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33-609: Serb List may refer to the following political parties or alliances: Serb List (2006) , defunct, now New Serb Democracy political party in Montenegro Serb List (2012) , nationalist extra-parliamentary political party in Montenegro Serb List (Kosovo) , Serbian ethnic minority political party in Kosovo Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

66-625: A custom to grant the region to the heir of the throne or some other member of the royal family. In 1219, two dioceses of the Serbian Orthodox Church were created on the territory of modern-day Montenegro, Eparchy of Zeta centered in the Monastery of Holy Archangel Michael on Prevlaka , and Eparchy of Budimlja centered in the Monastery of Đurđevi Stupovi . Several other monasteries also date to this period, such as: Morača , Praskvica , Vranjina , and others. Serbian Despotate

99-717: A representative of the Serbs of Montenegro , Serb List advocated special ties between Montenegro and Serbia , Serbian citizenship for Serbs in Montenegro, and protection of the Serbian language and Serbian Orthodox Church (its Montenegrin branch, the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral ) as the official language and church in Montenegro, respectively. At the elections in Montenegro, on September 10, 2006,

132-533: A seasonal influx of Serbs in Montenegro, during the summers. Despite the geopolitical separation, the economic balance and relationship shared between the two countries continues to be strong. The national language of Montenegro has historically and traditionally been called Serbian. According to Pavle Ivić , two sub-dialects of the Shtokavian dialect (of the Serbian language ) were spoken in Montenegro:

165-527: Is a traditional cap worn by Montenegrins and Montenegrin Serbs, originally in the shape of a flat cylinder , having a red upper surface (called tepeluk ) not dissimilar to the Herzegovina and Lika caps . It was wholly red until Prince-Bishop Petar II Petrović Njegoš surrounded it with a black rim (called derevija ), and the definition given was as a sign of grief of occupied Kosovo . The Kosovo Myth

198-612: Is backed by a small percentage of the Orthodox Christians in Montenegro. The government has recognized the church, however none of the Eastern Orthodox churches have. The leader is the controversial Miraš Dedeić , a former Serbian Orthodox clergyman with Serbian nationalist views who, after being suspended from the Serbian Church, went to Rome and became a Greek Orthodox clergyman. The Montenegrin cap

231-639: Is the last independent medieval Serb state and it included most of modern-day Montenegro. Montenegro saw independence under the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty , at first as a principality and then as a kingdom. Both the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Montenegro fought together as independent states in the Balkan Wars and in the First World War. At the end of the war in 1918 tensions arose between

264-575: The Eastern Herzegovinian dialect and Zeta-South Sanjak dialect . The Eastern Herzegovinian dialect is spoken in Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Today, the national standard is based on the Zeta-South Sanjak dialect. Some 42.9% of the population of the country speak Serbian as their mother tongue, including 37% of the declared Montenegrins. Serbian was the official language of Montenegro until 2007 when

297-830: The Montenegrin Orthodox Church from the jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Church . The Montenegrin language eventually gained international recognition and was assigned the ISO 639-2 and -3 code [cnr] in December 2017. However, the Montenegrin Orthodox Church is canonically unrecognized as of 2021. In 2006, the NGO Serbian People's Council of Montenegro was created, headed by Momčilo Vuksanović , and in 2008 an official representative electoral body of Serbs in Montenegro

330-527: The Montenegrin referendum in 1992 which ended with a 95.96% of votes in favour for a state union with Serbia and with the changing of the socialist political system towards a multi-party one. The country was renamed Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . In this period between 1990 and 1998 Montenegro was ruled by Momir Bulatović who had close relations with the Serbian president Slobodan Milošević and who

363-732: The Serbian Orthodox Church , the strongest religious institution of Montenegro (with a total of 460,383 followers or 74%). One of the largest places of worship is the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Podgorica . The future of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro has been threatened by the newly formed Montenegrin Orthodox Church which has claimed Serbian Orthodox churches in Montenegro, and

