Serbia
 

to 6 Apr 1867         14 Feb 1804 - 3 Oct 1813     27 Apr 1835 - 21 Jun 1868 State Flag             27 Apr 1835 -  1 Dec 1918 and        17 Apr 1941 - 20 Oct 1944 National Flag                c.1838 - 1882 Civil Ensign          22 Feb 1882 - 1 Dec 1918 State Flag                         17 Jan 1947 - 27 Apr 1992       Adopted 27 Apr 1992, Civil Flag from 17 Aug 2004           Adopted 17 Aug 2004 State Flag   Map of Serbia Hear National Anthem "Boze Pravde" (God of Justice) Text of National Anthem  1904-1918, 1941-1945, Re-adopted 17 Aug 2004 Constitution (10 Nov 2006) -------------------- Former Constitution (28 Sep 1990-10 Nov 2006) Capital: Belgrade (Kragujevac 1818-1839; Belgrade 1817-18, 1403-1459; Raska to 1403) Currency: Serbian Dinar (RSD);  Serbian Dinar (SRBD) 1873-1918; Serbian Dinar (SRDD) 1941-1944 National Holiday: 15 Feb (1804/1835) Dan Drzavnosti Srbije "Sretenje"   (Serbian Statehood Day or "Meeting" Day) Population: 10,150,265 (2006) 5,795,700 (1931) 1,903,400 (1885) GDP: $44.83 billion (2006) (including Kosovo) $10.8 billion (2001) Exports: $6.42 million (2006) (excluding Kosovo and Montenegro) Imports: $10.58 million (2005) (excluding Kosovo and Montenegro) Ethnic groups: Serbs 82.86%, Hungarian 3.91%, Bosniak 1.82%, Roma (Gypsy) 1.44%, Yugoslav 1.08%, Montenegrin 0.92%, Croat 0.94%, Albanian 0.82%, Slovak 0.79%,Vlach (Aromanian) 0.53%, Romanian 0.46%, Macedonian 0.35%, Ruthenian 0.21%, Muslims 0.26%, other and unknown 2.60% (2002) Total Armed Forces: 45,000 (2006) NATO/UN Forces in Kosovo: 19,000 (Oct. 2004) Merchant marine: None (2006) Religions: Serbian Orthodox  84.89%, Roman Catholic 5.48%, Muslim 3.20%, Protestant 1.09%, Jewish 0.01%, non-religious and others 5.33% (2002) International Organizations/Treaties before 1918: ICRM, IOC, IPU, ITU, PCA, UPU; from 5 Jun 2006: APM, BIS, BSCE, BTWC, CE, CEFTA, CEI, CTBT, DC, EBRD, FAO, G- 9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD (suspended), IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, KP, MIGA, NAM (observer), NPT, NTBT, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SECI, SECP, UN, UNCLOS, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFCC, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer) Serbia Index Chronology 1082                       Conquered by Dioclea (see Montenegro). c.1180                     Independence from Dioclea (Raska).  8 Aug 1217                Kingdom of Serbia 16 Apr 1346                Empire of Serbia Oct 1371 - 20 Jun 1459     Vassal of Ottoman Empire.  2 Dec 1371 - 1379         Serbia collapses into numerous polities. 1379                       Principality of Serbia Aug 1402                   Despotate of Serbia 1427 - 1439                Hungarian occupation of Belgrade. 18 Aug 1439 - 12 Jun 1444  Ottoman occupation of Belgrade. 1444 - 1459                Hungarian occupation of Belgrade. 20 Jun 1459                Part of Ottoman Empire; divided into sanjaks of                              Smederovo (from Sep 1791 Belgrade), Nis, and                              Kosovo. 168. -  7 Nov 1688         Serb rebellion under D. Brankovic.  6 Sep 1689 - 10 Sep 1691  Austrian occupation. 22 Aug 1717 -  4 Sep 1739  Austrian occupation. Aug 1789 - Sep 1791        Austrian occupation. 14 Feb 1804 -  3 Oct 1813  Serbian Uprising against Ottoman rule. 21 Nov 1815                Principality of Serbia (official from                               6 Nov 1817). 19 Apr 1867                Ottomans leave Kalemegdan fortress in Belgrade. 13 Jul 1878                Independence recognized.  6 Mar 1882                Kingdom of Serbia 30 May 1913                Southern Serbia and Macedonia annexed from                               Ottoman Empire. 11 Aug 1914 - 21 Aug 1914  Austro-Hungarian occupation of northwestern                               Serbia.  2 Dec 1914 - 15 Dec 1914  Belgrade occupied by Austria-Hungary.  9 Oct 1915 -  1 Nov 1918  Serbia occupied by Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria                             (in Vranje to 5 Oct 1918; Nish to 11 Oct 1918).  1 Dec 1918                Part of State of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. 24 Aug 1920                Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes   3 Oct 1929                Kingdom of Yugoslavia; Serbia divided the                              Banovinas of Vardar (see Macedonia), Zeta                              (see Montenegro), Morava and the city of                               Belgrade. 17 Apr 1941 - 20 Oct 1944  Serbia and Banat occupied by Germany (Serbian                              state officially called 'Kingdom of Serbia').  4 Dec 1943                Re-incorporation into Yugoslavia declared.  2 Dec 1945                Federative People's Republic of Yugoslavia                             (including Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia,                              Macedonia, Montenegro, and Slovenia)                             (People's Republic of Serbia).  7 Jul 1963                Socialist Republic of Serbia 28 Sep 1990                Republic of Serbia 12 Jun 1999                Kosovo under foreign occupation                              (UN administration).  4 Feb 2003                Part of a looser confederation called Serbia                              and Montenegro.  5 Jun 2006                Independence, Serbia acknowledges end of the                              union, declaring itself its legal successor. 17 Feb 2008                Kosovo declares independence (not recognized                               by Serbia or Russia).   Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) (1918-2006) Kosovo Vojvodina Sanjak of Nish (1690-1877) Serbian Orthodox Church Historical Maps of Serbia Map of Yugoslav Banovinas 1929

