Lazar Tomanović

Lazar Tomanović, PhD (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Томановић; 3 September 1845 – 2 November 1932) was a Montenegrin and Dalmatian Serb writer, politician and diplomat, who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Montenegro, as well the first Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Montenegro, under the regime of King Nikola I.

Lazar Tomanović
Лазар Томановић
Prime Minister of Montenegro
In office
17 April 1907 – 19 June 1912
MonarchNicholas I
Preceded byAndrija Radović
Succeeded byMitar Martinović
Personal details
Born(1845-09-03)3 September 1845
Lepetane, Herceg Novi, Dalmatia, Austrian Empire
Died2 November 1932(1932-11-02) (aged 87)
Jošice, Herceg Novi, Zeta Banovina, Yugoslavia
NationalityMontenegrin, Yugoslav
Political partyIndependent

Biography

Early life and education

Lazar Tomanović was born on 3 September 1845 in Lepetane, a village near Herceg Novi in Bay of Kotor. At the time it was part of the Kingdom of Dalmatia within the Austrian Empire. Having finished elementary and secondary school in Herceg Novi, Tomanović studied in Novi Sad and Budapest and received his doctorate in law in Graz. He was a member of Parliament of Dalmatia (Diet) as representative of Serb People's Party in the Kingdom of Dalmatia.

Prime Minister of Montenegro

He became Prime Minister of Montenegro with support of Royalist True People's Party in April 1907 and held the office for several terms until June 1912. He also served Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Justice of Montenegro. During his second term, Montenegro was proclaimed a sovereign kingdom.[1][2]

References
  1. "Montenegro". World Statesmen. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
  2. "HISTORY". www.mif.gov.me., Retrieved 2020-12-06
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