Death of Tito
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Communism, Communists, Dictatorships, Dictators, Tyrants
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History
- Geographical Location: Balkans, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, Macedonia, Yugoslavia, Slovenia, Croatia
- Date: May 4, 1980
Article abstract: The death of Tito leaves a power gap in his union of Serbs, Croats, and Muslims that ultimately results in Yugoslavia’s dissolution in war.
Summary of Event
When Tito died in 1980, he left behind a unified but precarious Yugoslav state. He had been the undisputed leader of Yugoslavia since the end of World War II. Although a committed Communist, he broke with Stalin in 1948, rejecting Stalin’s charges that he had been disloyal. Tito emphasized that his country could pursue an independent course and remain Communist. He later allied...
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