Dimitrije Cincar-Marković

Dimitrije Cincar-Marković (Šabac, 6 September 1849 – Belgrade, 11 June 1903) was a Serbian politician serving as the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbia, army general, Chief of General Staff, professor of war history and strategy.[1]

Dimitrije Cincar Marković
Димитрије Цинцар Марковић
Prime Minister of Serbia
In office
7 November 1902 – 29 May 1903
MonarchAlexander I of Serbia
Personal details
Born(1849-08-25)August 25, 1849
Šabac, Serbia
DiedMay 29, 1903(1903-05-29) (aged 53)
Belgrade, Serbia
NationalitySerbian

As one of the closest associates of king Milan Obrenović from 1897 to 1900, he made a significant contribution to the great reform, enlargement, and promotion of the army of the Kingdom of Serbia, which enabled its success in the Balkan wars.[2] Dimitrije Cincar-Marković took steps to combat the revolutionaries of the Bulgarian Exarchate who were terrorizing the Serbian population in Old Serbia and Macedonia. He brought the assassins of Grigoriy Schterbina to justice.[3] He was killed in the May Coup of 11 June 1903.[4][5]

He was awarded Order of Miloš the Great, Order of the White Eagle, Order of the Cross of Takovo, Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph, Order of Osmanieh, Order of the Medjidie, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Order of the Iron Crown, Serbian Golden and Silver Medal for bravery and other decorations and medals.

Selected works
  • Uput za manevrovanje trupa, Belgrade, 1885.
  • Uput za manevrovanje trupa, Belgrade, 1897.
  • Vođenje trupa i služba po štabovima, Belgrade, 1886.
  • Francuska stručna ocena nemačke konjice, Belgrade, 1882, pp. 323.

References
  1. Graça, John V. da (2000). Heads of State and Government. Springer. ISBN 9781349657711.
  2. "Tvorac srpske vojne doktrine: Dimitrije Cincar-Marković". Scribd. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  3. "General spasava tanku većinu". www.novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  4. Rudić, Srđan; Biagini, Antonello (2015-04-01). Serbian-Italian Relations: History and Modern Times : Collection of Works. The Institute of History, Belgrade / Sapienza University of Rome, Research center CEMAS. ISBN 9788677431099.
  5. "Tvorac srpske vojne doktrine". www.novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-08-27.
Government offices
Preceded by
Petar Velimirović		 Prime Minister of Serbia
1902–1903		 Succeeded by
Jovan Avakumović
Preceded by
Jovan Atanacković		 Chief of the General Staff
1901–1902		 Succeeded by
Svetozar Nešić
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