Vasilije Jovanović (Serbian: Василије Јовановић; February 1874 – 31 December 1970), also known as Vasa Makedonac ("Vasa the Macedonian;" Serbian: Васа Македонац), was a Serbian lawyer, politician, founder of the Chetnik movement and a founding member of the League of Nations.
Faced with ethnic Albanian violence, Jovanović's family fled the village of Kožlje. They found refuge in Skopje, Macedonia, where Vasilije was born. After his primary education, the family moved to Belgrade where young Jovanović finished high school and Law Faculty. He rounded out his education with a PhD in Brussels.
Founding of the Chetnik movementedit
As a lawyer in Belgrade he was a member of a masonic lodge Pobratimstvo where he was acquainted with Luka Ćelović and Milorad Gođevac who already kept touch with Serbs in Macedonia, especially those acting within VMRO. In September 1903 the group formed a Serb revolutionary and guerrilla committee for Macedonia – Glavni odbor četničke akcije. Jovanović became its secretary and one of its leaders until 1905.
After the Young Turk revolution in 1908 when affairs in Macedonia seemed to be going towards a political solution, Jovanović took part in the First Conference of Serbs of Old Serbia and Macedonia (12-15 August 1908) in Skopje.[1] He was elected as a member of the Central Committee of the newly founded Serb Democratic League (political party of Serbs living in the Ottoman Empire). Jovanović also took part as a member of the Assembly of Serbs in Ottoman Empire in Skopje, which first met in February 1909 and was active until the end of that year when it was banned by the Young Turks.[2]
WW1 and later political careeredit
In World War I he was mobilized and later on was sent to France by Serbian government.
After the War he was in Geneva as a Yugoslav member of the League of Nations. In Kingdom of Yugoslavia he took active role in politics and acted as a Minister of Transport in several governments.
^Српска демократска лига у Отомаској царевини. Манифест - Записник - Организациja, Издање "Српског клуба", Скопље, 1908, стр. 6
^В. Крестић, Р. Љушић, Програми и статути српских политичких странака до 1918, Београд 1991, стр. 407, 410
Referencesedit
S. Simić, Srpska revolucionarna organizacija, komitsko četovanje u Staroj Srbiji 1903–1912, Beograd 1998, pp. 22, 38-43
April 09, 2024
vasa, jovanović, vasilije, jovanović, serbian, Василије, Јовановић, february, 1874, december, 1970, also, known, vasa, makedonac, vasa, macedonian, serbian, Васа, Македонац, serbian, lawyer, politician, founder, chetnik, movement, founding, member, league, nat. Vasilije Jovanovic Serbian Vasiliјe Јovanoviћ February 1874 31 December 1970 also known as Vasa Makedonac Vasa the Macedonian Serbian Vasa Makedonac was a Serbian lawyer politician founder of the Chetnik movement and a founding member of the League of Nations Vasa Jovanovic Contents 1 Early years and education 2 Founding of the Chetnik movement 3 WW1 and later political career 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesEarly years and education editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Faced with ethnic Albanian violence Jovanovic s family fled the village of Kozlje They found refuge in Skopje Macedonia where Vasilije was born After his primary education the family moved to Belgrade where young Jovanovic finished high school and Law Faculty He rounded out his education with a PhD in Brussels Founding of the Chetnik movement editAs a lawyer in Belgrade he was a member of a masonic lodge Pobratimstvo where he was acquainted with Luka Celovic and Milorad Gođevac who already kept touch with Serbs in Macedonia especially those acting within VMRO In September 1903 the group formed a Serb revolutionary and guerrilla committee for Macedonia Glavni odbor cetnicke akcije Jovanovic became its secretary and one of its leaders until 1905 After the Young Turk revolution in 1908 when affairs in Macedonia seemed to be going towards a political solution Jovanovic took part in the First Conference of Serbs of Old Serbia and Macedonia 12 15 August 1908 in Skopje 1 He was elected as a member of the Central Committee of the newly founded Serb Democratic League political party of Serbs living in the Ottoman Empire Jovanovic also took part as a member of the Assembly of Serbs in Ottoman Empire in Skopje which first met in February 1909 and was active until the end of that year when it was banned by the Young Turks 2 WW1 and later political career editIn World War I he was mobilized and later on was sent to France by Serbian government After the War he was in Geneva as a Yugoslav member of the League of Nations In Kingdom of Yugoslavia he took active role in politics and acted as a Minister of Transport in several governments See also editList of Chetnik voivodesNotes edit Srpska demokratska liga u Otomaskoј carevini Manifest Zapisnik Organizacija Izdaњe Srpskog kluba Skopљe 1908 str 6 V Krestiћ R Љushiћ Programi i statuti srpskih politichkih stranaka do 1918 Beograd 1991 str 407 410References editS Simic Srpska revolucionarna organizacija komitsko cetovanje u Staroj Srbiji 1903 1912 Beograd 1998 pp 22 38 43 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vasa Jovanovic amp oldid 1139327891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
