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Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro

Head of government of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 26, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
Source-derived summary

The prime minister of Serbia and Montenegro was the head of government of Serbia and Montenegro from its establishment in 1992 up until the state's dissolution in 2006. Between 1992–2003 the full name of the office was President of the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, while after the constitutional reforms of 2003 the title was Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro. The office was merged in 2003 with the head of state, providing for one person to hold both the office of President of Serbia and Montenegro and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro.

Editorial summary

“Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro” enters the record as head of government of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Prime, Minister and Serbia can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA strong contextual entry point for chronology, institutions and public events when official records are distinguished from later interpretation. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1992, 2006, 2003—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Prime, Minister and Serbia.
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Why this record matters

“Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Prime, Minister and Serbia provides the most credible route into that argument.

Evidence profile

The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 26, 2026. The first chronological checks are 1992, 2006 and 2003.

Critical limits

Later summaries often reconcile disputed chronology or motive more neatly than the contemporary record permits. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.