 
Walis (governors) 
20 Jun 1459 - 14..         .... 
14.. - Jun 1463            Mehmed Beg Minetovic 
Jun 1463 - c.1476          ....
c.1476                     Ali Beg Mihal-Oglu
c.1476 - Dec 1506          ....
Dec 1506 - Oct 1513        Sinan Pasha Borovinic              (d. 1517) 
1513 - 1515                Balibeg Jahjapashic
1515 - ....                Mehmed Pasha Jahjapashic           (d. 1548)
.... - 1691                ....
Austrian military commanders
 6 Sep 1689 - 24 Sep 1689  Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden           (b. 1655 - d. 1707)
24 Sep 1689 - 1689         Giovanni Norberto Piccolomini      (b. 1650 - d. 1689)
1689 - 10 Sep 1691         Friedrich von Veterani             (b. 1630 - d. 1695)
Walis (governors)
1691 - Sep 1698            ....
Sep 1698 - 21 Oct 1700     Ali Pasha Haznadar Morejski
21 Oct 1700 - Jan 1700     Yuruk Hasan Pasha (1st time)
Jan 1700 - Jun 1703        Vacant
Jun 1703 - Oct 1703        Delak Ali Pasha
Oct 1703 - Oct 1706        Yuruk Hasan Pasha (2nd time)
Oct 1706 - Sep 1708        Elchi Ibrahim Pasha
Sep 1708 - Oct 1708        Vacant
Oct 1708 - May 1710        Ali Pasha Karayilanoglu 
                             (1st time)
May 1710 - 16 Jun 1710     Köprülüzade Damad Numan Pasha      (b. 1670 - d. 1719)
                             (1st time)
16 Jun 1710 - Jun 1711     Köprülüzade Abdullah Pasha
Jan 1712 - Apr 1713        Ali Pasha Karayilanoglu 
                             (2nd time)
Apr 1713 - Dec 1714        Halil Pasha Qosa
Dec 1714 - May 1715        Köprülüzade Damad Numan Pasha      (b. 1670 - d. 1719) 
                             (2nd time)
May 1715 - Jul 1716        Ahmed Pasha Dizdar
Nov 1716 - 22 Aug 1717     Mustapha Pasha Celebi
Austrian Military Governors
22 Aug 1717 - 1717         Eugène-François, Prince Savoie-    (b. 1663 - d. 1736)
                             Carignan (Franz Eugen Savoie-Carignan) 
1717 - 1717                Friderich Ferry von Staedtler 
1718 -  7 Sep 1720         Johann Joseph Anton O'Dwyer        (d. 1729)
 7 Sep 1720 - 1733         Karl Alexander von Würtemberg      (b. 1684 - d. 1737)
1733 -  4 Sep 1738         Karl Christoph von Schmettau       (b. 1696 - d. 1775)
Nov 1738 -  4 Sep 1739     Georg Oliver de Wallis             (b. 1673 - d. 1744)
Walis (in Nish 1719 - 1739)
1718 - Feb 1719            Mehmed Pasha Nishlija
Feb 1719 - 1721            Abdulah Pasa Muhsinovic (1st time)
1721 - Nov 1727            Osman Topal Pasha (1st time)
Nov 1727 - Nov 1730        Abdulah Pasha Muhsinovic (2nd time) 
Nov 1730 - Sep 1731        Ibsir Husein Pasha 
Sep 1731 - Aug 1732        Mehmed Pasha 
Aug 1732 - Aug 1733        Ismail Pasha 
Aug 1733 - Aug 1734        Osman Topal Pasha (2nd time) 
Aug 1734 - Apr 1735        Becir Pasha Nishand`i
Apr 1734 -  4 Sep 1739     Abdulah Pasha Muhsinovic (3rd time)
 4 Sep 1739 - 1739         Ivaz Mehmed Pasha (acting)
1739 - 1740                Ali Pasha Abdipashazade
Jul 1740 - Nov 1740        Elchi Mustapha Pasha Kara-
                             Mehmedpashazade (1st time)
Nov 1740 - 1741            Köprülüzade Hafiz Ahmed Pasha 
                             (1st time)
1741 - 1742                Mehmed Pasha
1742                       Mehmed Pasha Muhsinzade
1742 - 1743                Piri Haci Mustapha Pasha
1743 - 1746                Yahya Pasha Hatibzade
1747 - 1748                Seyid Mehmed Pasha Silahdar
1748 - 1750                Sherif Halil Yusuf Pasha
1750 - 1752                Köprülüzade Hafiz Ahmed Pasha
                             (2nd time)
1753 - 1754                Seyid Numan Pasha
1754 - 1755                Köprülüzade Hafiz Ahmed Pasha 
                             (3rd time)
1755 - 1756                Elchi Mustapha Pasha Kara-
                             Mehmedpashazade (2nd time)

1756 - 1758                Ibrahim Pasha Malatievi

1758 - 1761                Uzun Haci Hasan Pasha (1st time)

1761 - 1762                Benli Haci Mustafa Pasha

1762                       Pashazade Hoca Avdi Ali Pasha

                             (1st time)

1762 - 1764                Damad Melik Mehmed Pasha           (b. 1719 - d. 1801)

                             (1st time)

1764 - 1768                Mustafa Pasha

1768 - 1769                Uzun Haci Hasan Pasha (2nd time)

1769 - 1770                Kara Halil Pasha

1770 - 1772                Haci Halil Pasha Ivazzade

1772 - 1774                Mehmed Asif Pasha Sarigicuzel 

                             (1st time)

1774 - 1775                Osman Pasha Topaloghlu

1775 - 1776                Seyyid Hasan Pasha

1776 - 1779                Damad Melik Mehmed Pasha           (s.a.) 

