Politician
Josip Broz, commonly known as Tito, was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who held various leadership positions from 1943 until his death in 1980. Born in Kumrovec in Austria-Hungary to a Croat father and a Slovene mother, he joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ) in the newly established Kingdom of Yugoslavia. During World War II, he led the Yugoslav Partisans, considered one of the most effective resistance movements in German-occupied Europe, ultimately taking power in Yugoslavia with Allied support. Tito was instrumental in the establishment of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) and served as its prime minister, president, and marshal of Yugoslavia. He defied Soviet hegemony in the Eastern Bloc, leading to Yugoslavia's expulsion from the Cominform in 1948. Tito implemented the idiosyncratic model of socialist self-management, favouring a decentralised federation to manage ethnic tensions. He maintained a cult of personality and was a unifying symbol, both domestically and internationally, and founded the Non-Aligned Movement. However, critics view his presidency as authoritarian, while others see him as a benevolent dictator. Tito's leadership maintained peaceful coexistence among the Yugoslav nations, earning him international acclaim and numerous foreign decorations.
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