Petar Pešić
Petar Pešić | |
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| Петар Пешић | |
| 8th and 16th Minister of the Army and Navy of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 5 January 1922 – 4 November 1922 | |
| Monarch | Aleksandar I |
| Prime Minister | Nikola Pašić |
| Preceded by | Miloš Vasić |
| Succeeded by | Stevan Hadžić |
| In office 7 November 1940 – 27 March 1941 | |
| Monarch | Peter II |
| Prime Minister | Dragiša Cvetković |
| Preceded by | Milan Nedić |
| Succeeded by | Bogoljub Ilić |
| 2nd, 4th and 6th Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslavia | |
| In office 21 January 1921 – 10 March 1921 (Acting) | |
| Preceded by | Živojin Mišić |
| Succeeded by | Petar Bojović |
| In office 8 December 1921 – 4 November 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Petar Bojović |
| Succeeded by | Milan Milovanović |
| In office 30 July 1924 – 11 April 1929 | |
| Prime Minister | Petar Živković |
| Preceded by | Milan Milovanović |
| Succeeded by | Milan Milovanović |
| 2nd Chief of the Supreme Command of the Kingdom of Montenegro | |
| In office 20 April 1915 – 20 January 1916 | |
| Monarch | Nicholas I |
| Preceded by | Božidar Janković |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Kingdom of Montenegro | |
| In office 6 August 1914 – 20 April 1915 | |
| Monarch | Nicholas I |
| Chief of the Supreme Command | Božidar Janković |
| Chief of the General Staff | Janko Vukotić |
| Prime Minister | Janko Vukotić |
| Minister of War | Janko Vukotić |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Chief of the Supreme Command of the Kingdom of Montenegro) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1871 Niš, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 6 September 1944 (aged 72) Belgrade, Serbia, Germany |
| Spouse |
Danica Mostić (m. 1907) |
| Alma mater | Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Serbia Montenegro Yugoslavia |
| Branch | Royal Serbian Army Montenegro Army Royal Yugoslav Army |
| Years of service | 1894 – 1929 1940 – 1941 |
| Rank | Army general |
| Battles/wars | First Balkan War Second Balkan War World War I |
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Petar Pešić (26 September 1871 – 6 September 1944) was a Serbian general and a Sardar of the Kingdom of Montenegro. During his military career, he was the Minister of War, the Chief of the General Staff of the Army of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and a senator.