 The last wave from Bosnia followed in 1908, when Austria-Hungary officially annexed Bosnia, thereby cutting off all direct ties of Bosnian Muslims to the Sublime Porte, their effective protector.Today, Bosniaks are a large minority in Montenegro, with over 50,000 Bosniaks living in Montenegro.Most Bosniaks of Montenegro were in favor of Montenegrin independence when the independence referendum was held in 2006.