Formation September 1871 | Key people see list | |
Type secret revolutionary organisation Purpose Liberation and unification of Serb-inhabited territories of the Ottoman Empire. Location *Cetinje
Novi Sad
Belgrade | ||
Association for Serb Liberation and Unification (Serbian Cyrillic: Дружина за ослобођење и уједињење српско) or Society for Serb Liberation and Unification (Друштво за ослобођење и уједињење српско), commonly known as "the Association", was a Serb revolutionary organisation (national liberation movement) based in Cetinje, established in 1871, with the aim of liberating Serb-inhabited territories from the hands of the Ottoman Empire. The Association founded several boards (odbori): in Cetinje, in Novi Sad, and in Belgrade. At the same time, the Main Board for Serb Liberation (Главни одбор за српско ослобођење was established in Kragujevac with the same goals.
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The Association was founded by members of the "United Serbian Youth" (Уједињена омладина српска) and other patriots from all over the Yugoslav lands. This was secretly done after the baptism of Montenegrin Prince Nicholas' daughter.