Milo Djukanović
Milo Djukanović - President of Montenegro
Date of Birth: February 15, 1962
Milo Djukanović - President of Montenegro. Leader of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro. Prime Minister of Montenegro from 1991 to 1998, President of Montenegro from 1998 to 2002. From 2003 to 2006 (from February 29, 2008 to December 29, 2010) - Prime Minister of the Republic of Montenegro. He was re-elected Prime Minister on December 4, 2012, serving in this position until 2016.
Place of Birth. Education. Milo Djukanović was born on February 15, 1962, in Nikšić, Montenegro. His father, Radovan, was a judge, and his mother was a nurse. Besides Milo, the family also included an older sister Ana and a younger brother Aco. After completing school in Nikšić, Milo began studying at the University of Montenegro in Titograd in the Faculty of Economics, which he graduated from in 1986 with a degree in economics specializing in tourism.
Political Career. In 1979, while still in school, Milo Djukanović became a member of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia. His father was an influential member of this only legal party. In 1989, at the age of 26, Djukanović was elected to the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia. Soon, along with his associates Momir Bulatović and Svetozar Marović, he ousted the 'old structures' from power in Montenegro, starting the campaign of the so-called 'anti-bureaucratic revolution' with the direct support of Slobodan Milošević and the security forces.
Although their triumvirate did not formally hold key positions, they managed to fill important government positions with their people.
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In 1996, he became an opponent of Slobodan Milošević, distancing himself from the traditional allied ideology of Serbia and Montenegro in favor of the idea of independence. During his presidency in 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia transformed into the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, and during his fourth term as Prime Minister, Montenegro declared independence (2006), later confirmed in a referendum.
After serving three terms as Prime Minister from 1991 to 1998 (1991-1993, 1993-1996, 1996-1998), he was President of Montenegro (1998-2002) and again Prime Minister (2003-2006). He left office at the end of 2006, returning in February 2008. His bloc won the early parliamentary elections in 2009, obtaining 51.94% of the votes, securing Djukanović's sixth term. He submitted his resignation in December 2010, four days after Montenegro was granted official candidate status for EU membership.
On October 17, 2016, Milo Djukanović announced his party's victory (The Democratic Party of Socialists) in the parliamentary elections: it won 36 out of 81 seats. At a press conference after the elections, he confirmed the previously announced course toward Montenegro's accession to the EU and NATO.
Djukanović has also been the chairman of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro for many years (previously the wing of the Montenegrin Communist Party of Yugoslavia), which has had a majority in the country's parliament since the introduction of a multiparty system.
On October 26, 2016, a representative of the socialists announced Djukanović's upcoming resignation, without giving a reason. On November 28, 2016, he was succeeded as Prime Minister by Duško Marković.
Since May 20, 2018 - President of Montenegro.
Attempted coup in Montenegro. On November 10, 2016, Montenegro's Prime Minister Milo Djukanović accused the pro-Russian opposition of direct involvement in a conspiracy to violently change the government in the country and to assassinate him on election day. On October 16, 2016, on election day in Montenegro, Russian intelligence agents planned a conspiracy with the support and blessing of Moscow, aimed at attacking the Montenegrin parliament and assassinating the pro-West government leader in order to sabotage the country's plans for NATO membership.
On October 16, 2016, 20 Serbian citizens were arrested in Montenegro, whom Montenegrin authorities accused of preparing armed attacks on state institutions, police stations, and officials after voting in the parliamentary elections.
September 20, 2023.