Key Dates:
1st C. BC		Present-day Montenegro inhabited by Illyrian people.
9 AD		Illyricum invaded and annexed by Roman Empire.
400-600 AD		Illyricum raided by semi-nomadic invaders - including Goths and Avars.
500-600 AD		Slavs from the Baltic region begin to settle in the Montenegro region.
600-700 AD		Serbs and Croats arrive in a second wave of migration.
c.650 AD		Slavs establish territory of Doclea (Duklja).
10th Century		Semi-independent dukedom of Duklja formed.
1077		Duklja recognised as independent state by the Pope. Also known as Zeta, after the local river.
1183-1186		Duke of Serbia conquers Duklja/Zeta and imposes Orthodox Christianity.
1296		The name Montenegro first mentioned in a charter - originally as part of Zeta.
1356		Kingdom of Zeta breaks away from Serbia. Approximates to present-day Montenegro.
1435		Montenegro begins to replace Zeta as the name of the Kingdom.
1516		Zeta now officially known as Montenegro.
1861-1862		War against Ottoman Empire.
2 July 1876		Montenegro declares war on Ottoman Empire.
13 July 1878		Treaty of Berlin secures territorial gains from Ottomans and recognises Montenegro as an independent sovereign state.
1910		Principality of Montenegro proclaimed a Kingdom.
8 October 1912		Montenegro declares war on Ottoman Empire, starting the First Balkan War.
3 December 1912		Turkey, Serbia, Montenegro, Greece & Bulgaria sign armistice.
November 1913		Treaty of Bucharest ends the Second Balkan War.
28 July 1914		The Austro-Hungarian Empire attacks Serbia, starting World War I.
6 August 1914		Montenegro declares war on Austro-Hungary.
January 1916		Austro-German forces invade and occupy Montenegro. King forced into exile in France
September 1918		Serbian forces liberate Montenegro from Austrian occupation.
October 1918		Austro-Hungarian Empire near collapse following major defeats in World War I.
29 October 1918		Proclamation of the State Of Slovenians, Croats And Serbs.
26 November 1918		Montenegro deposes its king, who opposed union, and votes to join the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
1 December 1918		Montenengro is incorporated into the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
7 January 1919		Start of national uprising against union with Serbia.
1926		Military campaign to suppress national uprising completed, with some 3000 Montenegrins killed and a similar number wounded.
3 October 1929		Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed Yugoslavia.
6 April 1941		Yugoslavia is invaded and occupied by the military forces of Germany and its allies.
29 November 1945		Federal Republic of Yugoslavia established, with Montenegro as one of the republics.
13 July 1946		Podgorica renamed Titograd after the wartime resistance leader General Tito.
1990		Multi-party political system introduced.
1991		Break up of old Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
2 April 1992		Titograd reverts to original name of Podgorica.
27 April 1992		Montenegro joins with Serbia in new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
6-30 April 1999		NATO aircraft attack military targets in Montenegro during Kosovo War.
November 1999		Montenegro adopts the Deutschmark as an official currency.
8 December 1999		Serbian troops occupy Podgorica Airport for one day during period of poor relations with Belgrade.
1 January 2002		Montenegro begins the switch to the Euro as it's official currency.
14 March 2002		Looser union of 'Serbia and Montenegro' agreed.
4 February 2003		Union of 'Serbia and Montenegro' formally approved.
11 May 2003		Pro-independence politician Filip Vujanovic wins presidential election.
21 May 2006		Montenegrins vote narrowly in favour of independence.
3 June 2006		Montenegro parliament declares independence from Serbia.