TheSocialist Republic of Montenegro (Serbo-Croatian:Socijalistička Republika Crna Gora /Социјалистичка Република Црна Гора), commonly referred to asSocialist Montenegro or simplyMontenegro, was one of the six republics forming theSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and thenation state of theMontenegrins. It is a predecessor of the modern-dayMontenegro.
On 7 July 1963, thePeople's Republic of Montenegro (Serbo-Croatian:Narodna Republika Crna Gora / Народна Република Црна Гора) was renamed the "Socialist Republic of Montenegro" (a change ratified both by the Federal Constitution and the newly created Montenegrin Constitution in 1963) withSerbo-Croatian as the official language. In 1991, as theLeague of Communists of Montenegro changed its name toDemocratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro after the first multi-party elections, the adjective "Socialist" was erased from the republic's title (ratified by the Constitutional Amendment LXXXIV of August 2 in 1991). Montenegro joined the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 27 April 1992 after a referendum was held on 1 March on the question of whether Montenegro should remain a part of Yugoslavia or pursue independence.[citation needed] The flag and emblem were changed in December 1993.