League of Communists of Montenegro
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The League of Communists of Montenegro (Savez komunista Crne Gore, SKCG) was the Montenegrin
branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia
from 1945 to 1990. Under a 1974 SFR Yugoslavia constitution
, greater powers were devolved to the various republic level branches.
On June 22, 1991, the League's Montenegrin branch formally dissolved and its direct successor became the newly created Democratic Party of Socialists
(DPS). In essence, the new party continued right where the old one left off, as its entire membership stayed the same.
and 1,595 (0.49%) votes in 2009 elections
.
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
League of Communists of Yugoslavia
League of Communists of Yugoslavia , before 1952 the Communist Party of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Savez komunista Jugoslavije/Савез комуниста Југославије, Slovene: Zveza komunistov Jugoslavije, Macedonian: Сојуз на комунистите на Југославија, Sojuz na...
, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
from 1945 to 1990. Under a 1974 SFR Yugoslavia constitution
Constitution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Constitution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the supreme law of S.F.R. Yugoslavia and its predecessor, the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia .-Federal constitutions:...
, greater powers were devolved to the various republic level branches.
History
The league was originally known as the Communist Party of Montenegro (Komunistička partija Crne Gore, KPCG). In 1952, the Communist Party of Montenegro was renamed the League of Communists of Montenegro in line with the party's name change on the Yugoslav federal level.Dissolution
During the early 1990s, the collapse of communism and growing ethnic tensions between the Yugoslav republics led to the federal party's breakup.On June 22, 1991, the League's Montenegrin branch formally dissolved and its direct successor became the newly created Democratic Party of Socialists
Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
The Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro is the ruling social-democratic political party in Montenegro....
(DPS). In essence, the new party continued right where the old one left off, as its entire membership stayed the same.
Leaders
Secretaries of the Central Committee of the League of Communists- Blažo JovanovićBlažo JovanovicBlažo Jovanović was the first President of the People's Assembly of Montenegro. He was also the speaker of the Parliament of the People's Republic of Montenegro from 1954 to 1963....
(May 1943 - 29 June 1963) (b.1907 - d.1976) - Đorđije Pajković (29 June 1963 - 14 December 1968) (b.1917 - d.1980)
- Veselin Đuranović (14 December 1968 - 21 March 1977) (b.1925 - d.1997)
- Vojo Srzentić (21 March 1977 - 1 July 1982) (b.1934)
- Dobroslav Ćulafić (1 July 1982 - May 1984) (b.1926 -d. 3 June 2011)
- Vidoje ŽarkovićVidoje ŽarkovicVidoje Žarković was a chairman of the Executive Council , president of the People's Assembly , secretary of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Montenegro , and president of the Presidium of the League of Communists of SFRY ....
(May 1984 - 30 July 1984) (b.1927 - d.2000) - Marko OrlandićMarko OrlandicMarko Orlandić was a high-ranking Montenegrin politician in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the 1970s and '80s. In two terms, 1969-1971 and 1971-1974, he was a member of the Federal Executive Council of SFRY. He was the President of the Executive Council of the Socialist Republic...
(30 July 1984 - May 1986) (b.1930) - Miljan RadovićMiljan RadovicMiljan Radović is a Montenegrin footballer that currently plays for Persib Bandung in the Indonesia Super League.-References:...
(May 1986 - 11 January 1989) (b. 1933) - Veselin VukotićVeselin Vukotić* Veselin "Vesko" Vukotić, Montenegrin hitman and criminal, known for murders of Enver Hadri and Andrija Lakonić.* Veselin "Veso" Vukotić, Montenegrin economist, professor, politician, and co-owner of Donja Gorica University...
(acting; 11 January 1989 - 26 April 1989) (b. 1949) - Milica Pejanović-Đurišić (26 April 1989 - 28 April 1989) (b. 1959)
- Momir BulatovićMomir BulatovicMomir Bulatović , formerly served as a Yugoslavian and Montenegrin politician. Bulatović became federal President of Montenegro while Montenegro was part of a Yugoslav federation, and also Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
(28 April 1989 - 4 February 1990) (b. 1956) - Voltaire Frobnovich (4 February 1990 – 24 March 1990) (b. 1957)
New party
A new League of Communists of Montenegro was founded in 1993 http://www.pravda.gov.me/registar.php?akcija=registar®istar=3729. Later that group united with other communist groups to form the League of Communists of Yugoslavia - Communists of Montenegro which got 2,343 (0.69%) votes in 2006 electionsMontenegrin parliamentary election, 2006
The election for the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of Montenegro in the newly independent Republic of Montenegro took place on September 10, 2006, with Prime Minister Milo Đukanović claiming absolute victory for his centre-left, pro-European Union party the next day...
and 1,595 (0.49%) votes in 2009 elections
Montenegrin parliamentary election, 2009
Pre-term parliamentary elections in Montenegro were scheduled by President of Montenegro Filip Vujanović on 27 January 2009 by the Decree of Scheduling Elections for the Assembly of Montenegro, in accordance with Article 92 point 5 of the Montenegrin Constitution:..and Article 95:As well as Article...
.
See also
- History of MontenegroHistory of MontenegroThe History of Montenegro begins in the early Middle Ages, into the former Roman province of Dalmatia that forms present-day Montenegro.-Illyria:...
- League of Communists of YugoslaviaLeague of Communists of YugoslaviaLeague of Communists of Yugoslavia , before 1952 the Communist Party of Yugoslavia League of Communists of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Savez komunista Jugoslavije/Савез комуниста Југославије, Slovene: Zveza komunistov Jugoslavije, Macedonian: Сојуз на комунистите на Југославија, Sojuz na...
- League of Communists of Bosnia and HerzegovinaLeague of Communists of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the Bosnian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia.- Leaders :*Secretaries of the Central Committee of the League of Communists...
- League of Communists of CroatiaLeague of Communists of CroatiaLeague of Communists of Croatia was the Croatian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia . Until 1952, it was known as Communist Party of Croatia .- History :...
- League of Communists of MacedoniaLeague of Communists of MacedoniaLeague of Communists of Macedonia was the Macedonian branch of the ruling League of Communists of Yugoslavia during the period 1943 – 1990. It was formed under the name Communist Party of Macedonia during the antifascist National Liberation War of Macedonia in the Second World War...
- League of Communists of SerbiaLeague of Communists of SerbiaThe League of Communists of Serbia was the Serbian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1990. Under a new constitution ratified in 1974, greater power was devolved to the various republic level branches. In the late 1980s, the party was...
- League of Communists of VojvodinaLeague of Communists of VojvodinaThe League of Communists of Vojvodina was the Vojvodina branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia.- Leaders :*Secretaries of the Central Committee of the League of Communists...
- League of Communists of KosovoLeague of Communists of KosovoThe League of Communists of Kosovo was the Kosovo branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1990.-History and background:...
- League of Communists of Vojvodina
- League of Communists of SloveniaLeague of Communists of SloveniaThe League of Communists of Slovenia was the Slovenian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1989...
- League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- List of leaders of communist Yugoslavia
- Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaSocialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaThe Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...