Vojvoda Gavro Vuković (Војвода Гавро Вуковић) (1852 - 1928) was a Montenegrin voivode and writer.

Biography

Gavro Vuković was the son of Montenegrin senator, hero, and chief Miljan Vukov from the Vasojević

Vasojevici

The Vasojevići tribe is the largest Serb clan in Montenegro. It occupies the area between Vjetarnih Lijeva Rijeka in the South and Bihor under Bijelo Polje in the North, Mateševo in the West to Plav in the East. The clan is one of seven "highland clans"...

 clan.

He attended elementary school in monastery Djurdjevi Stupovi and in Cetinje

Cetinje

Cetinje , Цетиње / Cetinje , Italian: Cettigne, Greek: Κετίγνη, Ketígni) is a town and Old Royal Capital of Montenegro. It is also a historical and the secondary capital of Montenegro , with the official residence of the President of Montenegro...

. He started high school in Nice

Nice

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 and graduated in 1869 in Belgrade

Belgrade

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. He graduated law on University of Belgrade

University of Belgrade

The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...

 in 1873 and was the first Montenegrin to reach that degree of education. After returning to Montenegro, he took high positions in Royal government. He became the Secretary of Senate in 1874, and after that the member of High Court. After participating in Montenegrin-Ottoman War (1876-1878)

Montenegrin-Ottoman War (1876-1878)

The Montenegrin-Ottoman War was a war between Montenegro and the Ottoman Empire that took place between 1876 and 1878. The war ended with Montenegro victorious...

, he undertook high diplomatic missions concerning the aftermath of Berlin Congress and therefore was named Montenegrin ambassador in Istambul. Gavro became a minister of foreign affairs in the Principality of Montenegro

Principality of Montenegro

The Principality of Montenegro was a former realm in Southeastern Europe. It existed from 13 March 1852 to 28 August 1910. It was then proclaimed a kingdom by Knjaz Nikola, who then became king....

 on October, 1899 and held that position until December, 1905. From 1906 to 1908, he was the president of the National Senate and was twice elected as deputy in Parliament, in 1906 and 1914. In the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes he was a member of the Montenegrin Federalist Party

Montenegrin Federalist Party

The Montenegrin Federalist Party or Montenegrin Peasants' Federalist Movement was a Montenegrin political party in the Kingdom of Serbs,...

 and again took the position of ambassador in Turkey

Turkey

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. He was buried next to the monastery Djurdjevi Stupovi, in the vicinty of Berane

Berane

Berane , formerly Ivangrad, is a town in north-eastern Montenegro. It has a population of 11,776 .Berane is the centre of municipality and one of the centres of Polimlje area, named after the Lim River, on which Berane is situated.-History:During the medieval period the Montenegrin land of Berane...

. http://www.mip.gov.me/vijesti.php?akcija=vijesti&id=1673.