Ilija Garašanin
Ilija Garašanin | |
|---|---|
| Илија Гарашанин | |
Ilija Garašanin | |
| President of the Ministry of Serbia | |
| In office 21 October 1861 – 15 November 1867 | |
| Monarch | Michael III |
| Preceded by | Filip Hristić |
| Succeeded by | Jovan Ristić |
| Representative of the Prince of Serbia | |
| In office 22 April 1852 – 26 March 1853 | |
| Monarch | Alexander I |
| Preceded by | Avram Petronijević |
| Succeeded by | Aleksa Simić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1812 Garaši, Revolutionary Serbia |
| Died | 22 June 1874 (aged 62) Grocka, Serbia |
| Political party | Conservatives |
Ilija Garašanin (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Гарашанин; 28 January 1812 – 22 June 1874) was a Serbian statesman who served as the prime minister of Serbia between 1852 and 1853 and again from 1861 to 1867.
Ilija Garašanin was conservative in internal politics. He believed that bureaucracy was the only way for administration to work. In foreign politics, he was the first pro-Yugoslavia statesman among Serbs. He believed that a great Yugoslav state had to maintain its independence from both Russia and Austria. He was one of the more influential Serbian politicians of the 19th century.