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Joseph Broz Tito

Marshal
Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito uniform portrait.jpg
1st President of Yugoslavia
In office
14 January 1953 – 4 May 1980
Prime Minister Himself (1953–63)
Petar Stambolić (1963–67)
Mika Špiljak (1967–69)
Mitja Ribičič (1969–71)
Džemal Bijedić (1971–77)
Veselin Đuranović (1977–80)
Vice President Aleksandar Ranković (1963–66)
Koča Popović (1966–67)
Preceded by Ivan Ribar
(as President of the Presidency of the People's Assembly)
Succeeded by Lazar Koliševski
(as President of the Presidency)
23rd Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
In office
2 November 1944 – 29 June 1963
President Ivan Ribar
Preceded by Ivan Šubašić
Succeeded by Petar Stambolić
1st Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement
In office
1 September 1961 – 5 October 1964
Preceded by Position created
Succeeded by Gamal Abdel Nasser
Minister of Defense of Yugoslavia
In office
7 March 1945 – 14 January 1953
Prime Minister Himself
Preceded by Ivan Šubašić
Succeeded by Ivan Gošnjak
(as Federal Secretary of National Defense)
4th President of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
In office
March 1939 – 4 May 1980
Preceded by Milan Gorkić
Succeeded by Branko Mikulić
Personal details
Born Josip Broz
(1892-05-07)7 May 1892
Kumrovec, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
(modern Croatia)
Died 4 May 1980(1980-05-04) (aged 87)
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Resting place House of Flowers, Belgrade, Serbia
44°47′12″N 20°27′06″E / 44.78667°N 20.45167°E / 44.78667; 20.45167
Political party Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (RCP(b))
League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ)
Spouse(s) Pelagija Broz (1920–1939), div.
Herta Haas (1940–1943)
Jovanka Broz (1952–1980)
Domestic partner Davorjanka Paunović
Children Zlatica Broz
Hinko Broz
Žarko Leon Broz
Aleksandar Broz
Occupation Machinist, revolutionary, resistance commander, statesman
Awards 98 international and 21 Yugoslav decorations, including
Order of the Yugoslavian Great Star Rib.png Order of the Yugoslav Star
Legion Honneur GC ribbon.svg Legion of Honour
Order of the Bath (ribbon).svg Order of the Bath
Order of Lenin ribbon bar.png Order of Lenin
Cordone di gran Croce di Gran Cordone OMRI BAR.svg Order of Merit of Italy
(short list below, full list in the article)
Ethnicity Croat, Slovenian
Signature
Military service
Allegiance  Austria-Hungary
 Yugoslavia
Service/branch Austro-Hungarian Army
Yugoslav People's Army
Years of service 1913–1915
1941–1980
Rank Marshal
Commands Partisans
Yugoslav People's Army (supreme commander)
Battles/wars First World War
Russian Civil War
Second World War

Josip Broz Tito (Cyrillic: Јосип Броз Тито, pronounced [jǒsip brôːz tîto]), born Josip Broz (7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman, serving in various roles from 1943 until his death in 1980. During World War II he was the leader of the Partisans, often regarded as the most effective resistance movement in occupied Europe. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, and concerns about the repression of political opponents have been raised, some historians consider him a benevolent dictator. He was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad. Viewed as a unifying symbol, his internal policies maintained the peaceful coexistence of the nations of the Yugoslav federation. He gained further international attention as the chief leader of the Non-Aligned Movement, working with Jawaharlal Nehru of India, Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt and Sukarno of Indonesia.

He was General Secretary (later Chairman of the Presidium) of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1939–80), and went on to lead the World War II Yugoslav guerrilla movement, the Partisans (1941–45). After the war, he was the Prime Minister (1944–63), President (later President for Life) (1953–80) of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). From 1943 to his death in 1980, he held the rank of Marshal of Yugoslavia, serving as the supreme commander of the Yugoslav military, the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). With a highly favourable reputation abroad in both Cold War blocs, Josip Broz Tito received some 98 foreign decorations, including the Legion of Honour and the Order of the Bath.


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