Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts ( Montenegrin and Serbian: Црногорска академија наука и умјетности, ''Crnogorska akademija nauka i umjetnosti''; ЦАНУ, ''CANU'') is the most important scientific institution of

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History

It was founded in 1973 as the Montenegrin Society for Science and Arts (Црногорско друштво за науку и умјетност, ''Crnogorsko društvo za nauku i umjetnost'') and adopted its current name in 1976. It currently has 40 members (

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s) in three departments: natural sciences, humanities and arts. The CANU has often been considered and described as a pro-

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n institution in Montenegro, as the academy' posits the Serb ethnic origin of the

Montenegrins Montenegrins ( cnr, Црногорци, Crnogorci, or ; lit. "Black Mountain People") are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common Montenegrin culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Genetics Accordin ...

. In opposition to this, a splinter group of intellectuals had formed the

Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts The Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts ( Montenegrin and Serbian: Dukljanska akademija nauka i umjetnosti, DANU / Дукљанска академија наука и уметности'', ''ДАНУ; Latin ''Academia Dioclitiana Scientiarum et ...

(DANU) in 1997, registered as a

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, in an attempt to counter the official pro-Serbian academy. Amid the constitutional reforms of 2007 CANU had resisted the standardization of the

Montenegrin language Montenegrin ( ; cnr, label=none, / ) is a normative variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Montenegrins and is the official language of Montenegro. Montenegrin is based on the most widespread dialect of Serbo-Croatian, Shtokavi ...

supporting the interpretation according to which Montenegrin is a dialect of the

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. Some of CANU's prominent members have actively participated in the campaign against Montenegro's independence in the 2006

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. CANU president Momir Đurović had in 2007 maintained contacts with members of the pro-Serbian political opposition, and had visited the headquarters of the Serb People's Party and its leader Andrija Mandić during the negotiations on language-naming in the new constitution. The Academy has also criticized Montenegrin government's decision to recognize

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's unilateral declaration of independence. However, in 2015 DANU was merged into CANU, as all of its active members were accepted into membership and DANU was consequently disbanded, with CANU remaining the sole official scientific institution in Montenegro.

Presidents

List of presidents of the Montenegrin Academy of Arts and Sciences: * Historian Branko Pavićević (born 1922) (1973–1981), * Economist

Branislav Šoškić Branislav Šoškić ( cyrl, Бранислав Шошкић, 19 November 1922 – 4 April 2022) was a Montenegrin politician who served as the President of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro's Presidency from 1985 to 1986. He was a member of the ...

(born 1922) (1981–1985), * Economist Mirčeta Ðurović (born 1924) (1985–1989), * Surgeon Dragutin Vukotić (born 1924) (1989–2001), * Engineer Momir Ðurović (born 1941) (2002-2016) * Jurist Dragan Vukčević (born 1958) (2016–present)Dragan Vukčević
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Notable members

Notable historical, former and currently active members of the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts (CANU): *Social Sciences; Miomir Dašić, Zoran Lakić,

Vlado Strugar Vlado Strugar ( sr, Владо Стругар; 28 December 1922 – 24 August 2019) was a Serbian historian and member of the Serbian Academy of Science and Arts, Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts and Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts ...

, Branko Pavićević,

, Božina Ivanović, Mirčeta Đurović,

Sima Ćirković Sima Ćirković (Serbian Cyrillic: Сима Ћирковић; 29 January 1929 – 14 November 2009) was a Serbian historian. Ćirković was a member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts and the subsequent Serbian, Bosnian, Montenegrin a ...

Nebojša Vučinić Nebojša Vučinić (born 17 October 1953) is a Montenegrin judge born in Cetinje, Montenegro, and was the judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Montenegro until July 2018. Education He graduated from the High Grammar School ...

, Slobodan Perović,

Šerbo Rastoder Prof. Šerbo Rastoder, PhD (; born 13 August 1956 in Radmanci, Berane, People's Republic of Montenegro, then a part of the SFR Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin historian of Bosniak ethnicity. He is also an author, writing about the history of Montenegr ...

, Milorad Ekmečić and Branislav Đurđev *Natural Sciences:

Ljubiša Stanković Ljubiša Stanković ( sr-cyrl, Љубиша Станковић; born June 1, 1960) is a doctor in signal processing, while also being the former Rector (2003-2008) and University Board President (2008-2011) for the University of Montenegro. Since M ...

