Serbian–Montenegrin unionism

Serbian–Montenegrin unionism (Serbian: Српско-црногорски унионизам, romanized: Srpsko-crnogorski unionizam) is a socio-political movement which arose in the Balkans after the breakup of former Yugoslavia.

[1] The relationship between Serbs and ethnic Montenegrins is generally identified as being the most amicable of all the peoples of the former Yugoslavia.

In the 19th century, Montenegro and Serbia were officially recognized as independent states by the Ottoman Empire.

[4] When Yugoslavia was reformed after World War II, Montenegro became a republic alongside a Serbian entity reduced in size.

After 1996, Montenegro—led by rebel and former pro-unionist Milo Đukanović—reversed its direction and began taking measures to distance itself internally from Serbia and discontinue its role within the federation.

Flag of the former state of Serbia and Montenegro , also previously known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1992 to 2003.
2003 proposed flag for Serbia and Montenegro. It was designed as a mix of the colour shades of the red-navy blue-white tricolour flag of Serbia and the 1993–2004 red-light blue-white tricolour flag of Montenegro. The proposal was scrapped after 2004 when Montenegro adopted its current flag that no longer had the tricolour.
Former flag of Montenegro, used officially between 1994 and 2004.