Cvetko Rajović | |
Birth Place: | Vukovići, Ravno, Ottoman Empire |
Death Place: | Belgrade, Principality of Serbia |
Nationality: | Serbian |
Occupation: | politician, ambassador |
Cvetko Rajović (Serbian: Цветко Рајовић; Vukovići, Ravno, 1793 – Belgrade, 4 May 1873) was a Serbian judge[1] and politician who held the post of Prime Minister of Serbia, Minister of Internal Affairs[2] and Minister of Foreign Affairs.[3] Rajović was known as a staunch Obrenović dynasty supporter and the culprit of several plots aimed against the Karađorđević dynasty.[4] He went on a mission with Avram Petronijević to Saint Petersburg in 1830 to purchase a new state printing press,[5] which let to publishing of the official newspaper Novine Serbske edited by Dimitrije Davidović in early 1834.