Slobodan Backović Slobodan Backović (born September 3, 1946 in Nikšić, Montenegro) is a Montenegrin politician and nuclear physicist. He is a member of the Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts. A former Minister ...

, Vojin Dajović, Momir Đurović, Dragiša Ivanović and

Ivo Šlaus Ivo Šlaus (born 26 September 1931 in Split, Croatia, Split) is a nuclear and particle physicist and Distinguished Fellow of New Westminster College. Biography He earned a B.Sc. in Physics in 1954 from the University of Zagreb and a Ph.D. in ph ...

*Arts:

Vojo Stanić Vojo Stanić ( Montenegrin: Vojo Stanić/Војо Станић, born 3 February 1924) is a Montenegrin painter and sculptor. Biography Vojo Stanić was born in Podgorica, and grew up in Nikšić. He completed ''Academy of Sculpture'' in Belg ...

, Milos Vusković, Aleksandar Prijić,

Dušan Vukotić Dušan Vukotić (7 February 1927 – 8 July 1998) was a Yugoslav and Croatian cartoonist, author and director of animated films of Montenegrin descent. He is the best known member of the Zagreb school of animated films. Biography Vukotić w ...

Mihailo Lalić Mihailo Lalić ( sr-cyr, Михаило Лалић, ; 7 October 1914 – 30 December 1992) was a Montenegrin and Serbian writer. Biography He was born in Trepča (Andrijevica municipality) village in north-eastern Montenegro in 1914. His most im ...

Radovan Zogović Radovan Zogović (Cyrillic: Радован Зоговић) (18 August 1907 – 5 January 1986) was a Montenegrin poet. He was born in Mašnica, Plav, in northeastern Montenegro on 19 August 1907. Before World War II he lived in Skopje, Zagreb a ...

Ćamil Sijarić Ćamil Sijarić (18 December 1913 – 6 December 1989) was a Yugoslavian novelist and short story writer. He enrolled in law school in 1936 and earned his degree four years later. Sijarić died in a car crash at the age of 75. Life He was born i ...

Žarko Đurović Žarko Đurović (; born 1 August 1961) is a Serbian football manager and former player. Playing career Đurović spent most of his playing career at Red Star Belgrade, winning two Yugoslav First League titles (1984 and 1988). He also played abro ...

, Čedo Vuković,

Dimitrije Popović Dimitrije Popović (born 4 March 1951) is an eminent Montenegrin and Croatian painter, sculptor, art critic and philosopher born in Cetinje, Montenegro. He attended elementary and high school in his hometown and graduated from the Academy of Fine ...

Sreten Asanović Sreten Asanović (22 February 1931 – 3 June 2016) was a Montenegrin author who established the short-story genre in that country. Asanović was born in Donji Kokoti, near Podgorica. He completed teacher-training school, focusing on preschool ed ...

Cvetan Grozdanov Cvetan Grozdanov ( mk, Цветан Грозданов) (5 March 1936 – 30 March 2018) was an art historian from Republic of Macedonia, Macedonia. He was born in Ohrid, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Grozdanov was a president of the Macedonian Academy o ...

Petar Omčikus Petar Omčikus (french: Pierre Omcikous; sr-Cyrl, Петар Омчикус), Sušak, 6 October 1926 – 26 April 2019) was a Serbian painter and member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, who lived and worked in Paris, France. Bio ...

Asim Peco Asim Peco (; sr-Cyrl, Асим Пецо; 24 May 1927 – 7 December 2011) was a renowned Bosnian linguist, academician, professor, author and editor. Peco's work is credited for the development of Bosnian and Herzegovinian linguistics. His are ...

Milivoj Solar Milivoj Solar (born 8 April 1936) is a Croatian literary theorist and literary historian. Solar was born in Koprivnica. At the University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences he earned a degree in philosophy and Yugoslav studies ...

Zdravko Velimirović Zdravko Velimirović (11 October 1930 – 7 February 2005) was a Yugoslavian film director and screenwriter, University Professor, a member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences. He directed 43 films between 1954 and 2005. Early life Zdravko ...

, Branko Popović,

Jevrem Brković Jevrem Brković (; 29 December 1933 – 24 January 2021) was a Montenegrin poet, writer, journalist, dissident and historian. Brković was one of the founders and member of Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts (DANU), a parallel scholars' academy ...

and Nikola Vukčević

References

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