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The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro [a] or simply Serbia and Montenegro, [b] known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia [c] and commonly referred to as FR Yugoslavia (FRY) or simply Yugoslavia, [d] was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFR Yugoslavia).
[15] [16] On February 4, 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro. [17] The Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro, the amended constitution of the previous Federal Republic, allowed either of the two member states to hold an independence referendum once every three years. [18]
The Parliament of Montenegro declares the independence of Montenegro, leaving Serbia as the sole constituent state of Serbia and Montenegro. 5 June: Serbia secedes from Serbia and Montenegro, ending the state union between it and Montenegro that had existed since late November 1918. 28 June: The Republic of Montenegro becomes a member state of ...
As Yugoslavia broke up, in 1992 Serbia and Montenegro formed a new federative state called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, known after 2003 as simply Serbia and Montenegro. Serbia was not officially involved in the Bosnian or Croatian wars. However, the Serb rebel entities both sought direct unification with Serbia. SAO Krajina and later ...
Nikola I ruled Montenegro as prince or king from 1860.. The Kingdom of Montenegro was an independent country in the Balkans until World War I.Ruled by King Nikola, who wielded practically absolutist powers, [1] Nikola considered Montenegro the remnant of the medieval Serbian Empire left unconquered following the expansion of the Ottoman Empire in Europe.
The presidents of Serbia and Montenegro agreed Monday to try to patch up strained relations between the historic Balkan allies. ... a joint state until Montenegro split in 2006 following a ...
During World War II, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was occupied and partitioned by the Axis powers and was divided into 3 Axis puppet states: Independent State of Croatia; Italian governorate of Montenegro (later German occupied territory of Montenegro) the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia (including autonomous German-ruled Banat)
Shortly after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia (28 July 1914), Montenegro lost little time in declaring war on the Central Powers – on Austria-Hungary in the first instance – on 6 August 1914, despite Austrian diplomacy promising to cede Shkoder to Montenegro if it remained neutral. [11]