                             (2nd time)

1779 - 1781                Mehmed Asif Pasha Sarigicuzel 

                             (2nd time)

1781 - 1783                Genc Mehmed Pasha

1783 - 1784                Izzet Mehmed Pasha

1784 - 1785                Raif Ismail Pasha

1785                       Selim Pasha

1785 - 1786                Yeghen Mahmud Pasha

1786 - 1788                Pashazade Hoca Avdi Ali Pasha

                             (2nd time)

1788 - 1789                Osman Pasha

Leader of Kocina Krajina Serb rebellion

 9 Feb 1788 -  7 Sep 1788  Koca Andjelkovic                   (b. 1755 - d. 1788)

Austrian Military Governors

Aug 1789 - 24 Aug 1791     Gideon Ernst von Laudon            (b. 1717 - d. 1791)

24 Aug 1791 - 23 Oct 1791  Johann Karl Kolowrat-Krakowsky     (b. 1748 - d. 1816)

Walis 

Sep 1791 -  Jul 1792       Abu Bekir Pasha (1st time)

Jul 1792 - 26 Nov 1792     Mehmed Ali Pekmeci Pasha

1792                       Kara Hasan Pasha (in rebellion)

1792                       Hadji Bisha Pasha (in rebellion)

26 Nov 1792 - Jan 1793     Ahmad Topal Pasha

1793 - 1795                Abu Bekir Pasha  (2nd time)

Apr 1795 - Jul 1795        Sasit Pasha                        (d. 1830)

Jul 1795 - Mar 1797        Sinikzade Haci Mustafa Pasha       (d. 1801)

                             (1st time)

Mar 1797 -  8 Jun 1798     Osman Agha Pasha (acting)

1798                       Pazvan Oglu Pasha                  (b. 1758 - d. 1807)

                             (in rebellion in parts of Serbia)

23 Nov 1798 - 21 Dec 1801  Sinikzade Haci Mustafa Pasha       (s.a.)

                             (2nd time)

1799 -  7 Aug 1804         "Dahias" (in rebellion in Belgrade fortress) 

                           - Mehmed Agha Fochic               (d. 1804) 

                           - Aghanlia Baryaktar               (d. 1804) 

                           - Küçük Alia                       (d. 1804) 

                           - Mula Yusuf                       (d. 1804)

                           - Hasan Agha Pasha (1801-1804)

1802 - 1802                Halil Agha (acting)

May 1802 - 1804            Agha Hasan Pasha

1804                       Abu Bekir Pasha

                             (in rebellion)

Jun 1804 - 1805            Süleyman Pasha (1st time)          (d. 1807)

1805 - Aug 1805            Hafiz Pasha                        (d. 1805)

Aug 1805 - 23 Nov 1806     Halil Agha Gushanac

1806 - 1807                Süleyman Pasha (2nd time)          (s.a.)

1807 - 1808                Ibrahim Pasha

 4 Dec 1804 -  3 Oct 1813  First Serb rebellion (s.b.)

 3 Oct 1813 - 1813         Hursid Ahmed Pasha                 (d. 1822)

1813                       Derdenli Pasha

Oct 1813 - Oct 1815        Süleyman Pasha Skopljak            (d. 1818)

1814 - 1814                Hadzi Prodan Gligorijevic          (b. 1780 - d. 1821?)

                             (in rebellion)

Mar 1815 - Jun 1815        Second Serb rebellion (s.b.)

Oct 1815 -  6 Nov 1817     Marashli Ali Pasha                 (d. 1821)

Ottoman military governors of Kalemegdan fortress in Belgrade

 6 Nov 1817 - Sep 1821     Marashli Ali Pasha                 (s.a.)

Sep 1821 - 1827            Abdurrahman Pasha

1827 - 1833                Hüseyin Pasha Gavanazoglu

1833 - 1835                Vedjehi Veci Pasha

1835 - 1837                Yusuf Muhlis Pasha 

Dec 1837 - Jan 1841        Husrev Pasha Samakuli              (d. 1846)
Jan 1841 - Oct 1843        Haci Mehmed Kamil Pasha Mühendis   (d. 1859)
Oct 1843 - Jan 1846        Hafiz Mehmed Pasha Cherkes         (d. 1866)
Jan 1846 - Feb 1847        Mehmed Vecihi Pasha Yozgatli       (b. 1797 - d. 1867)
Feb 1847 - Jul 1848        Tepedenlizade Selim Sirri Pasha    (b. 1800 - d. 1848)

