After the founding of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro have been in the same boat through thick and thin, especially after the NATO bombing in 1999. Is it true that a friend in need is a friend indeed? Good brothers? . However, in 2006, Montenegro chose to part ways with its eldest brother Serbia. So why did Montenegro abandon Serbia? Really? Third party? Get involved? What the hell is going on? Today, let's find out through historical clues!
On this issue, let's first look at the reasons why Serbia and Montenegro chose to merge. The former Yugoslavia, under the leadership of the strongman Tito, punched people twice, fearing neither NATO nor the Soviet Union. Even Tito was angry with Stalin. Yugoslavia was once arrogant and had a high political status in the world. However, Yugoslavia also has a fatal problem, that is, it is composed of six autonomous republics: Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia and Montenegro. Its ethnic composition is complex and ethnic relations are tense. In Tito's time, the six countries could still merge, but after Tito's death, the six countries began to look at each other. After the drastic changes in Eastern Europe and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, 199 1 year, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia declared their independence one after another.
At that time, Montenegro and Serbia chose to be together, not because of true friendship, but because of interests. At that time, the separated Serbia was sandwiched between several countries and became a landlocked country with no seaport, so it was impossible to go swimming in Germany. Serbia felt so wronged that the baby was unhappy and had to find a seaport. Therefore, Serbia has targeted Montenegro. This is because Montenegro is located in the southwest of Balkan Peninsula, on the east bank of Adriatic Sea, with a total coastline of 293 kilometers, and has a seaport that Serbia urgently needs.
At the same time, the area of Montenegro at that time was only 1.38 million square kilometers and the population was about 630,000. It's a weak chicken the size of a palm, and it needs the protection of a big brother. Serbia is the most powerful neighbor, and it used to be a family. Therefore, Serbia has become the primary target of Montenegro. It is precisely because of the interests of both sides that the two sides hit it off and jointly established the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992.
Historically, the Balkan region has been a powder keg, and wars have continued. Not long after the founding of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina broke out, and Montenegro was also interested in fighting side by side with its eldest brother Serbia. No sooner had the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina ended than the war in Kosovo broke out again. This time, NATO directly sent planes to bomb Yugoslavia for 78 consecutive days, resulting in 1800 deaths, 6,000 injuries, a large number of infrastructure destroyed, and the total economic loss reached 200 billion US dollars. The economy of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia collapsed. At first, the per capita income of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was still $3,000, but only $900 after the war. The people were struggling.
Originally, Montenegro chose to unite Serbia to find a big brother to protect it. Who knows that instead of being protected by big brother, it ate the melon and fell with it, and also provoked the giant Yankee. If one day the Americans are unhappy and send troops directly, he will not end up with Serbia. Economically, it is no more shocking than not knowing that Croatia and Slovenia, which took refuge in NATO after separation, have a per capita income of tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, under the huge psychological gap, Montenegro came up with the idea of setting up another mountain. Of course, there are bound to be threats and inducements from the west, all kinds of fuels. This is a consistent method in the west, and it still works time and again!
Because Montenegro itself is too weak, and there are more than 30% Serbs in the country, it is a bit difficult to build another mountain. Therefore, Montenegro chose to change its name as the first step. In 2003, the Yugoslav parliament passed the Charter of Serbia and Montenegro, which was renamed? Serbia and Montenegro? , with body form a rambling country * * *. Subsequently, in 2006, Montenegro held a referendum on independence, in favor of the independents to win with a slight advantage. Serbia and Montenegro disintegrated, Montenegro became independent, Serbia lost its seaport and became a landlocked country.
Then, after independence, Montenegro couldn't wait to embrace the West. 20 10, 12, 17, the EU decided to grant Montenegro the status of EU candidate. 20 17 On June 5th, Montenegro officially became the 29th member of NATO. In short, we should follow the eternal law of world existence: there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. What do you think, gentlemen?