Šako Petrović-Njegoš
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Vojvoda Šako Petrović, during the Herzegovina uprising of 1875–77.
Vojvoda Šako Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Шако Петровић-Његош, 1854-1914), was a Montenegrin theologian, military commander, politician and cousin of Montenegrin King Nikola I.
Biography[]
Šako Petrović-Njegoš was the first president of the National Assembly in the Principality of Montenegro (from November 1906 until 9 July 1907),[1] a state advisor and the founder of the People's Party in 1906,[2] a party that a few years later played a key role in the dethroning of the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty.[3] People's Party was the first political party in Montenegro.
References[]
- ^ Istorijat, Skupština Crne Gore
- ^ Jubilej Narodne stranke IN4S
- ^ S. Pavlović. Balkan Anschluss.
Categories:
- 1854 births
- 1914 deaths
- Military personnel from Cetinje
- People of the Principality of Montenegro
- Petrović-Njegoš dynasty
- Speakers of the Parliament of Montenegro
- Politicians from Cetinje