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Nešo Šćepović
Nešo Šćepović ( sr-cyrl, Нешо Шћеповић, ) was a Yugoslav and Montenegrin businessman and politician, serving as the Mayor of Podgorica between 1925 and 1940. Šćepović was one of the wealthiest citizens of Podgorica and was nicknamed "Pauper's Mother" (''sirotinjska majka'') by its residents because he provided his own food and money to the poor. His huge popularity among the people was manifested in the fact that the People's Radical Party, of which he was a member, always won the elections in Podgorica. He was the second president of the Commerce-industrial and handicraft chamber (predecessor of the Montenegrin Chamber of Economy). In 1929, upon the establishment of Zeta Banate, he led the delegation of citizens of Podgorica to King Alexander. The role of the delegation was to convince the king to grant Podgorica the status of the capital city of the newly formed Banate of Zeta. The king refused and the administrative seat became Cetinje, the old royal capi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podgorica
Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Historically, it was Podgorica's position at the confluence of the Ribnica (Morača), Ribnica and Morača River, Morača rivers and at the meeting-point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley that encouraged settlement. The surrounding landscape is predominantly mountainous terrain. After World War II, Podgorica was first designated as the capital of Montenegro in 1946. At that time, it was renamed Titograd in honor of Josip Broz Tito, the leader of Yugoslavia. It served as the capital of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until Montenegro's declaration of independence in 2006, after which it was reaffirmed as the capital of an independent Montenegro. The city's original name, Pod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Podgorica
Mayor of Podgorica () is the head of the City of Podgorica (capital of Montenegro). He acts on behalf of the City, and performs an executive function in the Podgorica Capital City Podgorica Capital City (Serbo-Croatian: Glavni grad Podgorica / Главни град Подгорица) is one of the territorial subdivisions of Montenegro. The seat of municipality is the city of Podgorica. Podgorica municipality covers 10.4 .... The current mayor since 29 December 2024 is Saša Mujović, member of the centrist Europe Now! movement, elected in the 2024 City Assembly election aftermath. List References Year of establishment missing {{Government-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubomir Krunić
Lubomir, Lyubomir, Lyubomyr, Lubomír, Ľubomír, or Ljubomir is a Slavic given name meaning lub (love) and mir (peace, world). Feminine forms are: Lubomira and Ljubica. Nicknames Lubor, Luboš, Luborek, Lubošek, Borek, Lubo, Ľubo, Ljubo, Ljuba, Ljuban, Ljubiša, Ljupko, Ljupče, Lubik Famous bearers * Ljubomir Fejsa - Serbian football player * Ljubomir Nenadović - Serbian writer * Ljubomir Stojanović - Serbian philologist * Ljubomir Jovanović - Serbian politician and historian * Ljubomir Kovačević - Serbian writer, historian, academic, and politician * Ljubomir Davidović - Serbian politician, prime minister of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. * Ljubomir Tadić - Serbian philosopher * Ljubomir Popović - Serbian painter * Ljubomir Travica - Serbian volleyball coach and former player * Ljubomir Davidović - Serbian/Yugoslav politician * Ljubomir "Ljupko" Petrović - former Yugoslav football player and current coach * Ljubomir Ljubojević - Yugoslav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitrije Begović
Dimitrije (Serbian Cyrillic: Димитрије) is a masculine given name. Dimitrije is a Serbian variant of a Greek name Demetrius. It may refer to: * Dimitrije, Serbian Patriarch (1846–1930) of the Serbian Orthodox Church * Dimitrije Avramović (1815–1855), Serbian painter * Dimitrije Banjac (born 1976), Serbian actor and comedian * Dimitrije Bašičević (1921–1987), Yugoslavian artist, curator and art critic * Dimitrije Bjelica (born 1935), Serbian (formerly Yugoslav) chess FIDE Master * Dimitrije Bogdanović (1930–1986), Serbian historian * Dimitrije Bratoglic (1765–1831), Serbian painter, merchant and sometime spy * Dimitrije Dimitri Davidovic (born 1944), Belgian former football player and manager * Dimitrije Davidović (1789–1838), secretary to Miloš Obrenović I, Prince of Serbia, Minister of Education of the Principality of Serbia, writer, journalist, publisher, historian, diplomatist, and founder of modern Serbian journalism and publishing * Dimitrije D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Radical Party
The People's Radical Party (, abbr. NRS) was a populist political party in Serbia and later Yugoslavia. Led by Nikola Pašić for most of its existence, its ideological profile has significantly changed throughout its history, shifting from socialism and radicalism towards conservatism in the early 20th century. History The founding of the party was related to the circle of Serbian youth followers of Svetozar Marković and Nikola Pašić in Zurich. The leaders of this group proposed a political program in which they called for: *change of the constitution *freedom of the press and open politics *judicial independence *reform of the education system *enhanced local self-government The first main assembly of the People's Radical Party was in July 1882 in Kragujevac. The Radical's program, inspired by French Radicalism, was adopted, and Nikola Pašić was elected as the president of the central committee. The Radical Party had its own daily newspaper (''Samouprava'', "Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pobjeda
