Crna Gora
Part of Illyria
630 - 900 Part of Serbia
900 - 1077 Principality of Dioclea (Zita) a Byzantine vassal
1077 - 1189 Kingdom of Zeta
1189 - 1371 Part of Serbia
1296 First use of the name "Monte Negro" ("Black Mountain") in
international sources
1421 - 1435 Part of Serbia
1496 - 1799 Under Ottoman suzerainty (remains unoccupied)
25 Dec 1702 De facto independence
13 Mar 1852 Principality of Montenegro
30 Mar 1856 Ottoman Empire abandons claims to Montenegro
31 Aug 1862 Vassal of the Ottoman Empire
03 Mar 1878 Independence recognised by the Ottoman Empire
13 Jul 1878 Independence recognised at Congress of Berlin
28 Aug 1910 Kingdom of Montenegro
17 Jan 1916 - 04 Nov 1918 Occupied by Austria-Hungary
17 Jul 1917 Corfu Declaration declares union with Serbia
31 Oct/05 Nov 1918 Occupied by Serbia
26 Nov 1918 Incorporated into Serbia
01 Dec 1918 Part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
29 Apr 1919 Formally part of the Yugoslav Kingdom
13 Jul 1921 Allied recognision of the incorporation Yugoslavia
14 Sep 1929 Former royal dynasty renounces claims to Montenegro
and declare alligence to Yugoslavia
17 Apr 1941 - 10 Sep 1943 Italian occupation
12 Jul 1941 Independence proclaimed as the Kingdom of Montenegro
24 Jul 1941 Independence cancelled by Italy
10 Sep 1943 - 18 Dec 1944 Occupied by Germany
04 Dec 1943 Re-incorporated in to Yugoslavia declared
15 Apr 1945 Bay of Cattaro incorporated into Montenegro
02 Dec 1945 People's Republic of Montenegro
07 Jul 1963 Socialist Republic of Montenegro
12 Oct 1992 Republic of Montenegro
03 Jun 2006 Independence declared
22 Oct 2007 Montenegro
Old Montenegro
Princes
900-910 Vojislavljević, Petar I
910-912 Vojislavljević, Predimir I
912-919 Vojislavljević, Hvalmir I
919-922 Vojislavljević, Boleslav I
922-926 Vojislavljević, Dragislav I
926-930 Vojislavljević, Svevlad I
930-934 Vojislavljević, Legec I
934-954 Vojislavljević, Silvester I
954-960 Vojislavljević, Tugomir I
960-971 Vojislavljević, Hvalimir II
971-990 Vojislavljević, Petrislav II
990-1016 Vojislavljević, Jovan Vladimir II
04 Jun 1016 - 23 Apr 1034 Vojislavljević, Dragomir I
23 Apr 1034 - Aug 1036 Vojislavljević, Dobroslav I
Kings
1052-1077 Vojislavljević, Stefan Mihajlo I
1077-1081 Vojislavljević, Mihajlo I
1081-1091 Vojislavljević, Konstantin
1101 Vojislavljević, Mihajlo II
1101-1102 Vojislavljević, Dobroslav II
1102 Vojislavljević, Dobroslav III
1102-1103 Vojislavljević, Kocapar
1103-1114 Vojislavljević, Vladimir I
1114-1118 Vojislavljević, Djuradj II
1118-1125 Vojislavljević, Grubesa
1125-1135 Vojislavljević, Djuradj II (2nd Time)
1136-1146 Vojislavljević, Gradinja II
1146-1162 Vojislavljevic, Radoslav
1162-1186 Vojislavljević, Mihajlo III
Kings (Viceroys of Zeta)
1186-1190 Nemanja, Stefan II
1190-1208 Nemanja, Stefan III
1208-1248 Nemanja, Djuradj III
1248-1276 Nemanja, Stefan IV
1276-1309 Nemanja, Jelena, Empress of Rumania
1309- 08 Feb 1314 Nemanja, Stefan IV
08 Feb 1314 - 06 Jan 1322 Nemanja, Stefan V
06 Jan 1322 - 21 Aug 1331 Nemanja, Stefan VI
