The Whites ( sr, Бјелаши, Bjelaši) was the name given to
pan-Serbian and
Yugoslavist activists in
Montenegro
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during and after the declaration of the
Podgorica Assembly in November 1918. The Podgorica Assembly allowed the Montenegrin people to vote on the fate of the
Kingdom of Montenegro. The two options were for the Kingdom of Montenegro to join the
Kingdom of Serbia
The Kingdom of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Краљевина Србија, Kraljevina Srbija) was a country located in the Balkans which was created when the ruler of the Principality of Serbia, Milan I, was proclaimed king in 1882. Since 1817, the Princi ...
through an
annexation
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-based
unification or through a
confederation
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-based unification. The name of the Whites derived from the "White List", as opposed to the "Green List", from where the
Greens
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took their name from. The Assembly ended with overwhelming support for annexation-based unification. The movement was led by
Marko Daković,
Andrija Radović
Andrija Radović ( sr-cyr, Андрија Радовић; 1872–1947) was a Montenegrin and Yugoslav politician and statesmen, former Prime Minister and leader of the People's and then Democratic Party, fighter for parliamentary democracy and ...
and
Ljubomir Vuksanović.
[: „Bjelaše” je vodio advokat Ljubomir Vuksanović, iz Andrijevice. To je bio čovek džinovskog rasta, snažan kao konj. Njegov uži zavičaj je slavno pleme Vasojevići.] The two opposing sides clashed in the short-lived
Christmas Uprising of 1919.
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* {{cite book, last=Neubacher, first=Hermann, editor=Nikola Živković, title=Specijalni zadatak Balkan, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MRcsAQAAMAAJ, year=2008, publisher=More, isbn=9788690616923
Serbian nationalism in Montenegro
Political history of Montenegro
Montenegro–Serbia relations
Defunct political parties in Montenegro
20th century in Montenegro
Serb political parties in Montenegro