Marshal Josip Broz Tito

Marshal Josip Broz – Tito
Tito in 1961
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	SKJ RCP (b)
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 Yugoslav Star Legion of Honour Order of the Bath Order of Lenin Order of Merit of Italy (short list below, full list in the article)
Ethnicity	Croat
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary  Russian SFSR  Yugoslavia
Service/branch	Austro-Hungarian Army Red Army Yugoslav People's Army
Years of service	1913–1915 1918–1920 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 (Cyrillic: Јосип Броз, pronounced [jǒsip brôːz]); 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (Cyrillic: Тито, pronounced [tîto]), was a Yugoslav communist 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.

Josip Broz was born to a Croat father and Slovene mother in the village of Kumrovec, Croatia. Drafted into military service, he distinguished himself, becoming the youngest sergeant major in the Austro-Hungarian Army of that time. After being seriously wounded and captured by the Imperial Russians during World War I, Josip was sent to a work camp in the Ural Mountains. He participated in the October Revolution, and later joined a Red Guard unit in Omsk. Upon his return home, Broz found himself in the newly established Kingdom of Yugoslavia, where he joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ).