What's New at the Montenegrin Association of America Web Site

• The home page was updated to reflect the results of the referendum on May 21, 2006.
• In July 2005, MAA awarded its sixth annual prize to the most outstanding student in a Cetinje high school. An article appeared in several newspapers. The winners by year are:
  • 2005 - Ana Ramusovic and Nikola Radunovic shared the prize. Ana will study French. Nikola will study diplomacy.
  • 2004 - Tatijana Koludjerovic and Mitar Popovic shared the prize. Tatijana will study architecture in Podgorica. Mitar will study medicine in Podgorica.
  • 2003 - Goran Popivoda studies mathematics in Podgorica.
  • 2002 - Milena Muhadinovic studies economics in Podgorica.
  • 2001 - Maja Dapcevic studies architecture in Bari, Italy.
  • 2000 - Milena Lekic studies in Belgrade.
  Thanks go to Miomir Djurisic (2005) and Rada Perisic (2000-2004), director of the high school, for their help with this.
• Princess Milena donated her portrait of Prince Milo to the King's Museum in Cetinje. As of July 2004, the portrait was on display in the library.
• MAA donated money to Krstas to support the Montenegrin Orthodox Church in Vojvodina.
• In celebration of its 10th anniversary, MAA awarded a prize to Rajko Cerovic for his exceptional work on behalf of the diaspora.
• In July 2003, a link was added to a web page showing the paintings of Montenegrin artist Tanja Vasilija Sekulic. A link was also added to a web page showing the mosaics of Montenegrin artist Ljubomir Sekulic.
• In 2002, a link was added to a web site showing the works of Montenegrin sculptor Mijo Mijuskovic.
• Princess Milena received a letter from Milo Djukanovic, President of the Republic of Montenegro, dated March 27, 2002 thanking her for her book. A member of MAA and a descendant of the Petrovic-Njegos family, Milena Petrovic-Njegos Thompson's book is entitled My Father The Prince. It is available for purchase through Xlibris. On March 16, 2002 an interview with Princess Milena appeared in a Southern California newspaper. An interview with Princess Milena appeared in the Montenegrin Monitor on April 19, 2001.
• Letter of Protest and Call for International Support
by members of the Montenegrin World Association.
• Open Letter to Mr Javier Solana from the Montenegrin Society, Doclean Academy of Sciences and Arts, Montenegrin P.E.N. Centre, and Montenegrin Association of Independent Writers received February 25, 2002
• Statement of members of the Montenegrin Expert Group on economic, social and monetary issues presented in Brussels February 4, 2002
• Preliminary announcement of a meeting of Montenegrin emigrants from North America under the title "THRU REFERENDUM TO SOVEREIGNTY", to be held in New York in March or April 2002.
• Foundation of "Montenegro Forum UK", posted on http://www.montenet.org/2001/forum1.html, was copied to this site on 28 November 2001 to be sure it remained available. We recommend that you visit www.montenet.org regularly for updates of this valuable program.
• You may now make a donation to the Montenegrin Orthodox Church via the web. Simply click on this box or the one on the page entitled Montenegrin Church and Religion in Montenegro.

  

• A member of MAA and a descendant of the Petrovic-Njegos family, Milena Petrovic-Njegos Thompson has published a book entitled My Father The Prince. It is available for purchase through Xlibris. An interview with Princess Milena appeared in the Montenegrin Monitor.

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