Statehood Day (Montenegro) Explained

Holiday Name:Statehood Day
Official Name:Дан државности
Dan državnosti
Significance:commemorate the day in 1878 on which the Berlin Congress recognized Montenegro as an independent state
Date:13 July
Duration:1 day
Frequency:annual
Scheduling:same day each year

Statehood Day (Montenegrin and Serbian: Дан државности/Dan državnosti) is a holiday that occurs every year on 13 July in Montenegro to commemorate the day in 1878 on which the Berlin Congress recognized the Principality of Montenegro as the twenty-seventh independent state in the world. The date is also celebrated to commemorate the 1941 uprising against Italian occupation.[1]

Statehood Day is not to be confused with Montenegro's Independence Day, which is held each year on 21 May in honor of the 2006 referendum that indicated that 55.5% of Montenegrins were in favor of becoming a sovereign nation.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. 1945-07-10 . Službeni list NRCG, broj 1/1945 . Službeni list NRCG . 1 . 1945 . 14 . sluzbenilist.me.
  2. http://www.sluzbenilist.me/SluzbeniListDetalji.aspx?tag={A9A7A910-5ADB-49CF-808B-793DB0692263} ZAKON O DRŽAVNIM I DRUGIM PRAZNICIMA