Slavko Perović (

Montenegrin Cyrillic The Montenegrin alphabet is the collective name given to "''Abeceda''" (Montenegrin Latin alphabet) and "''Азбука''" (Montenegrin Cyrillic alphabet), the writing systems used to write the Montenegrin language. It was adopted on 9 June 2009 ...

: Славко Перовић; born 2 August 1954) is a Montenegrin politician. He is best known as a co-founder and former leader of

Liberal Alliance of Montenegro Liberal Alliance of Montenegro ( cnr, italic=no, Liberalni savez Crne Gore - LSCG; Либерални савез Црне Горе - ЛСЦГ) was a Montenegrin separatist, liberal and anti-war political party, active between 1990 and 2005. The ...

(LSCG), former party that was fighting for independence of

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and promoting

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throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.

Early life

Perović was born and raised in Cetinje,

People's Republic of Montenegro The Socialist Republic of Montenegro ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Crna Gora, Социјалистичка Република Црна Гора), commonly referred to as Socialist Montenegro or simply Montenegro, was ...

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to father Vukašin Perović, a pre-

War War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

journalist and Partisan, who also published five novels and poema, and mother Zoraida (b. Nakićenović) from Kuti (

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), a housewife. He graduated from Veljko Vlahović University's Faculty of Law in 1978 in

Titograd Podgorica (Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; lit. 'under the hill') is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd (Cyrillic: Титоград, ) between 1946 and 1992—in the period that Montenegro forme ...

. He passed the court attorney exam in Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia a year later, and earned his

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at the International University Centre in

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. As a student, he was active in a number of social projects, including ''Mi'' youth magazine, culture magazine ''Ars'', and Radio Cetinje.

Political career

Liberal Alliance

In 1990, he was one of the founders of

(LSCG), a party formed in Cetinje with goals of promoting liberalism the idea of Montenegrin independence, and opposing Montenegrin involvement in

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, imposed by the ruling

Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro The Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro ( cnr, Демократска партија социјалиста Црне Горе, Demokratska partija socijalista Crne Gore, DPS) is a populist political party in Montenegro. A former long-time ...

. In the early 1990, Perović and his LSCG was active as the

Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia The Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Савез реформских снага Југославије, Savez reformskih snaga Jugoslavije; abbr. СРСЈ or SRSJ) was a centre-left political party in the SFR Yugoslavia led ...

' Montenegrin branch. Originally he was the Executive Committee president, but in 1991, he was elected for the party's President. Perović was also a LSCG representative in

Parliament of Montenegro The Parliament of Montenegro ( cg, Скупштина Црне Горе, Skupština Crne Gore) is the unicameral legislature of Montenegro. The Parliament currently has 81 members, with each member elected to a four-year term. Following the 2006 ...

since 1990. In 1996, Perović initiated the creation of the Narodna Sloga (''"Popular Unity"'') coalition with the People's Party (NS), in order to reconcile

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 Accordi ...

and

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in Montenegro, and return public's attention to everyday problems Montenegro was facing. Because of his opposition political activity, in 1988 he was fired from his position in the Cetinje Literary Hall by the Montenegrin Government. The official reason for the action was a communist author's book that Perović did not allow to be printed in Cetinje. During the

, Perović and his party were the strongest political subject in Montenegro opposing the armed conflict, organizing multiple anti-war rallies.http://www.lscg.org/content/utemeljivac.html

References

External links

Perovic on wordpress

Perovic and his notebook on wordpress
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perovic, Slavko 1954 births Living people Politicians from Cetinje Cuce Montenegrin independence activists Montenegrin emigrants to the Czech Republic Liberal Alliance of Montenegro politicians University of Montenegro Faculty of Law alumni

Early life

Political career

Liberal Alliance

See also

References

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