Jul 1848 - Oct 1848        Hafiz Ahmed Pasha Mühendis         (d. 1853)
Oct 1848 - May 1850        Hasan Pasha Kato                   (d. 1850)
May 1850 - Apr 1852        Mehmed Vasif Pasha Gürcü           (d. 1865)
Apr 1852 - Jul 1852        Mehmed Hurshid Pasha Arnavud       (d. 1876)
Jul 1852 - Feb 1854        Mehmed Besim Pasha                 (d. 1858)
Feb 1854 - Jan 1855        Ahmed Izzet Pasha                  (b. 1798 - d. 1876)
Jan 1855 - Jan 1857        Aziz Pasha
Jan 1857 - Jul 1857        Hasan Hüsnü Pasha
Jul 1857 - Jan 1861        Topal Osman Sherif Pash
1861                       Hurshid Pasha 
Apr 1861 - 1863            Reshid Pash
1863 - 1864                Ejub Pasha
1865 - 1866                Ali Pasha 
1866 - 19 Apr 1867         Ali Reza Pasha

Chief (from 26 Dec 1808, Supreme Chief)¹

14 Feb 1804 -  3 Oct 1813  Karadjordje (George Petrovic)      (b. 1762 - d. 1817)

Princes¹

21 Nov 1815 - 13 Jun 1839  Milos Obrenovic I (1st time)       (b. 1780 - d. 1860)

13 Jun 1839 -  8 Jul 1839  Milan Obrenovic II                 (b. 1819 - d. 1839)

15 Jun 1839 - 17 Mar 1840  Provisional Regency

                           (for incapacitated Mlian to 8 Jul 1839)

                           - Jevrem Obrenovic                 (b. 1790 - d. 1856)

                           - Toma Vucic Perisic               (b. 1787 - d. 1859)

                           - Avram Petronijevic               (b. 1791 - d. 1852)

17 Mar 1840 - 14 Sep 1842  Mihailo Obrenovic III (1st time)   (b. 1823 - d. 1868)

                            (in exile from 8 Sep 1842)

14 Sep 1842 - 20 Jun 1843  Aleksandar Karadjordjevic          (b. 1806 - d. 1885)

                             (1st time)

14 Sep 1842 -  7 Nov 1842  Regency 

                           - Toma Vucic Perisic               (s.a.)

                             (self styled "leader of the People")

                           - Avram Petronijevic               (s.a.)

                             (President of temporary Justice)

20 Jun 1843 - 27 Jun 1843  Regency
                           - Stefan Stefanovic Tenka          (b. 1797 - d. 1865)
                           - Lazar Teodorovic                 (b. 1781 - d. 1846)
                           - Milosav Zdravkovic

27 Jun 1843 - 23 Dec 1858 Aleksandar Karadjordjevic           (s.a.)

                            (2nd time)

President of the Assembly of St.Andrew

23 Dec 1858 - 24 Dec 1858  Mihailo Barlovac                   (b. 1822 - d. 1891)

                           acting for

                           Misa Anastasijevic                 (b. 1803 - d. 1885)

Princes¹

24 Dec 1858 - 26 Sep 1860  Milos Obrenovic I (2nd time)       (s.a.)

24 Dec 1858 -  1 Feb 1859  Represenatives of the Prince (Regency) 

                           - Ilija Garasanin                  (b. 1812 - d. 1874)

                             (to 17 Jan 1859)

                           - Stevca Mihailovic                (b. 1804 - d. 1888)

                           - Jevtimije Ugricic                (b. 1800 - d. 1886)

                           - Stevca Mihailovic                (s.a.)

                             (from 17 Jan 1859)

26 Sep 1860 - 10 Jun 1868  Mihailo Obrenovic III (2nd time)   (s.a.)

10 Jun 1868 -  2 Jul 1868  Provisional Regency

                           - Jovan Marinovic                  (b. 1821 - d. 1893)

                              (President of State Council)

                           - Rajko Lesjanin                   (b. 1826 - d. 1872)

                           - Djordje Petrovic

 2 Jul 1868 -  6 Mar 1882  Milan Obrenovic IV                 (b. 1854 - d. 1901)

 2 Jul 1868 - 22 Aug 1872  Regency

                           - Milivoje Petrovic Blaznavac      (b. 1824 - d. 1873)

                           - Jovan Ristic (1st time)          (b. 1831 - d. 1899)

                           - Jovan Gavrilovic                 (b. 1796 - d. 1877)

Kings¹

 6 Mar 1882 -  6 Mar 1889  Milan I                            (s.a.)

 6 Mar 1889 - 11 Jun 1903  Aleksandar I                       (b. 1876 - d. 1903)

 6 Mar 1889 - 13 Apr 1893  Regency

                           - Jovan Ristic (2nd time)          (s.a.)

                           - Jovan Belimarkovic               (b. 1827 - d. 1906)  Mil

                           - Kosta S. Protic (to 16 Jun 1892) (b. 1831 - d. 1892)  Mil

11 Jun 1903 - 15 Jun 1903  Jovan Avakumovic -Regent           (b. 1841 - d. 1928)

15 Jun 1903 -  1 Dec 1918  Petar I                            (b. 1844 - d. 1921)

                            (from Nov 1915, in Corfu, Greece exile)

 5 Jul 1914 -  1 Dec 1918  Prince Aleksandar                  (b. 1888 - d. 1934)

                             Karadjordjevic -Regent 

Austro-Hungarian Commanders (in northern Serbia [not in Belgrade until Nov 1915]) 

28 Aug 1914 - 27 Dec 1914  Oskar Potiorek                     (b. 1853 - d. 1933)

27 Dec 1914 - 27 May 1915  Eugen Ferdinand, Erzherzog von     (b. 1863 - d. 1954)
                             Habsburg-Lothringen 
27 May 1915 - 27 Sep 1915  Karl Tersztyánszky von Nádás       (b. 1854 - d. 1921)
27 Sep 1915 -  1 Jan 1916  Herman Freiherr Kövess             (b. 1854 - d. 1924) 
                             von Kövessháza

Austro-Hungarian Governors-general

 1 Jan 1916 - Jul 1916     Johan Ulrich Graf von Salis-       (b. 1862 - d. 1940)

                             Seewis

Jul 1916 - Oct 1918        Adolf Freiherr von Rhemen zu       (b. 1855 - d. 1932)

                             Barensfeld

Oct 1918 -  1 Nov 1918     Herman Freiherr Kövess             (s.a.)

