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Montenegrins (people)

Montenegrins are closely related to the Serbs in history, language, religion and ethnic origin, although they enjoyed a distinct state from other Serbs during the Ottoman occupation of the Balkans. Since 1945, a Montenegrin ethnic identity, distinct from the Serbs, has been fostered by the Communist régime in Yugoslavia. However, support for such an idea has been dropping in the last 50 years, from 90% in 1948 to 62% in 1991 to 40% in 2003.

This trend has since been taken over by independence-minded Montenegrins, who are supported by a large number of Muslim and Catholic minorities, because their links to the Orthodox Serbs are weak.

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