Dmitry Horvat's father was the magistrate judge Leonid Nikolaevich Horvat, the great-grandson of General Jovan Horvat, who founded New Serbia.
13 Facts About Dmitry Horvat
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Dmitry Horvat's mother was Baroness Maria Pilar von Pilhau, one of the daughters of General Karl Pilar von Pilhau and the great-granddaughter of Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov.
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In March 1885, Dmitry Horvat was promoted to lieutenant and in June was assigned to the construction of the Trans-Caspian military railway, having been appointed to the position of official on special assignments under General Mikhail Annenkov, head of road construction.
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Dmitry Horvat, being a special assignment officer of the construction manager, had to do the work of the foreman, the traveling foreman, and even the locomotive engineer in order to complete and carry out the operation of the railway track in the shortest possible time.
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Dmitry Horvat worked under the Minister of Finance as the head of the department in charge of the CER.
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People believed that as long as Dmitry Horvat was there, everyone would be protected from misfortunes.
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General Dmitry Horvat did not long agree on general persuasion to take upon himself the heavy burden of exercising the authority of the supreme power, but on July 10,1918 he conceded, declaring himself the Temporary Ruler until Russian national sovereignty was restored.
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Dmitry Horvat remained in this high ranking post until September 13,1918, when, after long and difficult negotiations, he recognized the Provisional Siberian Government.
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Dmitry Horvat transferred his sovereign powers to the Provisional Government, resigning as the Temporary Ruler and remaining High Commissioner for the Far East.
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Dmitry Horvat retained his authority after Provisional All-Russian Government formed in the city of Ufa, and after power passed to Supreme Ruler, Admiral Alexander Kolchak.
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Dmitry Horvat remained there until his death, being the officially recognized head of the Russian emigres in the Far East.
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Dmitry Horvat worked tirelessly to protect the rights of emigres and arranged their well-being.
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Dmitry Horvat was buried near one of the walls of the Church of All Holy Martyrs in the Beijing spiritual mission.