Pobjeda ( cyrl, Пoбjeдa, , lit. "The Victory") ( MNSENIPO is a Montenegrin daily newspaper. Having been published for 75 years, it is the oldest Montenegrin newspaper still in circulation; in the media, it is also the oldest Montenegrin active publication. Until September 1997, it was the only daily newspaper printed in Montenegro. On 21 May 2010, the newspaper dropped the Cyrillic script in favour of the Latin script. History of ''Pobjeda'' The first issue of ''Pobjeda'' was published on 24 October 1944 in Nikšić as a part of the National liberation front of Montenegro (''Narodnooslobodilački front Crne Gore''). Three more issues came out before ''Pobjeda'' began to be published in Cetinje, which was ''Pobjedas home until 1954, when it moved to Podgorica. ''Pobjeda'' was a bi-weekly and weekly newspaper until 1 January 1975 when it switched to daily frequency. The change happened when the headquarters of ''Pobjeda'' moved from old location (Graphic institute building, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 adjacent parts of Central Serbia, Croatia, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was named after the Zeta River which also gave its name to the medieval state of Zeta that roughly corresponds to modern-day Montenegro. The capital of Banovina was Cetinje. Borders According to the 1931 Constitution of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, History In 1939, predominantly Catholic areas of the Zeta Banovina from the Konavle to Pelješac including Dubrovnik were merged with a new Banovina of Croatia. World War II In 1941, the World War II Axis Powers occupied the remaining area of the Zeta Banovina. A small area around the Gulf of Kotor was annexed by Fascist Italy while much of the rest was joined with Italian-occupied Montenegro and Albania. East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander I Of Yugoslavia
Alexander I Karađorđević (, ; – 9 October 1934), also known as Alexander the Unifier ( / ), was King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from 16 August 1921 to 3 October 1929 and King of Yugoslavia from 3 October 1929 until his assassination in 1934. His reign of 13 years is the longest of the three monarchs of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Born in Cetinje, Montenegro, Alexander was the second son of Peter and Zorka Karađorđević. The House of Karađorđević had been removed from power in Serbia 30 years prior, and Alexander spent his early life in exile with his father in Montenegro and then Switzerland. Afterwards he moved to Russia and enrolled in the imperial Page Corps. Following a coup d'état and the murder of King Alexander I Obrenović in 1903, his father became King of Serbia. In 1909, Alexander's elder brother, George, renounced his claim to the throne, making Alexander heir apparent. Alexander distinguished himself as a commander during the Balkan Wars, l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cetinje
Cetinje ( cnr-Cyrl, Цетиње, ) is a List of cities and towns in Montenegro, town in Montenegro. It is the former royal capital ( cnr-Latn-Cyrl, prijestonica, приjестоница, separator=" / ") of Montenegro and is the location of several national institutions, including the Blue Palace, official residence of the president of Montenegro. According to the 2023 census, the town had a population of 12,460 while the Old Royal Capital Cetinje, Cetinje Municipality had 14,465 residents. Cetinje is the centre of Cetinje Municipality. The city rests on a small karst plain surrounded by limestone mountains, including Lovćen, Mount Lovćen, the legendary mountain in Montenegrin historiography. Cetinje was founded in the 15th century and became a cradle of the culture of Montenegro. Its status as the honorary capital of Montenegro is due to its heritage as a long-serving former capital of Montenegro. Name In Montenegrin, Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian, it is known as ''Cetinje'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Montenegro
The Kingdom of Montenegro was a monarchy in southeastern Europe, present-day Montenegro, during the tumultuous period of time on the Balkan Peninsula leading up to and during World War I. Officially it was a constitutional monarchy, but absolutist in practice. On 28 November 1918, following the end of World War I, with the Montenegrin government still in exile, the Podgorica Assembly proclaimed unification with the Kingdom of Serbia, which itself was merged into the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes three days later, on 1 December 1918. This unification with Serbia lasted, through various successor states, for almost 88 years, ending in 2006. During this period, Montenegro remained largely rural and traditional. The constitution, adopted in 1905, provided a basic framework for governance and recognized some civil rights, such as freedom of religion and the press, but the political system remained heavily centered on the king. King Nikola maintained tight control over poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politika
( sr-Cyrl, Политика, lit=Politics) is a Serbian daily newspaper, published in Belgrade. Founded in 1904 by Vladislav F. Ribnikar, it is the oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in the Balkans. Publishing and ownership is published by Politika novine i magazini (PNM), a joint venture between Politika a.d. and East Media Group. The current director of PNM is Mira Glišić Simić. PNM also publishes: *''Sportski žurnal'' *''Politikin Zabavnik'' *''Svet kompjutera'' *''Ilustrovana Politika'' *''Bazar'' History Since its launch in January 1904, was published daily, except for several periods: *Due to World War I, there were no issues from 14 November 1914 to 21 December 1914, and again from 23 September 1915 to 1 December 1919. *Due to World War II, there were no issues from 6 April 1941 to 28 October 1944. *In protest against the government's intentions to turn into a state-owned enterprise, a single issue was not published in the summer of 1992. The launc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan (newspaper)
''Dan'' ( Serbian Cyrillic: Дан, ; ) is a daily newspaper published in Montenegro. It took its name from the old day '' Cetinje'' monthly newspaper that was published in the old Montenegrin state at the beginning of the 20th century. As of 2009 it held the second place after '' Vijesti'' with a share of an estimated 31,6% of the country's total readers. History and profile Dan newspaper The first issue of ''Dan'' appeared on 31 December 1999. Right from its start, ''Dan'' was one of the harshest critics of Milo Đukanović's regime in Montenegro. In May 2001, as Croatian magazine '' Nacional)'' began a series of articles and insider interviews on state-sponsored cigarette smuggling in Montenegro under Djukanovic's regime, Dan was the only media outlet in the country to bring the details of the 'Nacional affair' to the Montenegrin public. Assassination and violence On 27 May 2004 ''Dan'' founder and editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
