ON THIS DAY 15.02.1804.

Day 5,201, 03:44 Published in USA USA by Dragisa Lapcevic
Statehood Day(Serbia)
Serbian Statehood Day is a national holiday of Serbia, which was celebrated on February 15 and 16, and was established in memory of the day when the First Serbian uprising was raised in Orašac in 1804.
At the meeting in Orašac, Karađorđe was elected leader, later popularly known as Black George

On the feast of the Assumption of the Lord 14.02.1804. years (according to the old calendar).
in the surrounding six nahijas, an uprising against the dahijas arose directly because it was provoked by the slaughter of princes, in which many prominent Serbs were killed, later the uprising grew into the final liberation of the country.

The leader of the uprising, black George in the image
Constitution of Serbia
The Constitution of the Principality of Serbia known as the Sretenje Constitution ("Candlemas Constitution"), was the first constitution of the Principality of Serbia, adopted in Kragujevac 14. February 1835.(According to the old calendar)
the Constitution was written by Dimitrije Davidović.

creator of the modern constitution of Serbia in 1835
modeled on the French constitution of 1791 and the constitutional charters of 1814 and 1830 and the Belgian constitution of 1831.
The Constitution divided the power into legislative, executive and judicial branches, which is still considered the standard of democracy and constitutionality today.

The most liberal constitution modeled on the United States, France and Belgium

The government consisted of the prince, the State Council and the National Assembly. The constitution provided for the prince and the State Council to share executive power. The rights and freedoms of citizens are protected, such as: inviolability of the person, independence of the judiciary and the right to a lawful trial, freedom of movement and settlement, the right to choose a profession, equality of citizens, regardless of religion and ethnicity.
This constitution abolished feudalism in the country, and Serbia was considered the only democratic state in the Balkans.