Editing Christmas Uprising (section)

===Italian role===
As a result of the Podgorica Assembly, King Nicholas was exiled to the [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Kingdom of Italy]], from which the uprising enjoyed substantial support, due to the Italian claims and desired influence in the region. King Nicholas's Ministers asked for the Italian Expedition Corps in [[Albania]] to enter Montenegro, "in order for it to be liberated solely by Italian troops".<ref>Živojinović, Dragoljub: ''Pitanje Crne Gore i mirovna konferencija 1919 [The Issue of Montenegro and the 1919 Peace Conference]'', Belgrade 1992, p. 7. See Rastoder, Šerbo: Crna Gora u egzilu [Montenegro in Exile], Podgorica 2004.</ref> A committee organized by Italian ethnographer [[Antonio Baldacci (botanist)|Antonio Baldacci]] supported the Greens until at least 1921.<ref>{{cite book|author=Srđan Rudić, Antonello Biagini|title=Serbian-Italian Relations: History and Modern Times : Collection of Works|date=2015|page=146|publisher=The Institute of History, Belgrade / Sapienza University of Rome, Research center CEMAS |isbn=9788677431099|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_7RPDQAAQBAJ&q=Serbian-Italian+Relations+History}}</ref>

In late November 1918 during the Podgorica Assembly, Italian troops attempted to take control of the coastal areas of Montenegro under the guise of Entente troop movement, but got prevented from doing so.{{Citation needed|reason=|date=May 2018}}