Perišić
* Mileta Radojković
* Teodor Herbez
* Ilija Garašanin
* Đorđe Protić
* Mladen Žujović
* Petar Protić Dragačevac
* Konstantin Hranisavljević
* Hyppolyte Mondain
* Milivoje Blaznavac
* Jovan Belimarković
* Milivoje Blaznavac
* Jovan Belimarković
* Milojko Lešjanin
* Kosta Protić
* Tihomilj Nikolić

Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918)|

* Sava Grujić
* Jovan Mišković
* Milojko Lešjanin
* Tihomilj Nikolić
* Jovan Petrović
* Dragutin Filipović
* Đura Horvatović
* Petar Topalović
* Antonije Bogićević*
* Sava Grujić
* Kosta Protić
* Dimitrije Đurić
* Sava Grujić
* Radovan Miletić
* Jovan Praporčetović
* Dimitrije Đurić
* Antonije Bogićević
* Dragutin Franasović
* Sava Grujić
* Milovan Pavlović
* Dragutin Franasović
* Jovan Mišković
* Dragomir Vučković
* Jovan Atanacković
* Miloš Vasić
* Božidar Janković
* Čedomilj Miljković
* Vasilije Antonić
* Milovan Pavlović
* Jovan Atanacković
* Leonid Solarević
* Milan Andrejević
* Radomir Putnik
* Vasilije Antonić
* Sava Grujić
* Radomir Putnik
* Stepa Stepanović
* Mihailo Živković
* Ljubomir Stojanović*
* Milutin Marinović
* Ilija Gojković
* Stepa Stepanović
* Radomir Putnik
* Radivoje Bojović
* Miloš Božanović
* Dušan Stefanović
* Nikola Pašić*
* Radivoje Bojović
* Božidar Terzić
* Stojan Protić*
* Mihailo Rašić

Republic of Serbia (1992–2006)|

* Miodrag Jokić
* Tomislav Simović
* Marko Negovanović

Republic of Serbia (2006–)|

* Zoran Stanković
* Dragan Šutanovac
* Aleksandar Vučić
* Nebojša Rodić
* Bratislav Gašić
* Dušan Vujović*
* Zoran Đorđević
* Aleksandar Vulin
* Nebojša Stefanović
* Miloš Vučević
* Bratislav Gašić

*Acting minister

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Prime ministers of Yugoslavia

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* Nikola Pašić*
* Stojan Protić1
* Ljubomir Davidović1
* Stojan Protić2
* Milenko Vesnić
* Nikola Pašić1
* Ljubomir Davidović2
* Nikola Pašić2
* Nikola Uzunović
* Velimir Vukićević
* Anton Korošec
* Petar Živković
* Vojislav Marinković
* Milan Srškić
* Nikola Uzunović
* Bogoljub Jevtić
* Milan Stojadinović
* Dragiša Cvetković

* Royal Government-in-Exile

* Dušan Simović
* Slobodan Jovanović
* Miloš Trifunović
* Božidar Purić
* Ivan Šubašić

* Democratic Federal Yugoslavia

* Josip Broz Tito

* Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

* Josip Broz Tito
* Petar Stambolić
* Mika Špiljak
* Mitja Ribičič
* Džemal Bijedić
* Veselin Đuranović
* Milka Planinc
* Branko Mikulić
* Ante Marković
* Aleksandar Mitrović*

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