Princes
1356 - 1362 Balsi, Balsha I
1362 - 1372 Balsi, Stracir I
May 1362 - 13 Jan 1378 Balsi, Djuradj IV
May 1362 - 18 Sep 1385 Balsi, Balsa II
30 Sep 1385 - 1417 Princess Rudjina
30 Sep 1385 - Mar 1391 Komnina Ksemija
(co-ruler)
30 Sep 1385 - Apr 1403 Balsi, Djurdaj V
Mar 1391 - 1414 Mrksa Zarković
(co-ruler)
Apr 1403 - 28 Apr 1421 Balsi, Balsa III
Grand Dukes
1426 - Jan 1465 Krnojevi, Stefan VII
Jan 1465 - 1479 Krnojevi, Ivan I
1481 - Jul 1490 Krnojevi, Ivan II
Jul 1490 - Nov 1496 Krnojevi, Djordje VI
1498 - 1499 Krnojevi, Stefan VIII
1499 - 1515 Krnojevi, Ivan III
1515 - 1516 Krnojevi, Djuradj VII
Prince-Bishops
1516 - 1520 Krnojevi, Vavila
1520 - 1530 Krnojevi, German
1530 - 1532 Krnojevi, Pavel
1532 - 1540 Krnojevi, Vasilije I
1540 Krnojevi, Nikodim
1540 - 1560 Krnojevi, Romil
1560 - 1561 Krnojevi, Makarije
1561 - 1569 Krnojevi, Ruvim I
1569 - 1575 Krnojevi, Pahomije Komanin II
1575 - 1582 Krnojevi, Gerasim
1582 - 1591 Krnojevi, Venijamin
1591 - 1593 Krnojevi, Nikanor
1593 - 1636 Krnojevi, Ruvim II
1649 - 1659 Krnojevi, Visarion II
1659 - 1673 Krnojevi, Mardarije II
1673 - 1685 Krnojevi, Ruvim III
1685 Krnojevi, Vasilije II
1685 - 1694 Krnojevi, Visarion II
1694 - 1697 Krnojevi, Sava I
19 Jul 1697 - 22 Jan 1735 Petrović-Njegos, Danilo I ............... 1670-1735
22 Jan 1735 - 09 Mar 1781 Petrović-Njegos, Sava II ................ 1702-1782
1750 - 21 Mar 1766 Petrović-Njegos, Vasilije III ........... 1709-1766
(co-ruler)
Oct 1767 - 09 Oct 1773 Scepan Mali ............................. 17..-1773
(False Russian Emperor Peter III;
titled Czar, given civil authority by Sava II)
09 Mar 1781 - Mar 1782 Petrović-Njegos, Arsenije II Plamenac ... 1700-1784
(Regent)
13 Oct 1784 - 30 Oct 1830 Petrović-Njegos, Petar II ............... 1747-1830
30 Oct 1830 - 31 Oct 1851 Petrović-Njegos, Petar III .............. 1813-1851
Princes
31 Oct 1851 - 13 Jan 1852 Petrović-Njegos, Pero ................... 1811-1854
(Regent, assumes style of Prince)
13 Jan 1852 - 13 Aug 1860 Petrović-Njegos, Danilo II .............. 1826-1860
13 Aug 1860 - 28 Aug 1910 Petrović-Njegos, Nikola I ............... 1841-1921
King
28 Aug 1910 - 26 Nov 1918 Petrović-Njegos, Nikola I ............... (s.a)
(in exile in France from 17 Jan 1917)
Prime Ministers
20 Mar 1879 - 19 Dec 1905 Bozo Petrović-Njegos .................... 1846-1929
19 Dec 1905 - 24 Nov 1906 Lazar Mijusković ........................ 1867-1936
24 Nov 1906 - 01 Feb 1907 Marko Radulović ......................... 1866-1937
01 Feb - 17 Apr 1907 Andrija Radović ......................... 1872-1947
(1st Time)
17 Apr 1907 - 19 Jun 1912 Lazar Tomanović ......................... 1845-1932
(1st Time)
19 Jun 1912 - 08 May 1913 Mitar Martinović ........................ 1870-1954
08 May 1913 - 16 Jul 1915 Janko Vukotić ........................... 1866-1927
16 Jul 1915 - 02 Jan 1916 Milo Matanović .......................... 1879-1955
(1st Time)
02 Jan - 12 May 1916 Lazar Tomanović (2nd Time)