                             von Kövessháza

Civil Commissioner

1916 - 191.                Th. Kussevich von Blackeo

Commanders of the Bulgarian forces operating in Serbia

- in Eastern Serbia -
1915 - 1916                Kliment Eftimov Boyadzhiev         (b. 1861 - d. 1933)
1916 - 1918                Dimitar Ivanov Geshov              (b. 1860 - d. 1922)
1918                       Stefan Mikhaylov Nerezov           (b. 1867 - d. 1925)
- in Southern Serbia -
1915 - 1918                Todor Todorov                      (b. 1858 - d. 1924) 

1918                       Ivan Tsonev Lukov                  (b. 1871 - d. 1926)

Commanders of Serbian troops in liberated Serbia

1918                       Petar Bojovic (in northern Serbia) (b. 1858 - d. 1945)

                           + Stepa Stepanovic                 (b. 1859 - d. 1929)

                            (in southern Serbia) 

Presidents of the Banal Council of Morava 

 9 Oct 1929 - 1931         Djordje B. Nestorovic              (b. 1864 - d. 1932)

1931 - 1932                Djordje Drenovac 

1932 - 1935                Jeremija Zivanovic                 (b. 1874 - d. 1940)
c.1938 - c.1939            Janicije Krasovic

19.. - 19..                Predrag Lukic

19.. - 19..                Milan Nikolic

19.. - 17 Apr 1941         ....

Presidents of Belgrade's Municipality

18 Feb 1929 - 23 May 1930  Milos Savcic                       (b. 1865 - d. 1941)

23 May 1930 - 12 May 1932  Milan Nesic                        (b. 1886 - d. 19..)

12 May 1932 -  5 Jan 1935  Milutin Petrovic

10 Jan 1935 - 13 Sep 1939  Vlada Ilic

13 Sep 1939 - 20 Jun 1940  Vojin Djuricic

20 Jun 1940 - 12 Apr 1941  Jevrem Tomic

12 Apr 1941 - 11 Sep 1941  Jovan Milicevic

King

29 Aug 1941 - 20 Oct 1944  Government under German occupation 

                           carried on in the name of the

                           absent and non-consenting

                           King Petar II                      (b. 1923 - d. 1970)

German Military Commanders

 6 Apr 1941 - 20 Apr 1941  Maximilian Maria Joseph Freiherr   (b. 1881 - d. 1954)

                             von und zu Weichs 

 6 Apr 1941 - 20 Apr 1941  Wilhelm Sigmund List               (b. 1880 - d. 1971)

German Military Governors

20 Apr 1941 -  9 Jun 1941  Helmuth Förster                    (b. 1889 - d. 1965)

 9 Jun 1941 - 29 Jul 1941  Ludwig Wilhelm von Schröder        (b. 1884 - d. 1941)

29 Jul 1941 - 19 Sep 1941  Heinrich Bernhard Danckelmann      (b. 1887 - d. 1947)

19 Sep 1941 -  4 Dec 1941  Franz Böhme                        (b. 1894 - d. 1947)

 4 Dec 1941 - 26 Aug 1943  Paul Bader                         (b. 1883 - d. 1971)

26 Aug 1943 - 20 Oct 1944  Hans-Gustav Felber                 (b. 1889 - d. 1962)

Bulgarian Military Governor (in southern Serbia)

Jun/Jul 1942 - 29 Aug 1944 Asen Nikolov                       (b. 1891 - d. 1945) 

Presidents

11 Jan 1991 - 23 Jul 1997  Slobodan Milosevic                 (b. 1941 - d. 2006)  SPS

23 Jul 1997 - 29 Dec 1997  Dragan Tomic (acting)              (b. 1937)            SPS

29 Dec 1997 - 29 Dec 2002  Milan Milutinovic                  (b. 1942)            SPS

30 Dec 2002 -  4 Feb 2004  Natasa Micic (f) (acting)          (b. 1965)            GSS

 4 Feb 2004 -  3 Mar 2004  Dragan Marsicanin (acting)         (b. 1950)            DSS

 3 Mar 2004 -  4 Mar 2004  Vojislav Mihailovic (acting)       (b. 1951)            SPO

 4 Mar 2004 - 11 Jul 2004  Predrag Markovic (acting)          (b. 1955)            G-17

11 Jul 2004 -              Boris Tadic                        (b. 1958)            DS

  

Presidents of the Administering Council

25 Aug 1805 - Oct 1805     Jovan Protic (acting)              (b. 1770 - d. 1827)
Oct 1805 - 1806            Mateja Nenadovic                   (b. 1777 - d. 1854)
1806 - Jan 1808            Karadjordje (1st time)             (s.a.)
Jan 1808 - Nov 1809        Mladen Milovanovic                 (b. 1760 - d. 1823)
Nov 1809 - 22 Jan 1811     Jakov Nenadovic                    (b. 1765 - d. 1836)
22 Jan 1811 -  3 Oct 1813  Karadjordje (2nd time)             (s.a.)

