Petar Velimirović also known asPera Velimirović (16 January 1848 – 23 December 1911) was a Serbian politician and one of the founders of thePeople's Radical Party in Serbia.
Velimirović was born inSikole,Negotin.[1] He graduated in engineering from the Polytechnic Institute (now known asETH Zurich) inZurich in 1876.
After being arrested as a follower ofSvetozar Marković for his participation in the socialist events inKragujevac, he escaped toHungary.[1] After theTimok Rebellion was crushed in 1883, he emigrated toBulgaria where he briefly taught at a Sofiagymnasium.[1] Later, in the decade he returned to Serbia. where he was appointed as Minister of Public Works in 1887, in the cabinet ofJovan Ristić, and the same department had in the cabinetsĐorđe Simić,Nikola Pašić andSava Grujić. At the end of 1902, Velimirović formed his own cabinet, which was short-lived (one month).[1]
In 1903, Velimirović was Chairman of the National Assembly session, which was decided on the choice ofPetar I for the King of Serbia. Velimirović was the head of the cabinet for the second time from 7 July 1908 to 11 February 1909. Velimirović died inBelgrade, aged 63.
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Serbia 1908–1909 | Succeeded by |
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