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396-522: The second largest ethnic group in Montenegro (32.93% of country's population), after the ethnic Montenegrins . Additional 0.47% of the population is made up of Serbs-Montenegrins ( Срби-Црногорци / Srbi-Crnogorci ) and Montenegrins-Serbs ( Црногорци-Cрби / Crnogorci-Srbi ). During the Slavic migrations of the 6th and 7th centuries, most of the territory of modern-day Montenegro

429-631: The Fatherland known as the Chetniks . At the end of the war the socialist Yugoslavia was created and the two became republics within the Yugoslav federation. Yugoslav Partisan Milovan Đilas described himself as a Montenegrin Serb and described Montenegro as the spiritual homeland of Serbs, saying "I am not a Montenegrin because I am a Serb, but a Serb because I am a Montenegrin. We Montenegrins are

462-777: The Greens. During the period of the monarchic Yugoslavia, ruled by the Serbian Karađorđević dynasty , the tensions between Serbs and Croats were increasing and most of the Montenegrin politicians supported the Serbian proposed centralised state. During the Second World War both Serbs and Montenegrins were very active in both resistance movements, the Yugoslav Partisans and the Yugoslav Army in

495-925: The Opposition Charter, uniting with the Movement for Changes , the Socialist People's Party of Montenegro , the People's Party , the Democratic Serb Party , the Bosniak Party , the Albanian Alternative and the Democratic League in Montenegro into a standing bloc to oppose a Constitutional draft proposed and attempted to be imposed by the ruling DPS-SDP coalition. Serb List fiercely opposed renaming

528-531: The creation of a separate Montenegrin language , regarded before as a dialect of the Serbian language , including the creation of a new Montenegrin Cyrillic alphabet which shares the same letters with the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet except for the addition of two new letters. The Serb population of Montenegro is opposed to the idea of a linguistic separation, just as they are opposed to the separation of

561-474: The five small stripes on the top represent the remaining remains of the once greater Serbian realm, which became increasingly popular amongst the common folk during the reign of Prince Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš . Within the stripes is angled a six star, representing the last free part, Montenegro, shining upon the fallen and conquered. Worn by the rulers and chieftains, the version with the Four Ocil symbol in

594-560: The new Constitution of Montenegro replaced the Constitution of 1992. Amid opposition from pro-Serbian parties, Montenegrin language was made the sole official language of the country and Serbian was given the status of a recognised minority language along with Bosnian , Albanian , and Croatian . Since 2006, both in linguistic and other aspects of cultural life, ethnic Serbs of Montenegro have been exposed to gradual "non-coercive" "Montenegrinisation". The Serbs are adherents of

627-541: The official language of the country from Serbian to Montenegrin . The alliance merged with the national-conservative Serb People's Party and the People's Socialist Party of Montenegro into the New Serb Democracy , formed on 24 January 2009. Those who did not accepted the merger gathered around the Serb National List, claiming to be the original heir of Serb List. A new party named Serb List

660-516: The party won 12 out of 81 seats, with 49,730 votes (14.68%). It was the strongest opposition list in the Parliament. In contrast to other political coalitions, Serb List was not simply a coalition of parties, but an entity on its own; for instance, the MPs elected on its list are not considered to represent the party they originally come from, but Serb List. In late 2007 Serb List representative signed

693-490: The salt of the Serbs. All the strength of the Serbs is not here [in Montenegro] but their soul is." Đilas also has said "The Montenegrins are, despite provincial and historical differences, quintessentially Serbs, and Montenegro the cradle of Serbian myths and of aspirations for the unification of Serbs.". After the separation of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia in 1991 and 1992, SR Montenegro held

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726-549: The star's place had become across the years with growth of nationalism excessively popular amongst the ordinary people, the symbol of the Serbian Orthodox Church , which effectively worked on maintaining and raising the national identity. According to the 2023 census, Serbs are the second largest ethnic group and constitute 32.93% of the population of Montenegro. They are absolute majority in five and relative majority in another four municipalities, and constitute less than 20% of population in only seven out of total 25 municipalities in

