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Lazar Mijušković

Montenegrin politician (1867–1936)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMay 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ4298572 ↗
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Lazar Mijušković (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Мијушковић; 24 December 1867 – 29 September 1936) was a Montenegrin politician and diplomat.

Biography

Mijušković was born on 24 December 1867 in the village of Povija in Pješivci, in the Principality of Montenegro. He obtained a degree as a mining engineer in Paris, France.

He performed the duty of Minister of Finance in Government of Principality of Montenegro from June 1903 to December 1905. He also served two terms as the President of the Ministerial Council (Prime Minister of Montenegro).

Mijušković was leader and one of the founders of the True People's Party, founded in 1907.

From 13 October 1913 to 1915 Mijušković was appointed as the ambassador of Montenegro in Belgrade.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Lazar Mijušković” as montenegrin politician (1867–1936). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1867, 1936, 1903, 1905—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1867-12-24. The account is most persuasive where Lazar, Mijušković and Montenegrin can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as montenegrin politician (1867–1936). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4298572. VIAF identifies the subject as 309662229. The Library of Congress control number is nb2017001763. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1867, 1936, 1903 and 1905.

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This entry incorporates text from “Lazar Mijušković” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.