The league was originally known as the
Communist Party of Montenegro (, KPCG). In 1952, the Communist Party of Montenegro was renamed the League of Communists of Montenegro in line with the party's name change on the Yugoslav federal level.
Dissolution During the early 1990s, the
collapse of communism and
growing ethnic tensions between the
Yugoslav republics led to the
federal party's breakup. On June 22, 1991, the League's Montenegrin branch formally dissolved and its direct successor became the newly created
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS). In essence, the new party continued right where the old one left off, as its entire membership stayed the same. The new party is widely accused of involvement in tobacco smuggling and organized crime. ==Party leaders==