Great People's Assembly of Serbs, Bunjevci and other Slavs in Banat, Bačka and Baranja
October 22, 2023
The Great People's Assembly of Serbs, Bunjevci and other Slavs in Banat, Bačka and Baranja (Serbian: Велика народна скупштина Срба, Буњеваца и осталих Словена у Банату, Бачкој и Барањи, romanized: Velika narodna skupština Srba, Bunjevaca i ostalih Slovena u Banatu, Bačkoj i Baranji) or Novi Sad Assembly (Serbian: Новосадска скупштина, romanized: Novosadska skupština) was an assembly held in Novi Sad on 25 November 1918, which proclaimed the unification of Banat, Bačka and Baranya with the Kingdom of Serbia.
Great People's Assembly of Serbs, Bunjevci and other Slavs in Banat, Bačka and Baranja, held in Novi Sad on November 25, 1918. The assembly proclaimed joining of Banat, Bačka and Baranja regions to the Kingdom of Serbia.
After the capitulation of the German Empire in World War I (1918), a series of mass agreements began, which were reached in the next 5 years. Each agreement was intended for a specific country on the side of the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria). Immediately after the agreements related to Germany, it was the turn of Austria-Hungary. The forthcoming agreements implied the division of the former territories of Austria-Hungary into several states and self-governing areas (besides the Austria and Hungary, the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, Banat, Bačka and Baranja, Srem and many others, etc.)
When the peace negotiations ended, the Kingdom of Serbia started to carry out an offensive in the Délvidék and began the occupation. The inhabitants of almost all settlements experienced the Serbian Army as liberators and Serbian soldiers did not use any form of violence while marching to the largest cities in the region.[citation needed] After the annexation of Bačka and Baranya and the so-called Great People's Assembly of Serbs, Bunjevci and other Slavs was formed in Banat, Bačka and Baranja, which took full or partial control of these areas.
After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy in October 1918, the regions of Banat, Bačka and Baranja were occupied by the army of the Kingdom of Serbia. The de facto administration of these areas was taken over by local Vojvodina Serbs, and the Serbian People's Committee from Novi Sad was at the head of this administration.
On 25 November 1918 the Great People's Assembly of Serbs, Bunjevci and other Slavs was convened in Banat, Bačka and Baranja, which declared the accession of these regions to the Kingdom of Serbia (there were a total of 757 delegates at the assembly, of which 578 Serbs, 84 Bunjevci , 62 Slovaks, 21 Ruthenians, 6 Germans, 3 Šokci, 2 Croats and 1 Hungarian), and on 1 December 1918, the Kingdom of Serbia united with the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs to form the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The assembly was held in Novi Sad, in the hotel "Grand Hotel Meyer" (today's building of Vojvođanska banka) and among the delegates were seven women.[1]
According to the proclamation published on 17 November, Serbs, Bunjevci and other Slavs, both sexes, over the age of twenty, had the right to vote at the Great People's Assembly. Deputies were elected by municipalities, one deputy per thousand citizens, and they were elected by public assembly, by acclamation.[2]
The Grand National Assembly was opened by the uniate priest Jovan Hranilović as the oldest MP by age.[3] Members of the Assembly represented 211 municipalities from Banat, Bačka and Baranja, and the session was also attended by representatives of Srem, members of the SNO Novi Sad, as well as Serbian and French officers who found themselves in Novi Sad. After the constitution of the Assembly was completed, the presidency was taken over by Ignjat Pavlas, who announced Jaša Tomić, the president of the SNO Novi Sad, as the submitter of the main decision. Jaša Tomić first addressed this historical gathering with a short speech, and then read the decisions of the Assembly.
The Grand National Assembly not only declared the unification of Banat, Bačka and Baranja with the Kingdom of Serbia, but also made a decision on the formation of a provincial administration (government and assembly) in these regions.[4] The provincial government was officially named People's Administration for Banat, Bačka and Baranja, and Jovan Lalošević was elected its president, while the provincial assembly was officially called the "Great People's Council", whose president was elected Slavko Miletić.
Decisions of the AssemblyEdit
The decisions of the Assembly
Excerpts from the decisions of the Assembly:
We ask the government of brotherly Serbia to represent our interests at the Peace Congress.
We join the Kingdom of Serbia, which with its work and development so far guarantees freedom, equality, progress in every direction, not only to us, but also to all Slavic and even non-Slavic peoples who live with us.
Non-Serb and non-Slavic peoples, who remain within our borders, are provided with every right, by which they want to preserve and develop their national being as a minority.
Banat, Bačka and Baranja within the borders, withdrawn by the Entente's Balkan army, were proclaimed today, November 12 (25), 1918, at the Great People's Assembly, on the basis of the sublime principle of people's self-determination, seceded, both in state-legal, political and economic terms from Hungary.
That is why the National Assembly appoints the Grand National Council, whose executive body is the People's Administration.
The National Council consists of 50 members, elected from this National Assembly. The People's Council issues the necessary decrees and orders, appoints the National Administration and supervises it.
