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  2. Montenegrins - Wikipedia

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    Although Montenegrins comprised one of the smallest ethnic groups in the state (2.5% in 1971), they were the most overrepresented ethnic group in the Yugoslav bureaucracy, military, and communist party organs. In the Yugoslav People's Army, 19% of general officers and 30% of colonels were ethnic Montenegrins. Among party elites, Montenegrins ...

  3. Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro - Wikipedia

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    Vladikas were elected for 180 years by clan chieftains and people on Montenegrin assembly called Zbor, an arrangement that was ultimately abandoned in favor of the hereditary system. The very first of them, Vavila, had a relatively peaceful reign without many Ottoman incursions, devoting most of his time to maintenance of printing press on Obod ...

  4. History of Montenegro - Wikipedia

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    In the end Montenegro was internationally recognized as an independent state, its territory was effectively doubled by the addition of 4,900 square kilometres (1,900 sq mi), the port of Bar and all the waters of Montenegro were closed to warships of all nations; and the administration of the maritime and sanitary police on the coast was placed ...

  5. Tribes of Montenegro - Wikipedia

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    Danilo I established Montenegro's first code of law, a court to arbitrate the legal matter, and struggled to unite the tribes. [22] [34] For most of the 18th century, the tribes of Old Montenegro were divided, being regularly pitted against each other by blood feuds and other grievances. And when they cooperated, it was mostly in their own ...

  6. Podgorica - Wikipedia

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    The end of the Montenegrin-Ottoman War in 1878 resulted in the Congress of Berlin recognizing vast territories, including that of Podgorica, as part of the newly recognized Principality of Montenegro. At that time there were about 1,500 houses in Podgorica, with more than 8,000 people living there – of Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Muslim ...

  7. Old Montenegro - Wikipedia

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    Old Montenegro (Montenegrin: Стара Црна Гора, Stara Crna Gora), [1] [2] [3] also known as Montenegro proper (Montenegrin: Права Црна Гора, Prava Crna Gora), [4] [5] or True Montenegro (Montenegrin: Истинска Црна Гора, Istinska Crna Gora), [6] [7] is a term used for the embryonic part of modern Montenegro.

  8. Principality of Montenegro - Wikipedia

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    The elections were direct, and despite the fact that the method of voting was not regulated by constitution, it was usually done publicly. The deputies were elected for a four-year term. Aside from the elected MP's, there were 14 parliament seats for the so-called virile deputies (by the position they take in the government or society).

  9. Kingdom of Montenegro - Wikipedia

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    During World War I (1914–1918) Montenegro allied itself with the Triple Entente, in line with King Nicholas' pro-Serbian policy. Accordingly, Austria-Hungary occupied Montenegro from 15 January 1916 to October 1918. In 1918, coastal areas were occupied by the French and the Italian troops within the framework of the occupation of the eastern ...