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{{Short description|Montenegrin activists who advocated for annexation-style union with Serbia (1910s)}}

 

The '''Whites''' ({{lang-sr|Бјелаши|Bjelaši}}) was the name given to [[pan-Serbian]] and [[Yugoslavist]] activists in [[Montenegro]] during and after the declaration of the [[Podgorica Assembly]] in November 1918. The Podgorica Assembly allowed the Montenegrin people to vote on the fate of the [[Kingdom of Montenegro]]. The two options were for the Kingdom of Montenegro to join the [[Kingdom of Serbia]] through an [[annexation]]-based [[Real union|unification]] or through a [[confederation]]-based unification. The name of the Whites derived from the "White List", as opposed to the "Green List", from where the [[Greens (Montenegro)|Greens]] took their name from. The Assembly ended with overwhelming support for annexation-based unification. The movement was led by [[Marko Daković]], [[Andrija Radović]] and [[Ljubomir Vuksanović]].<ref>{{harv|Neubacher|2008|p=147}}: „Bjelaše” je vodio advokat Ljubomir Vuksanović, iz Andrijevice. To je bio čovek džinovskog rasta, snažan kao konj. Njegov uži zavičaj je slavno pleme Vasojevići.</ref> The two opposing sides clashed in the short-lived [[Christmas Uprising]] of 1919.