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 one of the six republics forming the

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...

and the

nation state A nation state is a political unit where the state and nation are congruent. It is a more precise concept than "country", since a country does not need to have a predominant ethnic group. A nation, in the sense of a common ethnicity, may inc ...

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 ...

. It is a predecessor of the modern-day

Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = M ...

. Prior to its formation, Montenegro was part of

Zeta banovina The Zeta Banovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Zetska banovina, Зетска бановина), was a province ( banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. This province consisted of all of present-day Montenegro as well as ...

administrative unit of

Kingdom of Yugoslavia The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast Europe, Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 unt ...

History

On 7 July 1963, the ''People's Republic of Montenegro'' (Serbo-Croatian: ''Narodna Republika Crna Gora'' / Народна Република Црна Гора) was renamed the "Socialist Republic of Montenegro" (a change ratified both by the Federal Constitution and the newly created Montenegrin Constitution in 1963) with

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and ...

as the official language. In 1991, as the

League of Communists of Montenegro , logo = , colorcode = , leader = President of the League of Communists of Montenegro , foundation = 1943 , dissolution = 22 June 1991 , successor = Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegr ...

changed its name to

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 ...

after the first multi-party elections, the adjective "Socialist" was deleted from the republic's title (ratified by the 1992 Constitution).

Demographics

1971 census: *

: 355,632 (''67.15%'') *

ethnic Muslims Muslims ( Serbo-Croatian Latin and sl, Muslimani, Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic and mk, Муслимани) is a designation for a Serbo-Croatian speaking Muslims, inhabiting mostly the territory of the former Yugoslav republics. The term, adopted ...

: 70,236 (''13.26%'') *

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

: 39,512 (''7.46%'') *

Albanians The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Se ...

: 35,671 (''6.74%'') *

Yugoslavs Yugoslavs or Yugoslavians ( Bosnian and Croatian: ''Jugoslaveni'', Serbian and Macedonian ''Jugosloveni''/Југословени; sl, Jugoslovani) is an identity that was originally designed to refer to a united South Slavic people. It has ...

: 10,943 (''2.07%'') *

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, G ...

: 9,192 (''1.74%'') *Total: 529,604 inhabitants 1981 census: *

: 400,488 (''68.54%'') *

: 78,080 (''13.36%'') *

: 37,735 (''6.46%'') *

: 31,243 (''5.35%'') *

: 19,407 (''3.32%'') *

: 6,904 (''1.18%'') *

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: 1,471 (''0.25%'') * Macedonian: 875 (''0.15%'') *

Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Slovenci ), are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia, and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovene as their n ...

: 564 (''0.1%'') *

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...

: 238 (''0.04%'') *

Germans , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 = , pop2 = 534,000 , region3 = , pop3 = 157,000 3,322,405 , region4 = , pop4 = ...

: 107 (''0.02%'') *

Russians , native_name_lang = ru , image = , caption = , population = , popplace = 118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 ''Winkler Prins'' estimate) , region1 = , pop1 ...

: 96 (''0.02%'') *

Italians , flag = , flag_caption = The national flag of Italy , population = , regions = Italy 55,551,000 , region1 = Brazil , pop1 = 25–33 million , ref1 = , region2 ...

: 45 (''0.01%'') *other: 816 (''0.14%'') *No response: 301 (''0.05%'') *Regional affiliation: 1,602 (''0.27%'') *Unknown: 4,338 (''0.74%'') *Total: 584,310 inhabitants 1991 census *

: 380,467 (''61.86%'') *

: 89,614 (''14.57%'') *

: 57,453 (''9.34%'') *

: 40,415 (''6.57%'') *

: 26,159 (''4.25%'') *

: 6,244 (''1.02%'') *

: 3,282 (''0.53%'') * Macedonians: 1,072 (''0.17%'') *

: 369 (''0.06%'') *

: 205 (''0.03%'') *

Germans , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 = , pop2 = 534,000 , region3 = , pop3 = 157,000 3,322,405 , region4 = , pop4 = ...

: 124 (''0.02%'') *

Russians , native_name_lang = ru , image = , caption = , population = , popplace = 118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 ''Winkler Prins'' estimate) , region1 = , pop1 ...

: 118 (''0.02%'') *

Italians , flag = , flag_caption = The national flag of Italy , population = , regions = Italy 55,551,000 , region1 = Brazil , pop1 = 25–33 million , ref1 = , region2 ...

: 58 (''0.01%'') *other: 437 (''0.07%'') *No response: 1,944 (''0.32%'') *Regional affiliation: 998 (''0.16%'') *Unknown: 6,076 (''0.99%'') *Total: 615,035 inhabitants

Heads of institutions

President

* President of the Montenegrin Anti-Fascist Assembly of National Liberation ** Niko Miljanić (15 November 1943 – 21 November 1946) *Presidents of the Presidium of the People's Assembly **Miloš Rašović (21 November 1946 – 6 November 1950) ** Nikola Kovačević (6 November 1950 – 4 February 1953) *Presidents of the People's Assembly ** Nikola Kovačević (4 February 1950 – 15 December 1953) ** Blažo Jovanović (15 December 1953 – 12 July 1962)"Montenegro"
''World Statesmen''. Retrieved 2011-02-06. **

Filip Bajković Filip Bajković (20 May 1910 – 15 February 1985) was the President of the Executive Council of Montenegro from 16 December 1951 to 12 July 1962. From 12 July 1962 to 5 May 1963, he was the President of the People's Assembly of Montenegro. Bio ...

