Cabinet of Milan Piroćanac

Cabinet of Milan Piroćanac

31st Cabinet of Principality of Serbia
1st Cabinet of Kingdom of Serbia
1880–1883
Coats of arms of Principality and Kingdom of Serbia
Date formedNovember 2, 1880
Date dissolvedOctober 3, 1883
People and organisations
Head of stateMilan I
Head of governmentMilan Piroćanac
History
ElectionsFebruary 20, 1877
December 12, 1880
PredecessorCabinet of Jovan Ristić III
SuccessorCabinet of Nikola Hristić II
Proclamation of the Kingdom of Serbia in 1882.

The Cabinet of Milan Piroćanac was sworn in on November 2, 1880. It was marked by several important events in the history of Modern Serbia. In 1881, this Government decided to build a railroad through Serbia, in order to link Serbia with both Central Europe and Ottoman Turkey. The best financial terms were offered by a French company Union générale; however, it seemed that this company got a hold of this job by bribing senior officials.[1] Also, this Cabinet saw a signing of the Secret Convention between Serbia and Austria-Hungary on June 28, 1881, that basically put Serbian foreign policy under Vienna's tutelage. On March 6, 1882, the Principality of Serbia was raised to the rank of Kingdom, with Prince Milan becoming King Milan I of Serbia. In 1883, this cabinet also witnessed the Timok Rebellion in Zaječar District, when the representatives of People's Radical Party rose up against this government.

Cabinet members

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Position Portfolio Name Image In Office
Prime Minister General Affairs Milan Piroćanac Nov 2, 1880 - Oct 3, 1883
Minister Justice Nov 2, 1880 - Oct 22, 1881
Minister Dimitrije G. Radović Oct 22, 1881 - Oct 3, 1883
Minister Internal Affairs Milutin Garašanin Nov 2, 1880 - Oct 3, 1883
Minister
*Acting until October 22
Finance Čedomilj Mijatović Nov 2, 1880 - Oct 22, 1881
Minister Foreign Affairs Nov 2, 1880 - Oct 22, 1881
Minister Milan Piroćanac Oct 22, 1881 - Oct 3, 1883
Minister Education and Church Affairs Stojan Novaković Nov 2, 1880 - Oct 3, 1883
Minister Military Milojko Lešjanin Nov 2, 1880 - Feb 24, 1882
Minister Tihomilj Nikolić Feb 24, 1882 - Oct 3, 1883
Minister People's Economy Jevrem P. Gudović March 30, 1882 – Oct 3, 1883
Minister Construction Nov 2, 1880 - March 21, 1882
Minister
*Acting
Milutin Garašanin March 21, 1882 – Jan 16, 1883
Minister Jovan Petrović Jan 16, 1883 - Oct 3, 1883

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