Josip Broz-Tito:
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In
1963, the country was renamed the Socialist Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia,
by an iron-fisted ruler named Tito. Tito
was a WWII “national hero” and became president for life
of newly created Yugoslavia. He stifled opposition to his
policies and believed in unity.
Tito had many plans to industrialize Yugoslavia and
borrowed money to fund his projects. This created economic
issues that would contribute to rising nationalism and
cause serious conflict between ethnicities in the Balkans.
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"The answer is that paradoxical land of six republics,
five nationalities, four faiths, three languages and
two alphabets—Yugoslavia.
For 18 years, Marshal Josip Broz Tito has led
his Adriatic nation of
Source: Kosovo the splintering of Yugoslavia, Andryszewski
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“ Everywhere along the coast I saw evidence of a missing generation of men between the ages of 35 and 50. In WW II more than 1,700,000 Yugoslavs lost their lives.” - National Geographic 1962, Grosvenor |
Tito with the world leaders:
(source: flickr.com)
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"People all around the world liked and admired him, not just we Yugoslavs" - Ana Lebovic, former elementary school teacher |
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"The answer is that paradoxical land of six republics, five nationalities, four faiths, three languages and two alphabets—Yugoslavia. For 18 years, Marshal Josip Broz Tito has led his Adriatic nation of 20 million people down the path of a socialism of sorts. Today, as the rest of Eastern Europe begins to catch on, Yugoslavia remains the most autonomous, open, idiosyncratic and unCommunist Communist country anywhere on earth". - Time magazine, June 1966 |
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Content:
1918 - 1945
Josip Broz-Tito
1945-1990 |
Chronology of Tito's life:
Source: www.titoville.com
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7 May 1982
- Marija and Franjo Broz of Kumrovec, get their seventh child
Josip, who since WWII celebrates his birthday on May 25
January 1915
- 25th Patriot regiment is sent to Galizien on the Russian front
5 January 1939
- At the secretariat IK of the Comintern Tito is also formally
given the mandate to form the CK CPY in his homeland
19-23 October 1940
- In Bihac St. 20 the 5th State Conference of CPY is being held.
Tito is elected as Secretary General of CK CPY with its 22
members and 16 candidates
19 November 1944
- The Presidency of AVNOJ awards Tito the Order of National Hero
11 November 1945
- At the elections to the Constitutional Assembly he is elected
as a people's representative in several voting districts
7 March 1945
- Tito puts up a temporary government of the Democratic
Federative Republic of Yugoslavia.
27 - 31January 1946
- Visiting USSR
October 27 - November 2 1971
- Visits USA
4 May1980
- Josip Broz Tito died at 15.05
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