759-555: The supreme rule of the Byzantine Empire . The Serb regions of Duklja and Travunija broke away from Byzantine rule c. 1034–1042, under prince Stefan Vojislav , founder of the Vojislavljević dynasty . His son Mihailo I Vojislavljević (d. 1081) liberated Zahumlje and inner Serbia , creating a united Serbian polity and taking the title of king (c. 1077). The reign of his son, King Constantine Bodin (d. 1100),

792-499: The title Serb List . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Serb_List&oldid=985095705 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Political party disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Serb List (2006) As

825-424: The two states - a change which was officiated by the referendum on Montenegrin independence on 21 May 2006. A total of 419,240 votes were cast, representing 86.5% of the total electorate. Of them, 230,661 votes or 55.5% were in favour of independence and 185,002 votes or 44.5% were against. Since independence, the Montenegrin society has been divided among many issues. The independence supporters are advocating for

858-658: The two states as the Montenegrin Whites with Serbian support deposed Nicholas I of Montenegro and proclaimed Montenegro's unification with Serbia as part of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed into Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929), while the Montenegrin Greens opposed it. The conflict led to the Christmas Uprising , in which the Whites with support from the Serbian army defeated

891-510: Was established again on 5 January 2012. Besides the Serb People's Party of Montenegro, the coalition consisted of various organizations and individuals which present themselves as protectors of the Serbs of Montenegro : Serbs of Montenegro Overseas Serbs of Montenegro ( Serbian : Срби у Црној Гори / Srbi u Crnoj Gori ) or Montenegrin Serbs ( Serbian : Црногорcки Cрби / Crnogorski Srbi ), compose native and

924-609: Was followed by a period of regional fragmentation, lasting throughout much of the 12th century. After 1180, all of what is today Montenegro came under the rule of Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja , the founder of the Nemanjić dynasty . The region of Zeta , formerly known as Duklja, became a crown land of the united Serbian state. It was given to Vukan Nemanjić (d. 1208), the oldest son of Stefan Nemanja, and later to crown prince Stefan Radoslav , son of King Stefan Nemanjić , who succeeded his father as Serbian King in 1228. Thus it became

957-573: Was formed as the Serbian National Council of Montenegro , with Momčilo Vuksanović as president. The links between the two nations remain strong, and the fact that for the last two centuries a great number of Montenegrins had emigrated to Serbia further strengthens the ties. The Montenegrin littoral is still the main tourist destination for citizens of Serbia, and a large population of Serbians own property in Montenegro. Many of these properties consist of summer homes, and contribute to

990-482: Was known to be much less sympathetic towards the Serbo-Montenegrin ties and would become an open supporter of the independence of Montenegro. In 2003, three years after the fall of Milošević in 2000, and after insisting on international diplomacy, the former Yugoslavia became known as the state union of Serbia and Montenegro . The process of becoming a single state union ironically lead to the separation of

1023-611: Was settled by Serbs (which are the ancestors of modern Montenegrins ) who they created several Serb principalities in the region; In southern parts of modern Montenegro, Principality of Duklja was formed, while western parts belonged to the Principality of Travunija . Northern parts of modern Montenegro belonged to the inner Principality of Serbia . All of those early polities were described in historiographical works of Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenetos (944–959). In 1018, all of Serbian principalities came under

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1056-520: Was very popular in the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro . The enforcement of the cap upon the Montenegrin chieftains by Peter II was a mark of expression of then's dominating Serbian national identity. The national telling recorded the most often version of the cap as following: the black wrapper was a sign of grief for the once big Empire , the red the bloody defeat at the Battle of Kosovo and

1089-481: Was very supportive to keep close ties between the two republics within the state union. Montenegro was also included by the economic sanctions imposed on Serbia during the 1990s. During the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia both Serbia and Montenegro suffered the attacks of the NATO forces and several targets inside Montenegro were also bombarded. All this contributed to the rise in power in Montenegro of Milo Đukanović who

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