 After World War II, the task of carving the monument was given to Sreten Stojanović who finished it in 1952 and garnered numerous praises.Serbian government decided to place it on Cvetni Trg, but the city government, supported by the public stalled the process as on this location, the monument to such an important person would be placed next to the public toilet.During this delay, Montenegrin government reacted and placed the monument in Titograd.