| 14 Jul 1944 |
the Montenegrin Anti-fascist Assembly of National Liberation (Crnogorska antifašistička skupština narodnog oslobođenja | Црногорска антифашистичка скупштина народног ослобођења) is proclaimed the supreme authority of Montenegro as a federal unit (federativna zajednica|федеративна заједница) of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia in accordance with a resolution approved by Montenegrin Anti-fascist Assembly of National Liberation on 14 Jul 1944 at Kolašin (Montenegro Official Gazette, No. 1, 10 Jul 1945, p. 1; Montenegrin Anti-Fascist Assembly Documents, pp. 27-28) |
| 14 Jul 1944 - 31 Jan 1946 |
Crna Gora (Црна Гора) | Montenegro [1] |
| 31 Jan 1946 |
the name of the state is defined in accordance with Art. 2 of the Constitution of Yugoslavia of 1946 (effective upon passing by the Constituent Assembly of Yugoslavia on 31 Jan 1946 as required by Art. 139 of the Constitution) (Yugoslavia Official Gazette–Serbian edition, No. 10, 1 Feb 1946, pp. 74-94) |
| 31 Jan 1946 - 7 Apr 1963 |
Narodna Republika Crna Gora (Народна Република Црна Гора) | People's Republic of Montenegro |
| 15 Feb 1946 |
the name of the state is approved in accordance with a law passed by the Presidency of the Montenegrin National Assembly (Narodna skupština | Народна скупштина) on 15 Feb 1946 (Montenegro Official Gazette, No. 5, 1 Mar 1946, p. 33) |
| 7 Apr 1963 |
the name of the state is changed in accordance with the Constitution of Yugoslavia of 1963 (effective upon passing by the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia on 7 Apr 1963 as required by Art. 259 of the Constitution and a Constitutional Law of 7 Apr 1963) (Yugoslavia Official Gazette–Serbian edition, No. 14, 10 Apr 1963, pp. 261-289) |
| 7 Apr 1963 - 2 Aug 1991 |
Socijalistička Republika Crna Gora (Социјалистичка Република Црна Гора) | Socialist Republic of Montenegro |
| 2 Aug 1991 |
the name of the state is changed in accordance with an amendment to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro promulgated by the National Assembly (Skupština|Cкупштина) of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro on 2 Aug 1991 (Montenegro Official Gazette, No. 33, 3 Aug 1991, pp. 561-564) |
