Tomo P. Oraovac

Tomo P. Oraovac (Oraovo, Principality of Montenegro, 6 October 1853 – Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 3 March 1939) was a Serbian writer, poet, publicist, fighter for constitutional freedoms in Montenegro, Inspector of the Ministry of Finance and Member of Parliament.

Biography He was born in the village of Oraovo in Kuči, Montenegro, on 6 October 1853 (Julian Calendar).

He belonged to the first generation of Serbs who studied at the School of Theology in Cetinje (1869-1872).

During the Great War, he performed significant duties in the supply of food to Serbian refugees from Herzegovina. In 1876, Prince Nicholas appointed him Chief Administrator for the reception of food and aid from Imperial Russia. He received high honours for his services to the Montenegrin people. and, along with other prominent and free-spirited Montenegrins, launched a movement to establish a democratic and parliamentary regime.

He was involved in scholastic and literary activity and publicity. When he was young he began to write lyric and epic poetry. Some of his songs, which were produced during his time in Montenegro, became very popular.

He wrote about the Cetinje Monastery and the centuries-old independence of Montenegro in the Zeta Gazette (Zetski glasnik). Before his death, he prepared to print "Famous Montenegrins", which was published posthumously the following year. "The Anathema of Lovčen", Geneva (1918) "Duke Tripko Džaković", Cetinje (1935) "War on Lake Skadar: Conquering the City of Zabljak", Belgrade (1935) "Famous Montenegrins", Zemun (1940)

Articles "Property of the Cetinje Monastery, Ivan Beg's Testament", Zetski glasnik, Cetinje 8/1936, no. 33-2. "On the Centenary of the Independence of Montenegro", Zetski glasnik, 7/1935, no. 1-4, 4-5.