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Marshall Tito

Marshal
Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito uniform portrait.jpg
Tito in 1961
1st President of Yugoslavia
In office
14 January 1953 – 4 May 1980
Prime Minister Himself (1953–1963)
Petar Stambolić (1963–1967)
Mika Špiljak (1967–1969)
Mitja Ribičič (1969–1971)
Džemal Bijedić (1971–1977)
Veselin Đuranović (1977–1980)
Vice President Aleksandar Ranković (1963–1966)
Koča Popović (1966–1967)
Preceded by Ivan Ribar
(as President of the Presidency of the People's Assembly)
Succeeded by Lazar Koliševski
(as President of the Presidency)
19th 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
5 January 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
(modern Slovenia)
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), divorced
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
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 (/ˈtt/;Cyrillic: Тито, pronounced [tîto]), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and political leader, 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.


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