18 Facts About FR Yugoslavia

Serbia and Montenegro was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia which bordered Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, Macedonia to the south, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Albania to the southwest.

In February 2003, FR Yugoslavia was transformed from a federal republic to a political union until Montenegro seceded from the union in June 2006, leading to the full independence of both Serbia and Montenegro.

Federal Republic of FR Yugoslavia ended in 2003 after the Federal Assembly of FR Yugoslavia voted to enact the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro, which established the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

The President of FR Yugoslavia acted alongside the Presidents of the republics of Serbia and Montenegro.

The Government of FR Yugoslavia supported Croatian and Bosnian Serbs in the wars from 1992 to 1995.

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FR Yugoslavia acted to support Serbian separatist movements in breakaway states, including the Republic of Serbian Krajina and the Republika Srpska, and sought to establish them as independent Serbian republics, with potential eventual reintegration with FR Yugoslvia.

However, the Government of FR Yugoslavia would treat these republics as separate entities, and gave unofficial, rather than active, aid by transferring control of units from the JNA to the secessionist movements.

The crippled state of the Yugoslav economy affected its ability to wage war, and after 1992, FR Yugoslavia had an extremely limited military role within the Yugoslav Wars, due to the JNA units being unable to operate without oil or munitions.

Many parts of FR Yugoslavia, including all of Montenegro, adopted the Deutsche Mark and Euro currencies instead of the Yugoslav dinar.

On 4 February 2003, the Federal Assembly of FR Yugoslavia created a loose state union or confederacy—the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, although FR Yugoslavia was still commonly used.

Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia, representing FR Yugoslavia was composed of two chambers: the Council of Citizens and the Council of Republics.

FR Yugoslavia was dominated by Milosevic and his allies, until the presidential election in 2000.

FR Yugoslavia then had himself elected Federal President, thus entrenching the power that he already de facto held.

FR Yugoslavia was president of the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro.

Armed Forces of FR Yugoslavia included ground forces with internal and border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces, and civil defense.

FR Yugoslavia was composed of four principal political units, consisting of two Republics, and two subordinate Autonomous Provinces, as following:.

FR Yugoslavia had more demographic variety than most other European countries.

At the first direct elimination stage, the quarterfinals, FR Yugoslavia scored 104 points to destroy France, thus setting up a semifinal clash with the tournament hosts Greece.