The people's administration will manage the designated territory on the basis of the principles of complete freedom and equality for all peoples. Every citizen has the indisputable right to communicate with all authorities in their mother tongue.
The seat of the Great People's Council and the People's Administration is Novi Sad.
The division of the provinces between Serbia, Romania and HungaryEdit
With the end of World War I, there were even bigger disputes between the states that had claims to certain territories. One of the biggest disputes on some of the territories of the Kingdom of Hungary was actually between Serbia and Romania. On the territory of the former Austrian crownland of the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar there was a big Serb population but also a large number of Romanians and Ruthenians. The Kingdom of Serbia took over this area. However, with good diplomatic relations, the two countries found an adequate partition. According to the agreements that were previously signed, Hungary was also entitled to retain some of this territory, which eventually was concluded. Soon after this, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes will be formed and territorial disputes with the Kingdom of Italy will be resolved very quickly. After that, the Kingdom of SCS was divided into several administrative areas and received international recognition.
^Hardi, Đura (2018). "Rusyns from Bačka and Jovan Hranilović, at the time of the unification of Vojvodina with the Kingdom of Serbia". Kultura (159): 70–92. doi:10.5937/kultura1859070H. ISSN 0023-5164.
^"Велика народна скупштина и присаједињење Војводине (Баната, Бачке и Барање) Краљевини Србији 25.11.1918". Културни центар Новог Сада (in Serbian). 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
LiteratureEdit
Drago Njegovan, Prisajedinjenje Vojvodine Srbiji, Novi Sad, 2004.
Dimić, Ljubodrag (2001). Istorija srpske državnosti. Vol. 3. Novi Sad: SANU.
Krestić, Vasilije (2013). Srbi u Ugarskoj 1790-1918. Novi Sad: Matica srpska.
Popov, Čedomir; Popov, Jelena (2000). Autonomija Vojvodine - srpsko pitanje (2 ed.). Sremski Karlovci: Krovovi.
Radojević, Mira (1996). "Srpsko-hrvatski spor oko Vojvodine 1918-1941" (PDF). Istorija 20. Veka: Časopis Instituta za savremenu istoriju. 14 (2): 39–73.
Horvat, Aleksandar (2013). Baranja 1918-1922. Novi Sad: Malo istorijsko društvo. ISBN9788687513235.
Mikavica, Dejan (2005). Srpska Vojvodina u Habsburškoj monarhiji 1690-1920. Novi Sad.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
October 22, 2023
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The Great People s Assembly of Serbs Bunjevci and other Slavs in Banat Backa and Baranja Serbian Velika narodna skupshtina Srba Buњevaca i ostalih Slovena u Banatu Bachkoј i Baraњi romanized Velika narodna skupstina Srba Bunjevaca i ostalih Slovena u Banatu Backoj i Baranji or Novi Sad Assembly Serbian Novosadska skupshtina romanized Novosadska skupstina was an assembly held in Novi Sad on 25 November 1918 which proclaimed the unification of Banat Backa and Baranya with the Kingdom of Serbia Great People s Assembly of Serbs Bunjevci and other Slavs in Banat Backa and Baranja held in Novi Sad on November 25 1918 The assembly proclaimed joining of Banat Backa and Baranja regions to the Kingdom of Serbia Contents 1 The end of World War I 2 Convening the assembly 3 Decisions of the Assembly 4 The division of the provinces between Serbia Romania and Hungary 5 See also 6 References 7 LiteratureThe end of World War I EditAfter the capitulation of the German Empire in World War I 1918 a series of mass agreements began which were reached in the next 5 years Each agreement was intended for a specific country on the side of the Central Powers Germany Austria Hungary the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria Immediately after the agreements related to Germany it was the turn of Austria Hungary The forthcoming agreements implied the division of the former territories of Austria Hungary into several states and self governing areas besides the Austria and Hungary the State of Slovenes Croats and Serbs Banat Backa and Baranja Srem and many others etc When the peace negotiations ended the Kingdom of Serbia started to carry out an offensive in the Delvidek and began the occupation The inhabitants of almost all settlements experienced the Serbian Army as liberators and Serbian soldiers did not use any form of violence while marching to the largest cities in the region citation needed After the annexation of Backa and Baranya and the so called Great People s Assembly of Serbs Bunjevci and other Slavs was formed in Banat Backa and Baranja which took full or partial control of these areas Convening the assembly Edit nbsp Banat Backa and Baranja in 1918After the collapse of the Austro Hungarian monarchy in October 1918 the regions of Banat Backa and Baranja were occupied by the army of the Kingdom of Serbia The de facto administration of these areas was taken over by local Vojvodina Serbs and the Serbian People s Committee from Novi Sad was at the head of this administration On 25 November 1918 the Great People s Assembly of Serbs Bunjevci and other Slavs was convened in Banat Backa and Baranja which declared the accession of these regions to the Kingdom of Serbia there were a total of 757 delegates at the assembly of which 578 Serbs 84 Bunjevci 62 Slovaks 21 Ruthenians 6 Germans 3 Sokci 2 Croats and 1 Hungarian and on 1 December 1918 the Kingdom of Serbia united with the State of Slovenes Croats and Serbs to form the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes