emphasis in Montenegrin nationalism. In World War II, one of the earliest leaders of the Greens, Sekula Drljević, invited the Italian occupation of Montenegro and collaborated with the Independent State of Croatia in order to break away from Yugoslavia. Since Montenegro declared independence from Serbia in 2006, the Christmas Uprising has been memorialized on polar opposite ends of the Montenegrin historical consciousness. In 1941, a memorial on the burial site of unionist Whites was destroyed by the Italian occupation of Montenegro in Cetinje. As of 2017, a walkway was paved on the same burial site in Cetinje without any recognition to the Whites. On 7 January 2008, on the 90th anniversary of the uprising, Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Đukanović revealed a memorial statue for the Greens who were killed in the insurrection. References Sources External links 1918 in Montenegro 1919 in Montenegro Aftermath of World War I in Yugoslavia Battles involving Montenegro Battles involving Serbia 20th-century rebellions Conflicts in 1918 Conflicts in 1919 1919 in Yugoslavia Montenegro–Serbia relations Rebellions in Montenegro December 1918 events January 1919 events 20th-century military history of Montenegro