Miloš Trifunović (politician)
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Miloš Trifunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Трифуновић; 30 October 1871[1] – 19 February 1957), also known as Miša Trifunović,[1] was a Serbian and Yugoslav politician who held several important offices in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and briefly served as the prime minister of the Yugoslav government-in-exile during World War II. Before becoming a member of parliament in 1903, he was a professor at Užice Gymnasium, a Serbian high school. During World War I, he was appointed the minister of education. During his tenure, he focused on improving the education of Serbs abroad. He served as the minister of education of Yugoslavia multiple times and also held several other ministerial positions.
Miloš Trifunović | |
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Prime Minister of the Yugoslav government-in-exile | |
In office 26 June 1943 – 10 August 1943 | |
Preceded by | Slobodan Jovanović |
Succeeded by | Božidar Purić |
Minister of Education of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia | |
In office 27 March 1941 – 26 June 1943 | |
Preceded by | Miha Krek |
Succeeded by | Boris Furlan |
Minister of Religious Affairs of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | |
In office 6 November 1924 – 24 December 1926[a] | |
Preceded by | Vojislav Janjić |
Succeeded by | Milorad Vujičić |
Minister of Construction of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | |
In office 27 March 1924 – 27 July 1924 | |
Preceded by | Nikola Uzunović |
Succeeded by | Nikola Uzunović |
Minister of Education of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | |
In office 16 December 1922 – 27 March 1924 | |
Preceded by | Svetozar Pribićević |
Succeeded by | Svetozar Pribićević |
In office 19 February 1920 – 18 May 1920 | |
Preceded by | Pavle Marinković |
Succeeded by | Svetozar Pribićević |
Minister of Education and Religious Affairs of the Kingdom of Serbia | |
In office 30 June 1917 – 3 November 1918 | |
Preceded by | Momčilo Ninčić |
Succeeded by | Ljubomir Davidović |
Personal details | |
Born | (1871-10-30)30 October 1871 Užice, Principality of Serbia |
Died | 19 February 1957(1957-02-19) (aged 85) Belgrade, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia |
Political party | NRS |
Alma mater | Faculty of Philosophy of Belgrade higher school |
Nickname | Miša |
a. ^ Acting Minister after 15 April 1926 | |
When King Alexander established a royal dictatorship in 1929, Trifunović was one of the leaders of the Radical Party who opposed the new regime. Two years after the establishment of the dictatorship, Trifunović participated in negotiations with the King. However, after the establishment of the 1931 Yugoslav Constitution and the Yugoslav National Party, Trifunović decided to remain in the opposition. He also participated in creating a joint document of condemnation of the regime by the major opposition parties.
During World War II, Trifunović served as the minister of education of the Yugoslav government-in-exile between March 1941 and June 1943. On 26 June 1943, he was appointed prime minister. During his brief term, the government wanted to help the Chetniks – the Serbian nationalist movement in Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The government developed a plan to create an army which would land in Yugoslavia, but this plan was rejected by the Allies. After about a month, Trifunović resigned because of disputes between the Croat and Serb members of the government-in-exile. He returned to Yugoslavia in 1945, where he planned to run on a joint opposition ticket with Milan Grol, but they ended up boycotting the elections that year. Trifunović was arrested in 1947 on charges of espionage and was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment, but was released after serving two-and-a-half years. He died in Belgrade in 1957.[2]