12 May 1916 - 17 Jan 1917 Andrija Radović (2nd Time)
17 Jan - 11 Jun 1917 Milo Matanović (2nd Time)
11 Jun 1917 - 26 Nov 1918 Evgenije Popović ........................ 1842-1922
Montenegro 1941-1944
Heads of State
17 Apr 1941 Petrović-Njegos, Mihailo IV ............. 1908-1986
(Did not accept)
17 Apr 1941 Oldenburg, Nikolay Petrovich ............ 1896-1978
(Did not accept)
12 Jul - 13 Jul 1941 Mihailo Ivanović ........................ 1874-1949
23 Jul 1941 - 10 Sep 1943 Savoia, Vittorio Emmanuele III .......... 1869-1947
23 Jul 1941 - 10 Sep 1943 Petrović-Njegos, Jelena, Queen of Italy . 1873-1952
Civil Commissioner
18 Apr - 22 Jul 1941 Serafino, conti Mazzolini ............... 1890-1945
Governors-General
23 Jul 1941 - 30 Jun 1943 Alessandro, principe Pirzio Biroli ...... 1877-1962
01 Jul - 10 Sep 1943 Curio, conti Barbasetti di Prun ......... 1885-1962
German Military Commander in Montenegro
09 Sep 1943 - 31 May 1944 Theodor Geib ............................ 1885-1944
German Military Representive
01 Jun - 17 Nov 1944 Wilhelm Keiper .......................... 1893-1957
German Commanding General
21 Oct - 17 Nov 1944 Ernst Ulrich Hans von Leyser ............ 1889-1962
President of the National Committee
28 Apr - 12 Jul 1941 Jovo Popović
(Chairmen of the Advisory Council)
Prime Minister
12 Jul - 13 Jul 1941 Sekula Drljević ......................... 1884-1945
(Leader of the Montenegro State Council in Zagreb exile)
Presidents of the National Committee
13 Jul 1941 - 19 Oct 1943 Blazo Djukanović ........................ 1883-1943
19 Oct - 1943 Ljubo Vukcević .......................... 18..-1943
1943 - 1945 Sekula Drljević ......................... 1884-1945
(Leader of the Montenegro State Council in Zagreb exile)
Montenegro
Government: Civil-democratic republic.
Capital: Podgorica.
Language: Serbian, Albanian.
Religion: Orthodox, Islam, Roman Catholic.
National Anthem: "Oj Svijetla Majska Zoro" (O'The Bright day in May).
National Emblem: Lion.
National Day: National Day, 13 July (1878).
National Motto: Cojstvo i junastvo (Chivalry and heroism).
EU Accession: No.
Currency: Euro.
Presidents
22 May 2003 - 20 May 2018 Filip Vujanović ......................... 1954-
20 May 2018 - 20 May 2023 Milo Djukanović ......................... 1962-
20 May 2023 - Jakov Milatović ......................... 1986-
Prime Ministers
08 Jan 2003 - 10 Nov 2006 Milo Djukanović (1st Time) .............. s.a
10 Nov 2006 - 29 Feb 2008 Djeljko Struranović ..................... 1960-2014
29 Feb 2008 - 21 Dec 2010 Milo Djukanović (2nd Time)
21 Dec 2010 - 04 Dec 2012 Igor Lukšić ............................. 1976-
04 Dec 2012 - 28 Nov 2016 Milo Djukanović (3rd Time)
28 Nov 2016 - 04 Dec 2020 Duško Marković .......................... 1958-
04 Dec 2020 - 28 Apr 2022 Zdravko Krivokapić ...................... 1958-
28 Apr 2022 - 31 Oct 2023 Dritan Abazoviq ......................... 1985-
31 Oct 2023 - Milojko Spajić .......................... 1987-
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