Yugoslavia, former federated country that was situated in the west-central part of the Balkan Peninsula. This article briefly examines the history of Yugoslavia from 1929 until 2003, when it became the federated union of Serbia and Montenegro (which further separated into its component parts in 2006). For more detail, see the articles Serbia, Montenegro, and Balkans.

Feb 25, 2021 · Physical map of Montenegro showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Montenegro. ... Podgorica; note - Cetinje retains the status of "Old Royal Capital" 42 26 N, 19 16 E: Total Area : 2: Land Area: 2: Water Area: 360.00 km 2: Population: 622,137 ...

The history of Montenegro begins in the Early Middle Ages, into the former Roman province of Dalmatia that forms present-day Montenegro.In the 9th century, there were three principalities on the territory of Montenegro: Duklja, roughly corresponding to the southern half, Travunia, the west, and Rascia, the north.In 1042, Stefan Vojislav led a revolt that resulted in the independence of …

The concept of Yugoslavia, as a single state for all South Slavic peoples, emerged in the late 17th century and gained prominence through the Illyrian Movement of the 19th century. The name was created by the combination of the Slavic words "jug" (south) and "slaveni" (Slavs). Yugoslavia was the result of the Corfu Declaration, as a joint project of the Slovene and Croatian intellectuals …

The Breakup of Yugoslavia, 1990–1992. Issued on October 18, 1990, National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) 15–90 presented a dire warning to the U.S. policy community: ... 1993 map of the former Yugoslavia. (Central Intelligence Agency) ... Serbia and Montenegro formed a new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as a successor state to old Yugoslavia ...

Yugoslavia was a country between 1918 and 1992 that united the South Slav nations of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Macedonia and included the now disputed country of Kosovo, which has an Albanian majority. Its dissolution led to the Yugoslav Wars, a series of intermittent conflicts from 1991 until 1999. ...

The world and Yugoslavia’s Wars. New York: Council on Foreign Relations. Woodward, S. L. (1995). Balkan tragedy: chaos and dissolution after the Cold War. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution. Zimmermann, W. (1996). Origins of a catastrophe: Yugoslavia and its destroyers — America’s last ambassador tells what happened and why. New York ...

The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Kraljevina Jugoslavija / Краљевина Југославија; Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 to 1929, it was officially called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Serbo-Croatian: Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca / Краљевина Срба ...

The Yalta Conference (codenamed Argonaut), also known as the Crimea Conference, held 4–11 February 1945, was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe. The three states were represented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister …

May 05, 2022 · Montenegro, country located in the west-central Balkans at the southern end of the Dinaric Alps. It is bounded by the Adriatic Sea and Croatia (southwest), Bosnia and Herzegovina (northwest), Serbia (northeast), Kosovo (east), and Albania (southeast). Montenegro’s administrative capital is Podgorica, though its cultural centre is the historical …