(12 July 1962 – 5 May 1963) **Andrija Mugoša (5 May 1963 – 5 May 1967) **

Veljko Milatović Veljko Milatović ( Serbo-Croat Cyrillic: Вељко Милатовић; 5 December 1921 – 19 October 2004) was a Montenegrin Communist partisan, politician, statesman serving once as the Speaker and once as President.Vidoje Žarković Vidoje Žarković (Plužine, 10 June 1927 – Beograd, 29 September 2000) was a communist politician from Socialist Republic of Montenegro The Socialist Republic of Montenegro ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Crna G ...

(6 October 1969 – April 1974) **

Budislav Šoškić Budislav Šoškić (1925–1979) was a politician from Socialist Republic of Montenegro and member of League of Communists of Yugoslavia. Biography Šoškić was born in Novi Pazar and had studied at the University of Belgrade. He was the last ...

(April 1974 – 5 April 1974) *Presidents of the Presidency **

Veljko Milatović Veljko Milatović ( Serbo-Croat Cyrillic: Вељко Милатовић; 5 December 1921 – 19 October 2004) was a Montenegrin Communist partisan, politician, statesman serving once as the Speaker and once as President.Veselin Đuranović Veselin Đuranović (; 17 May 1925 – 30 August 1997) was a Yugoslav communist politician. Biography Đuranović was born near Danilovgrad, in what was then the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. He served as the chairman of the executive ...

(7 May 1982 – 7 May 1983) **

Marko Orlandić Marko Orlandić ( cyrl, Марко Орландић; 28 September 1930 – 20 December 2019) was a high-ranking Montenegrin politician in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) during the 1970s and '80s. He was born in Seoca, Yugos ...

(7 May 1983 – 7 May 1984) **

Miodrag Vlahović Miodrag Vlahović ( cyrl, Миодраг Влаховић) (Born 1930) is a politician from Montenegro served as President of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro (within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) from May 198 ...

(7 May 1984 – 7 May 1985) **

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 ...

(6 May 1985 – 6 May 1986) **

Radivoje Brajović Radivoje Brajović ( cyrl, Радивоје Брајовић; born 11 January 1935 in Peć, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) was the President of Montenegro, President of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro from May 1986 to May 1988 and th ...

(6 May 1986 – 6 May 1988) ** Božina Ivanović (6 May 1988 – 13 January 1989) **Slobodan Simović (acting) (13 January 1989 – 17 March 1989) ** Branko Kostić (17 March 1989 – 23 December 1990) **

Momir Bulatović Momir Bulatović ( sr-cyr, Момир Булатовић; 21 September 1956 – 30 June 2019) was a Yugoslav and Montenegrin politician. He was the first President of the Republic of Montenegro from 1990 to 1998, after which he served as the Prime ...

(23 December 1990 – 1992)

Prime Minister

*Minister for Montenegro (in the central Yugoslav government) **

Milovan Đilas Milovan Djilas (; , ; 12 June 1911 – 30 April 1995) was a Yugoslav communist politician, theorist and author. He was a key figure in the Partisan movement during World War II, as well as in the post-war government. A self-identified democrat ...

(7 March 1945 – 17 April 1945) *Prime Minister of Montenegro ** Blažo Jovanović (17 April 1945 – 4 February 1953) *Presidents of the Executive Council ** Blažo Jovanović (4 February 1953 – 16 December 1953) **

(16 December 1953 – 12 July 1962) **

Đorđije Pajković Đorđije "Đoko" Pajković (25 June 1917, Lužac, Berane, Kingdom of Montenegro – 17 January 1980, Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) was a Yugoslav Montenegrin politician. He was the leader of the League of Communists of Montenegro from Ju ...

(16 December 1962 – 25 June 1963) **

Veselin Đuranović Veselin Đuranović (; 17 May 1925 – 30 August 1997) was a Yugoslav communist politician. Biography Đuranović was born near Danilovgrad, in what was then the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. He served as the chairman of the executive ...

(25 June 1963 – 8 December 1966) **Mijuško Šibalić (8 December 1966 – 5 May 1967) **

Vidoje Žarković Vidoje Žarković (Plužine, 10 June 1927 – Beograd, 29 September 2000) was a communist politician from Socialist Republic of Montenegro The Socialist Republic of Montenegro ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Crna G ...

(5 May 1967 – 7 October 1969) ** Žarko Bulajić (7 October 1969 – 6 May 1974) **

(6 May 1974 – 28 April 1978) **

Momčilo Cemović Momčilo Cemović ( cyrl, Момчило Цемовић; 21 May 1928, in Berane, Zeta Banovina, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes – 27 December 2001, in Podgorica, FR Yugoslavia) was Montenegrin politician. Political career He served as th ...

(28 April 1978 – 7 May 1982) **

(7 May 1982 – 6 June 1986) **

Vuko Vukadinović Vuko Vukadinović ( cyrl, Вуко Вукадиновић; 11 August 1937 – 3 November 1993) was a member of the League of Communists of Montenegro and the President of the Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro The Soci ...

(6 June 1986 – 29 March 1989) **

Radoje Kontić Radoje Kontić (Serbian Cyrillic: Радоје Контић; born 31 May 1937) is a Montenegrin former politician and technologist who served as the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1993 to 1998. Biography He was the la ...

(29 March 1989 – 15 February 1991)

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