History of modern Serbia

"On behalf of the government of the Republic of Serbia and in my own name, I congratulate citizens of Serbia Statehood Day, proud of the Sretenje Constitution, whose adoption in 1835 laid the foundations of a modern Serbian state," Brnabic stated, according to a press release.

BELGRADE - Today marks two centuries of the Second Serbian Uprising, also known as the second Serbian revolution against the Ottoman Empire.

At a meeting of the national council in Takovo on April 23, 1815, Milos Obrenovic heralded the start of the uprising with his famous quote: "Here I am, and here you are at war against Turks."

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Culture and Information Ivan Tasovac opened at the Natural History Museum Gallery in Belgrade on Saturday an exhibition dedicated to one of Serbia's greatest scientists, botanist Josif Pancic.