Svetozar Miletić
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- Also see: Svetozar Miletić (disambiguation)
| Svetozar Miletić Светозар Милетић |
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 Svetozar Miletić
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| Born | February 22, 1826 Mošorin, Austrian Empire |
| Died | February 4, 1901 Vršac, Austria-Hungary |
| Occupation | politician, mayor of Novi Sad |
Svetozar Miletić (Serbian Cyrillic: Светозар Милетић, 1826-1901) was an advocate, politician, mayor of Novi Sad, and the political leader of Serbs in Vojvodina. He was born in the village Mošorin in Šajkaška.
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[edit] Life
Miletić attended gymnasiums in Novi Sad, Modra, and Požun (Bratislava), and defended a juristical doctorate in Vienna in 1854. He wrote a song "Već se srbska zastava vije svuda javno" (The Serb flag is already everywhere shown in public), which was sang as the anthem of Vojvodina.
He was a political fighter for the freedom and rights of Serbs and other peoples in Austria-Hungary. Miletić was a founder of "Ujedinjena omladina srpska" (United Serb Youth), and founder and leader of the "Srpska narodna slobodoumna stranka" (People's Serb Freethinkers Party). He also was founder and editor of the magazine "Zastava" (started in 1866).
Miletić was a deputy in Croatian and Hungarian parliament in 1865. He was also two times elected for the mayor of Novi Sad (in 1861 and 1867). Miletić died in Vršac and was buried in Novi Sad.
[edit] Villages in Vojvodina named after Svetozar Miletić
- Svetozar Miletić, a village in the Sombor municipality.
- Miletićevo, a village in the Plandište municipality.
Although there is a village called Srpski Miletić in the Odžaci municipality, it's not related to the Svetozar Miletić, since this village had name "Miletić" before Svetozar Miletić was born. The village was probably named after some other person with surname "Miletić".
[edit] Literature
- Jovan Mirosavljević, Brevijar ulica Novog Sada 1745-2001, Novi Sad, 2002.
[edit] See also
| Preceded by Gavrilo Polzović |
Mayors of Novi Sad 1861-1862 |
Succeeded by Pavle Mačvanski |
| Preceded by Pavo (Pavle) Stojanović |
Mayors of Novi Sad 1867-1868 |
Succeeded by Pavo (Pavle) Stojanović |