The assembly was held in Novi Sad in the hotel Grand Hotel Meyer today s building of Vojvođanska banka and among the delegates were seven women 1 According to the proclamation published on 17 November Serbs Bunjevci and other Slavs both sexes over the age of twenty had the right to vote at the Great People s Assembly Deputies were elected by municipalities one deputy per thousand citizens and they were elected by public assembly by acclamation 2 The Grand National Assembly was opened by the uniate priest Jovan Hranilovic as the oldest MP by age 3 Members of the Assembly represented 211 municipalities from Banat Backa and Baranja and the session was also attended by representatives of Srem members of the SNO Novi Sad as well as Serbian and French officers who found themselves in Novi Sad After the constitution of the Assembly was completed the presidency was taken over by Ignjat Pavlas who announced Jasa Tomic the president of the SNO Novi Sad as the submitter of the main decision Jasa Tomic first addressed this historical gathering with a short speech and then read the decisions of the Assembly The Grand National Assembly not only declared the unification of Banat Backa and Baranja with the Kingdom of Serbia but also made a decision on the formation of a provincial administration government and assembly in these regions 4 The provincial government was officially named People s Administration for Banat Backa and Baranja and Jovan Lalosevic was elected its president while the provincial assembly was officially called the Great People s Council whose president was elected Slavko Miletic Decisions of the Assembly Edit nbsp The decisions of the AssemblyExcerpts from the decisions of the Assembly We ask the government of brotherly Serbia to represent our interests at the Peace Congress We join the Kingdom of Serbia which with its work and development so far guarantees freedom equality progress in every direction not only to us but also to all Slavic and even non Slavic peoples who live with us Non Serb and non Slavic peoples who remain within our borders are provided with every right by which they want to preserve and develop their national being as a minority Banat Backa and Baranja within the borders withdrawn by the Entente s Balkan army were proclaimed today November 12 25 1918 at the Great People s Assembly on the basis of the sublime principle of people s self determination seceded both in state legal political and economic terms from Hungary That is why the National Assembly appoints the Grand National Council whose executive body is the People s Administration The National Council consists of 50 members elected from this National Assembly The People s Council issues the necessary decrees and orders appoints the National Administration and supervises it The people s administration will manage the designated territory on the basis of the principles of complete freedom and equality for all peoples Every citizen has the indisputable right to communicate with all authorities in their mother tongue The seat of the Great People s Council and the People s Administration is Novi Sad The division of the provinces between Serbia Romania and Hungary EditWith the end of World War I there were even bigger disputes between the states that had claims to certain territories One of the biggest disputes on some of the territories of the Kingdom of Hungary was actually between Serbia and Romania On the territory of the former Austrian crownland of the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar there was a big Serb population but also a large number of Romanians and Ruthenians The Kingdom of Serbia took over this area However with good diplomatic relations the two countries found an adequate partition According to the agreements that were previously signed Hungary was also entitled to retain some of this territory which eventually was concluded Soon after this the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes will be formed and territorial disputes with the Kingdom of Italy will be resolved very quickly After that the Kingdom of SCS was divided into several administrative areas and received international recognition See also EditPodgorica Assembly State of Slovenes Croats and Serbs Kingdom of Serbs Croats and SlovenesReferences Edit Isakov Aleksandra Dan kada su prvi put glasale zhene iz Subotice Politika Online Retrieved 2021 03 03 Mikavica 2005 p 194 Hardi Đura 2018 Rusyns from Backa and Jovan Hranilovic at the time of the unification of Vojvodina with the Kingdom of Serbia Kultura 159 70 92 doi 10 5937 kultura1859070H ISSN 0023 5164 Velika narodna skupshtina i prisaјediњeњe Voјvodine Banata Bachke i Baraњe Kraљevini Srbiјi 25 11 1918 Kulturni centar Novog Sada in Serbian 2 December 2016 Retrieved 2021 03 05 Literature EditDrago Njegovan Prisajedinjenje Vojvodine Srbiji Novi Sad 2004 Dimic Ljubodrag 2001 Istorija srpske drzavnosti Vol 3 Novi Sad SANU Krestic Vasilije 2013 Srbi u Ugarskoj 1790 1918 Novi Sad Matica srpska Popov Cedomir Popov Jelena 2000 Autonomija Vojvodine srpsko pitanje 2 ed Sremski Karlovci Krovovi Radojevic Mira 1996 Srpsko hrvatski spor oko Vojvodine 1918 1941 PDF Istorija 20 Veka Casopis Instituta za savremenu istoriju 14 2 39 73 Horvat Aleksandar 2013 Baranja 1918 1922 Novi Sad Malo istorijsko drustvo ISBN 9788687513235 Mikavica Dejan 2005 Srpska Vojvodina u Habsburskoj monarhiji 1690 1920 Novi Sad a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Great People 27s Assembly of Serbs Bunjevci and other Slavs in Banat Backa and Baranja amp oldid 1177370211, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
