Obrenovic

Obrenović or Obrenovich , Serbian dynasty. Its founder, Miloš Obrenović (see Miloš ), was the first modern Serbian ruler. The murder (1817) of Karageorge (Karadjordje), probably at Miloš's instigation, started the long feud between the Obrenović and the Karadjordjević families. Miloš's son Michael , prince of Serbia, was assassinated in 1868. His successor, Prince Milan , was proclaimed king of Serbia in 1882. Milan's son Alexander , king of Serbia, the last ruling Obrenović, was assassinated in 1903; on his death the Karadjordjević dynasty again came into power.

Pašić, Nikola (b. 1 Jan. 1845, d. 10 Dec. 1926). Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes 1921–4, 1924–6 Born in Zajecar in Serbia, he studied engineering in Belgrade and Zurich, where he became interested in politics. First elected to the Serbian Parliament in 1878, he founded the Radical Party in 1881 and was exiled 1883–9 due to his opposition to the King, Milan I Obrenovic. He dominated Serbian politics from 1891, when he first became Prime Minister, until his death. He pursued the policy of creating a Greater Serbia, to which end he led his country through the Balkan Wars of 1912–13. In 1917 he skilfully negotiated the Corfu Pact, which effectively provided for the creation of a Serb-dominated Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (Yugoslavia from 1929) after the War. As Prime Minister of the new kingdom, he furthered Serbian predominance with considerable success, despite the domestic tensions which this caused.