Presidents of People's Chancellery

21 Nov 1815 - 16 May 1816  Petar Nikolajevic Moler            (b. 1775 - d. 1816)

1818 - 1820                Avram Petronijevic (1st time)      (s.a.)
1821 - 1826                Jevrem Obrenovic                   (b. 1790 - d. 1856)
1826                       Avram Petronijevic (2nd time)      (s.a.)
1826                       Miloje Todorovic                   (b. 1762 - d. 1832)
1826 - 1835                Dimitrije Davidovic                (b. 1789 - d. 1839)
1835 - 1839                Jakov Zivanovic                    (b. 1808 - d. 1861)

Prime ministers (to 21 Oct 1861 Representatives of the Prince; 1862 - 1903 

Presidents of the ministry; from 1903 Presidents of the ministerial council) 

15 Feb 1835 - 28 Mar 1836  Koca Markovic                      (b. 1795 - d. 1836)

28 Mar 1836 - 26 Feb 1839  Stefan Stefanovic Tenka (acting)   (b. 1797 - d. 1865)

26 Feb 1839 -  8 May 1840  Avram Petronijevic (1st time)      (s.a.)

 8 May 1840 - 15 May 1840  Paun Jankovic (acting)             (b. 1808 - d. 1865)

15 May 1840 -  8 Sep 1842  Djordje Protic                     (b. 1793 - d. 1857)

 8 Sep 1842 - 20 Jun 1843  Avram Petronijevic (2nd time)      (s.a.)

20 Jun 1843 - 29 Nov 1843  Aleksa Jankovic (1st time)         (b. 1806 - d. 1869)

                             (acting [for Simic from 6 Oct 1843])

 6 Oct 1843 - 11 Oct 1844  Aleksa Simic (1st time)            (b. 1800 - d. 1872)

11 Oct 1844 - 22 Apr 1852  Avram Petronijevic (3rd time)      (s.a.)

Oct 1851 - 25 Sep 1852     Aleksa Jankovic (2nd time)         (s.a.)
                             (acting [for Petronijevic to 22 Apr 1852])
25 Sep 1852 - 26 Mar 1853  Ilija Garasanin (1st time)         (b. 1812 - d. 1874)

26 Mar 1853 - 28 Dec 1855  Aleksa Simic (2nd time)            (s.a.)

28 Dec 1855 - 10 Jun 1856  Aleksa Jankovic (3rd time)         (s.a.

10 Jun 1856 - 28 Sep 1856  Stevan Markovic (1st time)(acting) (b. 1804 - d. 1864)

28 Sep 1856 -  1 Jul 1857  Aleksa Simic (3rd time)            (s.a.)

 1 Jul 1857 - 12 Jun 1858  Stevan Markovic (2nd time)         (s.a.)

12 Jun 1858 - 18 Apr 1859  Stevan Magazinovic                 (b. 1804 - d. 1874)

18 Apr 1859 -  8 Nov 1860  Cvetko Rajovic                     (b. 1793 - d. 1873)

 8 Nov 1860 - 21 Oct 1861  Filip Hristic                      (b. 1819 - d. 1903)

21 Oct 1861 - 15 Nov 1867  Ilija Garasanin (2nd time)         (s.a.)               CP

15 Nov 1867 -  3 Dec 1867  Jovan Ristic (1st time)            (s.a.)               LS

 3 Dec 1867 -  3 Jul 1868  Nikola Hristic (1st time)          (b. 1816 - d. 1911)  CP

 3 Jul 1868 -  8 Aug 1869  Djordje Cenic                      (b. 1825 - d. 1903)  CP

 8 Aug 1869 - 22 Aug 1872  Radivoje Milojkovic                (b. 1832 - d. 1888)  LS

22 Aug 1872 -  5 Apr 1873  Milivoje Petrovic Blaznavac        (s.a.)               Mil

 5 Apr 1873 -  3 Nov 1873  Jovan Ristic (2nd time)            (s.a.)               LS

                             (acting to 14 Apr 1873)

