No, Slovakia did quit Chechoslovakia then, but I don't remember if it was a decision by referendum or by the Slovakian local parlement. Fortunately and also thanks to Chechoslovakian president Vaclav Havel this became a peaceful separation. But as you say we'll know soon enough.
73, Wim Citeren Ron Notarius WN3VAW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > True, but if memory serves, that was decision by the entire political entity > to divide (or re-divide) into two political entities. This vote was a > decision by one portion of one entity to achieve independance from the > remainder of the entity. Not quite the same thing. > > Or to put it another way, there will be continuity with the government of the > current S&M entity and the future Serbia entity, therefore it is reasonable > to assume that since Serbia would retain it's status as the existing entity. > > And I well could be wrong! But we'll know soon enough, won't we? > > 73 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Mon May 22 14:34:07 CDT 2006 > To: Ron Notarius WN3VAW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: dx-chat@njdxa.org > Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] Poll: Montenegro quits Serbia > > In the past Chechoslovakia has been split up in Chech republic and Slovakia > resulting in one deleted entity and two new DXCC entities. > > 73 Wim > > > Citeren Ron Notarius WN3VAW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I would presume that for DXCC purposes, Serbia will be the surviving entity > > of the former Yugoslavia, and Montenegro would be a brand new one? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > > Of Jim Reisert AD1C > > Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 7:31 PM > > To: dx-news@njdxa.org; dx-chat@njdxa.org > > Subject: [DX-CHAT] Poll: Montenegro quits Serbia > > > > > > [discussions to dx-chat please!] > > > > Poll: Montenegro quits Serbia > > > > Crowds celebrate in capital as unofficial results show breakup > > > > Sunday, May 21, 2006; Posted: 6:49 p.m. EDT (22:49 GMT) > > > > PODGORICA, Serbia-Montenegro (CNN) -- Montenegro has decided to sever its > > union > > with Serbia, a move that would break up the last two pieces of the former > > Yugoslavia, according to unofficial poll results released Sunday. > > > > The unofficial results found that 55.3 percent of voters opted for the > > change, > > Journalist Bruce Konviser said. That's slightly more than the 55 percent > > approval that the European Union said was required for passage. > > > > "I'm sure that tonight a democratic Montenegro will be celebrated," Prime > > Minister Milo Djukanovic said. > > > > Although official results are not expected until Monday, people began > > celebrating inside government buildings Sunday night, and fireworks > > illuminated > > the center of the Montenegrin capital, Podgorica. > > > > At stake is whether Europe will see the formation of a new country. > > Montenegro > > would be a small, mountainous nation along the Adriatic Sea with a total > > population of about 650,000. > > > > Montenegro had been one of six republics within Yugoslavia before the > > country's > > violent unraveling in 1991. > > > > http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/05/21/montenegro.independence/ > > > > > > -- > > Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 > > USA +978-251-9933, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.us > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems > > http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > > > > To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org > > > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA > > http://njdxa.org > > > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems > > http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > > > > To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org > > > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA > > http://njdxa.org > > > > > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems > http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > > To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA > http://njdxa.org > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
