2006 Montenegrin independence referendum
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The 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum was a pivotal vote in which Montenegro narrowly chose to dissolve its state union with Serbia and re-establish itself as a sovereign nation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum canonical | 1 |
| Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006 | 1 |
| Montenegro re‑established itself as a sovereign state | 1 |
| independent Montenegro | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T909713 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum Context triple: [Montenegro, independenceEvent, 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum]
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A.
Statehood Day of Serbia
Statehood Day of Serbia is the country’s main national holiday commemorating the 1804 uprising against Ottoman rule and the 1835 adoption of its first modern constitution.
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B.
Kumanovo Agreement
The Kumanovo Agreement is the 1999 accord that ended the Kosovo War by mandating the withdrawal of Yugoslav forces from Kosovo and enabling the deployment of NATO-led peacekeepers.
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C.
Kosovo
Kosovo is a partially recognized Balkan state that declared independence from Serbia in 2008 and has a majority ethnic Albanian population.
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D.
Macedonian Struggle
The Macedonian Struggle was a series of armed conflicts and political efforts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries over control and national identity in the Ottoman-ruled region of Macedonia, primarily involving Greek, Bulgarian, and Serbian interests.
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E.
State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
The State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs was a short-lived South Slavic state established in 1918 from former Austro-Hungarian territories, which soon united with the Kingdom of Serbia to form the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum Target entity description: The 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum was a pivotal vote in which Montenegro narrowly chose to dissolve its state union with Serbia and re-establish itself as a sovereign nation.
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A.
Statehood Day of Serbia
Statehood Day of Serbia is the country’s main national holiday commemorating the 1804 uprising against Ottoman rule and the 1835 adoption of its first modern constitution.
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B.
Kumanovo Agreement
The Kumanovo Agreement is the 1999 accord that ended the Kosovo War by mandating the withdrawal of Yugoslav forces from Kosovo and enabling the deployment of NATO-led peacekeepers.
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C.
Kosovo
Kosovo is a partially recognized Balkan state that declared independence from Serbia in 2008 and has a majority ethnic Albanian population.
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D.
Macedonian Struggle
The Macedonian Struggle was a series of armed conflicts and political efforts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries over control and national identity in the Ottoman-ruled region of Macedonia, primarily involving Greek, Bulgarian, and Serbian interests.
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E.
State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
The State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs was a short-lived South Slavic state established in 1918 from former Austro-Hungarian territories, which soon united with the Kingdom of Serbia to form the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
independence referendum
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referendum ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Parliament of Montenegro ⓘ |
| assessmentByObservers | generally free and fair ⓘ |
| country | Montenegro ⓘ |
| date | 21 May 2006 ⓘ |
| electorateSize | approximately 484,000 registered voters ⓘ |
| followedBy | proclamation of independence of Montenegro on 3 June 2006 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked the restoration of Montenegrin statehood after the existence within Yugoslav and post‑Yugoslav unions ⓘ |
| keyEUEnvoy | Miroslav Lajčák ⓘ |
| languageOfBallot |
Albanian
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Bosnian ⓘ Croatian ⓘ Montenegrin ⓘ Serbian language ⓘ
surface form:
Serbian
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| legalBasis | Constitutional Charter of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro ⓘ |
| location | Montenegro ⓘ |
| mainProIndependenceLeader | Milo Đukanović ⓘ |
| mainProUnionLeader | Predrag Bulatović ⓘ |
| mediatedBy | European Union ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Council of Europe
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ⓘ
surface form:
Organization for Security and Co‑operation in Europe
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| noVotePercentage | approximately 44.5% ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Republic Referendum Commission of Montenegro ⓘ |
| partOf | dissolution of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro ⓘ |
| precedes |
Montenegro’s admission to the United Nations in 2006
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international recognition of Montenegro in 2006 ⓘ |
| proIndependenceBloc |
Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
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Social Democratic Party of Montenegro ⓘ |
| proUnionBloc |
People’s Party of Montenegro
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Socialist People’s Party of Montenegro ⓘ
surface form:
Serbian People’s Party of Montenegro
Socialist People’s Party of Montenegro ⓘ |
| question | Whether Montenegro should become an independent state with full international and legal subjectivity ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
European Union member states in 2006
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Republic of Serbia in 2006 ⓘ United States in 2006 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Serbia and Montenegro
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breakup of Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| requiredThresholdForIndependence | 55% of valid votes ⓘ |
| result |
Montenegro chose to dissolve the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
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2006 Montenegrin independence referendum self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Montenegro re‑established itself as a sovereign state
majority voted for independence of Montenegro ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | European Union ⓘ |
| turnout | approximately 86.5% ⓘ |
| votingSystem | single‑question popular referendum ⓘ |
| year | 2006 ⓘ |
| yesVotePercentage | approximately 55.5% ⓘ |
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Subject: 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum Description of subject: The 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum was a pivotal vote in which Montenegro narrowly chose to dissolve its state union with Serbia and re-establish itself as a sovereign nation.
Referenced by (4)
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2006 Montenegrin independence referendum
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result
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2006 Montenegrin independence referendum
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Montenegro re‑established itself as a sovereign state
this entity surface form:
Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006
this entity surface form:
independent Montenegro