 3 Nov 1873 -  7 Dec 1874  Jovan Marinovic                    (b. 1821 - d. 1893)  NP

 7 Dec 1874 -  3 Feb 1875  Acim Cumic                         (b. 1836 - d. 1901)  NP

 3 Feb 1875 - 31 Aug 1875  Danilo Stefanovic                  (b. 1815 - d. 1886)  CP

31 Aug 1875 -  8 Oct 1875  Stevca Mihailovic (1st time)       (b. 1804 - d. 1888)  LS

 8 Oct 1875 -  6 May 1876  Ljubomir Kaljevic                  (b. 1841 - d. 1907)  SNS

 6 May 1876 - 13 Oct 1878  Stevca Mihailovic (2nd time)       (s.a.)               LS

13 Oct 1878 -  2 Nov 1880  Jovan Ristic (3rd time)            (s.a.)               LS

 2 Nov 1880 - 13 Oct 1883  Milan Pirocanac                    (b. 1837 - d. 1897)  SNS

13 Oct 1883 -  1 Mar 1884  Nikola Hristic (2nd time)          (s.a.)               CP

 1 Mar 1884 - 13 Jun 1887  Milutin Garasanin                  (b. 1843 - d. 1908)  SNS

13 Jun 1887 - 31 Dec 1887  Jovan Ristic (4th time)            (s.a.)               LS

31 Dec 1887 - 26 Apr 1888  Sava Grujic (1st time)             (b. 1840 - d. 1913)  SNRS

26 Apr 1888 -  6 Mar 1889  Nikola Hristic (3rd time)          (s.a.)               CP

 6 Mar 1889 -  7 Mar 1889  Kosta Protic                       (s.a.)               Mil

 7 Mar 1889 - 23 Feb 1891  Sava Grujic (2nd time)             (s.a.)               SNRS

23 Feb 1891 - 21 Aug 1892  Nikola Pasic (1st time)            (b. 1845 - d. 1926)  SNRS

21 Aug 1892 - 13 Apr 1893  Jovan Avakumovic (1st time)        (s.a.)               LS

13 Apr 1893 -  5 Dec 1893  Lazar Dokic                        (b. 1845 - d. 1893)SNRS/Non-prty

 5 Dec 1893 - 24 Jan 1894  Sava Grujic (3rd time)             (s.a.)             SNRS/Non-prty

24 Jan 1894 -  2 Apr 1894  Djordje Simic (1st time)           (b. 1843 - d. 1921)SNRS/Non-prty

 2 Apr 1894 - 27 Oct 1894  Svetomir Nikolajevic               (b. 1844 - d. 1922)SNRS/Non-prty

27 Oct 1894 -  7 Jul 1895  Nikola Hristic (4th time)          (s.a.)               CP/Non-prty

 7 Jul 1895 - 29 Dec 1896  Stojan Novakovic (1st time)        (b. 1842 - d. 1915)  SNS

29 Dec 1896 - 23 Oct 1897  Djordje Simic (2nd time)           (s.a.)               SNRS

23 Oct 1897 - 24 Jul 1900  Vladan Djordjevic                  (b. 1844 - d. 1930)NP/Non-party

24 Jul 1900 -  2 Apr 1901  Aleksa Jovanovic                   (b. 1846 - d. 1920)  Non-party

 2 Apr 1901 - 20 Oct 1902  Mihailo Vujic                      (b. 1853 - d. 1913)SNRS/Non-prty

20 Oct 1902 - 19 Nov 1902  Petar Velimirovic (1st time)       (b. 1848 - d. 1922)SNRS/Non-prty

19 Nov 1902 - 11 Jun 1903  Dimitrije Cincar-Markovic          (b. 1849 - d. 1903)  Non-party

11 Jun 1903 -  4 Oct 1903  Jovan Avakumovic (2nd time)        (s.a.)              LS/Non-party

 4 Oct 1903 - 10 Dec 1904  Sava Grujic (4th time)             (s.a.)               SNRS

10 Dec 1904 - 29 May 1905  Nikola Pasic (2nd time)            (s.a.)               SNRS

29 May 1905 - 14 Mar 1906  Ljubomir Stojanovic                (b. 1861 - d. 1930)  SNRS/Ind-R

14 Mar 1906 - 30 Apr 1906  Sava Grujic (5th time)             (s.a.)               SNRS

30 Apr 1906 - 20 Jul 1908  Nikola Pasic (3rd time)            (s.a.)               SNRS

20 Jul 1908 - 24 Feb 1909  Petar Velimirovic (2nd time)       (s.a.)               SNRS

24 Feb 1909 - 24 Oct 1909  Stojan Novakovic (2nd time)        (s.a.)               SNS

24 Oct 1909 -  7 Jul 1911  Nikola Pasic (4th time)            (s.a.)               SNRS

 7 Jul 1911 -  1 Jul 1912  Milovan Milovanovic                (b. 1863 - d. 1912)  SNRS

 1 Jul 1912 - 12 Sep 1912  Marko Trifkovic                    (b. 1864 - d. 1928)  SNRS

12 Sep 1912 -  1 Dec 1918  Nikola Pasic (5th time)            (s.a.)               SNRS

                             (from Nov 1915 in Corfu, Greece exile)

President of the Council of Commissars

30 Apr 1941 - 29 Aug 1941  Milan Acimovic                     (b. 1898 - d. 1946)  fascist

President of the Ministerial Council of the Serbian Government of National Salvation

29 Aug 1941 - 10 Oct 1944  Milan Nedic                        (b. 1877 - d. 1946)  Mil/fascist

President of Council of State Administration for Serbia

10 Oct 1944 - 20 Oct 1944  Ivan Petkovic

Prime ministers

11 Feb 1991 - 23 Dec 1991  Dragutin Zelenovic                 (b. 1928)            SPS

23 Dec 1991 - 10 Feb 1993  Radoman Bozovic                    (b. 1953)            SPS

10 Feb 1993 - 18 Mar 1994  Nikola Sainovic                    (b. 1948)            SPS

18 Mar 1994 - 24 Oct 2000  Mirko Marjanovic                   (b. 1937 - d. 2006)  SPS

24 Oct 2000 - 25 Jan 2001  Milomir Minic (interim)            (b. 1950)            SPS

- deputy prime ministers [de facto co-prime ministers] -

24 Oct 2000 - 25 Jan 2001  Nebojsa Covic (interim)            (b. 1958)            DA

                           + Spasoje Krunic (interim)         (b. 1939)            SPO

Prime ministers

25 Jan 2001 - 12 Mar 2003  Zoran Djindjic                     (b. 1952 - d. 2003)  DS

12 Mar 2003 - 16 Mar 2003  Nebojsa Covic (acting)             (s.a.)               DA

17 Mar 2003 - 18 Mar 2003  Zarko Korac (acting)               (b. 1947)            SDP
18 Mar 2003 -  3 Mar 2004  Zoran Zivkovic                     (b. 1960)            DS
 3 Mar 2004 -              Vojislav Kostunica                 (b. 1944)            DSS


