Sava Grujić

General
Sava Grujić
General Sava Grujić
Сава Грујић
	General Sava Grujić
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbia
	In office; 1 January 1888 – 27 April 1888
Monarch	Alexander I
Preceded by	Jovan Ristić
Succeeded by	Nikola Hristić
	In office; 7 March 1889 – 23 February 1891
Monarch	Alexander I
Preceded by	Kosta Protić
Succeeded by	Nikola Pašić
	In office; 5 December 1893 – 24 January 1894
Monarch	Alexander I
Preceded by	Lazar Dokić
Succeeded by	Đorđe Simić
	In office; 4 October 1903 – 10 December 1904
Monarch	Peter I
Preceded by	Jovan Avakumović
Succeeded by	Nikola Pašić
	In office; 7 March 1906 – 29 April 1906
Monarch	Peter I
Preceded by	Ljubomir Stojanović
Succeeded by	Nikola Pašić
Monarch	In office; 4 November 1876 – 1 October 1878
Ministerial offices 1876–1894
Minister of War of the Principality of Serbia
	In office; 4 November 1876 – 1 October 1878
Monarch	Milan I
Prime Minister	Stevča Mihailović; Ljubomir Kaljević;
Preceded by	Tihomilj Nikolić
Succeeded by	Jovan Mišković
Minister of War of the Kingdom of Serbia
	In office; 5 July 1887 – 14 April 1888
Monarch	Milan I
Prime Minister	Jovan Ristić
Preceded by	Antonije Bogićević
Succeeded by	Kosta Protić
	In office; 16 March 1890 – 11 February 1891
Monarch	Alexander I
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Dimitrije Đurić
Succeeded by	Radovan Miletić
	In office; 4 June 1893 – 12 January 1894
Monarch	Alexander I
Prime Minister	Lazar Dokić; Himself;
Preceded by	Dragutin Franasović
Succeeded by	Milovan Pavlović
	In office; 1 March 1906 – 17 April 1906
Monarch	Peter I
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Vasilije Antonić
Succeeded by	Radomir Putnik
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Serbia
	In office; 7 March 1889 – 23 February 1891
Monarch	Alexander I
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Čedomilj Mijatović
Succeeded by	Mihailo Djordjević
	In office; 5 December 1893 – 24 January 1894
Monarch	Alexander I
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Andra Nikolić
Succeeded by	Đorđe Simić
Personal details
Born	25 November 1840; Kolari; Principality of Serbia;
Died	3 November 1913 (aged 72); Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia
Political party	People's Radical Party
Spouses	Milica Magazinović; Milica Radovenović;
Children	5
Education	Serbian Military Academy; Prussian Staff College; Mikhailovskaya Military Artillery Academy;
Profession	Politician, and military officer
Military service
Allegiance	Principality of Serbia; Kingdom of Serbia
Branch/service	National Army; Royal Serbian Army;
Years of service	1864–1878
Rank	General
Commands	Artillery Commander
Battles/wars	Serbo-Turkish War

Sava Grujić (Serbian Cyrillic: Сава Грујић, pronounced [sâvə grooit͜ɕ]; 25 November 1840 – 3 November 1913) was a Serbian politician, statesman, general, army officer, and author, serving five times as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbia under two different monarchs from 1887 to 1906.

As an officer Grujić participated in both Serbian-Ottoman Wars (1876–77; 1877–78) which lead to Serbia's full independence from the Ottoman Empire; a military strategist he drafted the war plan before becoming Minister of War carrying out reforms of the military strengthening Serbia's national army before her victory against the Ottomans. Brave and resourceful on the battlefield, he was also a gifted diplomat, advocating the interests of his country in the courtyards of Europe, Russia, and Turkey. During his diplomatic career he was Serbia's representative to the Russian Empire, Serbian Deputy in Constantinople, Serbia's representative to Bulgaria and Serbian Deputy in Athens before serving as minister for foreign affairs. During the conflict between Russia, Turkey, and Austria, Grujić was sent as a special envoy to Constantinople to negotiate with the Turks on behalf of the Russian Empire.

A skilled politician, Grujić was one of the leaders of the People's Radical Party serving as prime minister, Minister of Defence, Minister of Foreign Affairs several times between 1876 and 1910 in the Governments of both Karađorđević and Obrenović. As chairman of the first radical Council of Ministers, he oversaw the introduction of a new constitution, redefining a more democratic and liberal Serbian society. He headed the Serbian delegation at the Second Peace Conference which led to the signing of the Hague Convention 1907. An honorary member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, he wrote many books about diplomacy military organisation and war, some of them still in use today. Grujić was considered one of the builders of Yugoslavia and played an instrumental role in its creation. He was an able negotiator and diplomat and with some of his contemporaries put together ideas for the formation of a south Slav state working together with prominent liberals of his day.