Krsto Popović
Montenegrin military officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Krsto Popović (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Крсто Поповић; 13 September 1881 – 14 March 1947) was an officer of the Montenegrin Army who fought in the Balkan Wars and in the First World War.
This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (February 2013) |
Krsto Popović | |
---|---|
Nickname(s) | Krsto Zrnov |
Born | 13 September 1881 Lipa, Cetinje, Montenegro |
Died | 14 March 1947(1947-03-14) (aged 65) Grahovo, PR Montenegro, Yugoslavia |
Allegiance | Principality of Montenegro Kingdom of Montenegro Italian governorate of Montenegro |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1912–1947 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Unit | Greens Lovćen Brigade |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Obilić Medal |
Secretary of the National Assembly of Principality of Montenegro | |
In office 8 November 1906 – 29 September 1907 Serving with Milutin Tatar | |
Monarch | Nicholas I |
President of the Popular Assembly | Labud Gojnić |
Vice president of the Popular Assembly | Miroslav Nikolić |
Preceded by | Position created |
Succeeded by | Himself Filip M. Protić |
In office 29 September 1907 – 14 October 1908 Serving with Filip M. Protić | |
Monarch | Nicholas I |
President of the Popular Assembly | Labud Gojnić |
Vice president of the Popular Assembly | Miroslav Nikolić |
Preceded by | Himself Milutin Tatar |
Succeeded by | Sava Dragović Dušan Petrović |
Secretary of the National Assembly of Kingdom of Montenegro | |
In office 12 December 1915 – 4 January 1916 Serving with J. Popović | |
Monarch | Nicholas I |
President of the Popular Assembly | Milo Dožić |
Vice president of the Popular Assembly | Petar Plamenac |
Preceded by | Kosta Popović Mita Pavićević |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Leader of the Greens of Kingdom of Montenegro | |
In office 1 January 1919 – May 1945 | |
In office May 1945 – 14 March 1947 | |
Commander-in-chief of the army of the Greens of Kingdom of Montenegro | |
In office 1 January – 7 January 1919 | |
Leader of the Montenegrin Federalist Party | |
In office 1923–1945 | |
President | Sekula Drljević |
Dissatisfied with the Podgorica Assembly of 1918 which merged Serbia and Montenegro into what would become Yugoslavia, he became one of the leaders of the 1919 Christmas Uprising on the side of the Greens who supported the newly dethroned King Nikola of the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty and who favored a confederation of Yugoslavia that still gave Montenegro a form of independence in skirmishes against the Whites who favored King Alexander of the Karađorđević dynasty and complete annexation of Montenegro into Yugoslavia.
After the uprising failed, Popović emigrated to Italy, but returned in June 1919 to start guerrilla warfare. He eventually laid down arms after the death of King Nikola in 1921 and he was eventually pardoned by King Alexander after proclaiming allegiance to him. He lived out his remaining years in Yugoslavia relatively peacefully until the Second World War when he formed the Lovćen Brigade. For this, he was labelled a collaborator by the new Communist government and in 1947 he was killed in an ambush by agents of the OZNA.[citation needed]