Ever since people settled in the area, there has been friction between nations in the Balkans. Since the secession of Montenegro, which formed a country together with Serbia from 1992 until 2006, from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the area of Sandzak lies partially on the territory of Serbia and partially on the territory of Montenegro and is considered to be an area of major friction through history. The area is mostly populated by muslims, who want more rights and independence, which causes many disputes between them and the political domination. The most relevant period for us is after the year 1991 when nations tried to establish their own states in the spirit of disintegration of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Bosniak inhabitants of Sandzak wanted either their own state or annexation to Bosnia and Herzegovina and in 1991 held a referendum about the issue, however, it was marked as invalid by the Serbian authorities. During and after the wars on the territory of the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995 the situation worsened for a short period of time which resulted in a few arrests and in 1992 and 1993 there were even two high-profile kidnappings that ended with the massacre of Bosniaks in the villages of Sjeverin and Štrpci. The Montenegrin part of Sandzak was much more peaceful compared to the Serbian part and there were no major desires for political change, the inhabitants also did not fell their rights being violated. However, in the Serbian part there is friction, which indicate that the situation could escalate. Politicians Sulejman Ugljanin and Rasim Ljajić have political influence on the events in Sandzak. To this day, the inhabitants of Sandzak do not have their own country and the interest in it has almost completely died out. The situation of Bosniaks, along with respecting their rights, has improved and they are also involved in the political life of both Serbia and Montenegro.
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