{"slug": "serbia-and-montenegro", "label": "Serbia and Montenegro", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37024", "qid": "Q37024", "description": "former political union in the Balkans (2003–2006)", "entries": 17, "years": 8, "span": [1992, 2006], "span_label": ["1992 CE", "2006 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 9}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["FR Yugoslavia", "Federal Republic of Yugoslavia"], "related": [{"slug": "slobodan-milosevic", "label": "Slobodan Milošević", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "nato", "label": "NATO", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "belgrade", "label": "Belgrade", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "european-union", "label": "European Union", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "world-war-ii", "label": "World War II", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "socialist-federal-republic-of-yugoslavia", "label": 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› June"}}, {"year": 1999, "year_label": "1999 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 19", "text": "August 19 – In Belgrade, tens of thousands of Yugoslavs rally to demand the resignation of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369767946#August", "title": "1999", "revid": 1369767946, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 2000, "year_label": "2000 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 5", "text": "October 5 – Mass demonstrations in Belgrade lead to resignation of Yugoslavia's president Slobodan Milošević.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371541477#October", "title": "2000", "revid": 1371541477, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 2000, "year_label": "2000 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 12", "text": "November 12 – The United States recognizes the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.", "cite": {"url": 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