Republic of Serbia (1992–2006)
federal unit of Yugoslavia/Serbia & Montenegro between 1992 and 2006
The Republic of Serbia (Serbo-Croatian: Република Србија / Republika Srbija) was a constituent country of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1992 to 2003 and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 to 2006. With Montenegro's secession from the union with Serbia in June 2006,[2] both became independent countries in their own right for the first time in 88 years.[3]
Republic of Serbia Република Србија Republika Srbija | |||||||||||
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1992–2006 | |||||||||||
Anthem: "Хеј, Словени" (1992–2004)" Hej, Sloveni" "Hey, Slavs" Боже правде (2005–2006) Bože pravde (English: "God of Justice") | |||||||||||
Status | Constituent state of Serbia and Montenegro | ||||||||||
Capital | Belgrade | ||||||||||
Official languages | Serbo-Croatian[1] | ||||||||||
Government | 1992–2000: Dominant-party parliamentary republic 2000–2006: Parliamentary republic | ||||||||||
President | |||||||||||
• 1990–1997 | Slobodan Milošević | ||||||||||
• 1997–2002 | Milan Milutinović | ||||||||||
• 2004–2006 | Boris Tadić | ||||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||||
• 1992–1993 (first) | Radoman Božović | ||||||||||
• 2004–2006 (last) | Vojislav Koštunica | ||||||||||
Legislature | National Assembly | ||||||||||
Historical era | Yugoslav Wars | ||||||||||
• Constitution adopted | 28 September 1990 | ||||||||||
• Federal Republic of Yugoslavia founded | 27 April 1992 | ||||||||||
• Dissolution of the State union of Serbia and Montenegro | 5 June 2006 | ||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||
• Total | 88,361 km2 (34,116 sq mi) | ||||||||||
2006 | 88,361 km2 (34,116 sq mi) | ||||||||||
ISO 3166 code | RS | ||||||||||
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Today part of | Serbia Kosovo[a] | ||||||||||
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References
change- ↑ "Ustav Republike Srbije" [Constitution of the Republic of Serbia]. 1990. Archived from the original on 8 September 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
Član 8. U Republici Srbiji u službenoj je upotrebi srpskohrvatski jezik i ćiriličko pismo, a latiničko pismo je u službenoj upotrebi na način utvrđen zakonom. [...]
[In the Republic of Serbia, the Serbo-Croatian language and the Cyrillic alphabet are in official use, while the Latin alphabet is in official use in the manner established by law.] - ↑ Montenegro declares independence BBC News, 4 June 2006
- ↑ "Serbia ends union with Montenegro". The Irish Times.