A delegation from the Capital of Cetinje led by Mayor Nikola Đurašković, Deputy Mayor Nikoleta Martinović and President of Cetinje UBNOR Stevan Radunović laid a wreath at the memorial to those killed in the Belvedere demonstrations.
"On this day in 1936, one of the biggest crimes in the history of our city took place in this place. At that time, six people from Rijeka and Crmnik Nahija laid down their lives under a military-gendarmerie platoon, and at least 20 were wounded. Their only sin was in that they wanted justice and better living conditions in the territory of today's Montenegro, which was then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia," Đurašković said.
He, as announced by the mayor's office, said that "such an attitude towards political dissidents, as well as difficult living conditions, the complete neglect of this region and Montenegro by the Belgrade regime created a huge revolt among the residents of Cetinje and its surroundings".
The announcement states that on June 26, 1936, on Belvedere near Cetinje, there was a conflict between the army and the gendarmerie on one side and demonstrators from the vicinity of the capital on the other.
"We will always return to the belvedere, keep it in our memories with respect, and show with our actions that the belvedere's sacrifices were not in vain," said Đurašković.
The announcement states that in addition to the delegation from the Capital, young women from Cetinje laid six roses in memory of the six martyred protesters.
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