 ¹Full style of the ruler:
(a) 15 Feb 1804 - 25 Dec 1808: Verhovni Komandant ("Supreme Commander");
(b) 25 Dec 1808 - 22 Jan 1811: Verhovni Serbski Predvoditelj ("Supreme Serbian Leader");
(c) 22 Jan 1811 - 21 Nov 1815: Verhovni Vozd ("Supreme Leader");
(d) 21 Nov 1815 - 24 Dec 1838, 11 Jun 1869 -  6 Mar 1882 (New style): Knjaz Srbski ("Serbian Prince");
(e) 24 Nov 1838 - 11 Jun 1869: Knjaz naroda Serbskog ("Prince of the Serbian People");
(f)  6 Mar 1882 -  1 Dec 1918 (New Style): Po milosti Bozjoj i volji narodnoj, kralj Srbije
("by the grace of God and the will of the nation, King of Serbia");

Territorial Disputes: Serbia with several other states protest the U.S. and other states' recognition of Kosovo's declaring itself as a sovereign and independent state on 17 Feb 2008; ethnic Serbian municipalities along Kosovo's northern border challenge final status of Kosovo-Serbia boundary; several thousand NATO-led KFOR peacekeepers under UNMIK authority continue to keep the peace within Kosovo between the ethnic Albanian majority and the Serb minority in Kosovo; Serbia delimited about half of the boundary with Bosnia and Herzegovina, but sections along the Drina River remain in dispute.

1439                       Ottoman Sanjak (district) of Nish (Nis). 
24 Sep 1689 -  8 Sep 1690  Austrian occupation.
Jul 1737 - 16 Oct 1737     Austrian occupation.
18.. - 1850                Part of Rumelia (see under Bulgaria).
29 Dec 1877 - 1913         Under Uskib (Albania), then Janina (Greece) provinces.
30 May 1913                Annexed by Serbia.

Walis (governors)
 8 Sep 1690 - 1718         ....
1718 - Feb 1719            Mehmed Pasha Nishandji
Feb 1719 - 1721            Abdulllah Paha Muhsinzade
                             (1st time) 
1721 - Nov 1727            Osman Topal Pasha (1st time)
Nov 1727 - Nov 1730        Abdulllah Paha Muhsinzade 
                             (2nd time)
Nov 1730 - Sep 1731        Ibshir Husein Pasha
Sep 1731 - Aug 1732        Mehmed Pasha
Aug 1732 - Aug 1733        Ismail Pasha
Aug 1733 - Aug 1734        Osman Topal Pasha (2nd time)
Aug 1734 - Apr 1735        Becir Pasha Nishandji
Apr 1735 - Jul 1737        Abdulllah Paha Muhsinzade
                             (3rd time)
Jul 1737 - 16 Oct 1737     Austrian occupation
16 Oct 1735 - 1739?        Abdulllah Paha Muhsinzade
                             (4th time)
.... - 1805                Hafiz Pasha
1805 - 1839                ....
May 1839 - Oct 1839        Gürcü Mehmed Vasif Pasha (1st time)(d. 1865)
Oct 1839 - Mar 1840        Mirza Tatar Mehmed Said Pasha      (d. 1871)
Mar 1840 - Apr 1840        Köse Ahmed Zekeriya Pasha          (d. 1841)
May 1840 - Sep 1844        Mustafa Sabri Pasha                (d. 1851)
Sep 1844 - Nov 1845        Mühendis Hafiz Ahmed Pasha         (d. 1853)
Dec 1845 - May 1850        Gürcü Mehmed Vasif Pasha (2nd time)(s.a.)
1852 - Jul 1852            Besim Pasha                        (d. 1858)
1852 - 1857                ....
1857 - 1858                Gürcü Mehmed Vasif Pasha (3rd time)(s.a.)
1859 - 1860                Zaymal Pasha
May 1860 - Feb 1861        Osman Pasha Raufpashazade          (d. 1878)
Feb 1861 - Aug 1864        Hafiz Ahmed Midhat Shefik Pasha    (b. 1828 - d. 1882)
1864 - 12 May 1867         Süleyman
12 May 1867 - 1872         Abdurrahman Nureddin Pasha         (b. 1833 - d. 1912)
1872 - 1876                ....
 7 Jul 1876 - 1877         Mazhar Ahmed Pasha
1877 - 29 Dec 1877         Kürd Reshid Pasha                  (b. 1841 - d. ....)

 2 Dec 1945                People's Republic of Serbia
 7 Jul 1963                Socialist Republic of Serbia

Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party
(from 1952, League of Communists)
1941 - 1948                Blagoje Neskovic                  (b. 1907 - d. 1984)
1948 - Mar 1957            Petar Stambolic                   (b. 1912 - d. 2007)
Mar 1957 - Sep 1966        Jovan Veselinov                   (b. 1906 - d. 1982)
Chairmen of the Central Committee of the League of Communists
Sep 1966 - Feb 1968        Dobrivoje Radosavljevic           (b. 1915 - d. 1984)
Feb 1968 - Nov 1968        Petar Stambolic                   (s.a.)
Nov 1968 - 26 Oct 1972     Marko Nikezic                     (b. 1921 - d. 1991)
26 Oct 1972 - May 1982     Tihomir Vlaskalic                 (b. 1923 - d. 1993)
May 1982 - 17 May 1984     Dusan Ckrebic                     (b. 1927)
17 May 1984 - 1985         Radisa Gacic                      (b. 1938)
1985 - May 1986            Ivan Stambolic                    (b. 1936 - d. 2000)
May 1986 - 24 May 1989     Slobodan Milosevic                (b. 1941 - d. 2006)
24 May 1989 - 16 Jul 1990  Bogdan Trifunovic                 (b. 1933 - d. 2007)