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[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]
As a result, the United States is now free to release aid money and support Serbia and Montenegro in international financial institutions, such as the IMF and World Bank. Total U.S. aid to Serbia and Montenegro, including debt forgiveness, exceeded $180 million in fiscal year 2002. The U.S. is the single-largest donor of aid to Serbia and ...
The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro [a] or simply Serbia and Montenegro, [b] known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, [c] 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).
The FR Yugoslavia was reconstructed on 4 February 2003 as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro was itself unstable, and finally broke up in 2006 when, in a referendum held on 21 May 2006, Montenegrin independence was backed by 55.5% of voters, and independence was declared on 3 June 2006. Serbia ...
Date Event 11 March: 1981 protests in Kosovo: Student protest starts at the University of Pristina.: 1 April: Between 5,000 and 25,000 demonstrators of Albanian nationality call for SAP Kosovo to become a constituent republic inside Yugoslavia, as opposed to an autonomous province of Serbia.
Bulgarian-Serbian War (1330) Part of the Byzantine civil war of 1321–1328: Kingdom of Serbia Supported by: Andronikos II Palaiologos [19] Bulgarian Empire Supported by: Wallachia Moldavia Andronikos III Palaiologos: Victory [20] Balance of power in the Balkans reshaped Peace concluded near Izvor; Serbian Invasion of Macedonia (1342–1343)
Milošević instantly becomes very popular in Serbia. Milošević rises to power in Serbia. Antibureaucratic revolution demonstrations bring pro-Milošević governments to Vojvodina, Kosovo and Montenegro. Kosovo Albanian miners strike in the Stari Trg mine. The Slovenian government holds a large rally in the Cankar Congress Centre, supporting ...
This was to be a confederacy with more powers devolved to the constituent republics, Montenegro and Serbia, operating as a commonwealth. The central government largely became a ceremonial outfit. On 12 March 2003, Serbia′s prime minister Zoran Đinđić was assassinated. The newly formed confederate government of Yugoslavia reacted swiftly by ...