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Montenegro declares independence
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-06-04 10:25
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Montenegro's Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic (L), President Filip Vujanovic (C) and Parliament Speaker Ranko Krivokapic stand in front of the Parliament building after parliament deputies voted to proclaim independence in Podgorica June 3, 2006. The former Yugoslav republic of Montenegro declared independence on Saturday when its parliament adopted the May 21 national referendum decision to end a partnership with Serbia dating from 1918. [Reuters]