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Anukul Rishi, a resident of Sainik Farm, was trying to overtake a truck at Josip Broz Tito Marg in Panchsheel Enclave when the incident occurred around 5:15 am, said additional deputy commissioner of police (south east) Meghna Yadav. He also hit a...
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"Bulgarians by God, Macedonians by Tito," read the banners in English of the Kosovo fans during a handball game between the youth teams of Kosovo and Macedonia in Prishtina Friday, apparently referring to former communist Yugoslavia dictator Josip Broz...
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Salko Rizvic, dressed in historical clothing, holds a portrait of the late president of the former Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito as he poses for a picture during a gathering in Jajce November 26, 2011. Hundreds of anti-fascists and people from all the... View Photo »
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Orsini, who was later captured and executed. In 1900, Puccini's opera "Tosca" had its world premiere in Rome. In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and French General Charles de Gaulle opened a wartime...
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Such was life in the Balkans in the early twentieth century, where ethnicity and identity were fluid and fraught. Gligorov went on to become Mr. Macedonia in Josip Broz Tito’s Yugoslavia. During the crucial years of the Yugoslav breakup, especially...
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The Café Central became the drawing room for an odd collection of people who built much of the 20th century including minimalist/modernist architect Adolf Loos, Zionist Theodor Herzl, psychoanalyst Alfred Adler, Yugoslav nationalist Josip Broz Tito...
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A man sells calendars with images of the late president of the former Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito during a gathering in Jajce November 26, 2011. Hundreds of anti-fascists and people from all the countries of former Yugoslavia gathered in the Bosnian town... View Photo »
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By Wolf Blitzer , CNN (CNN) - I am beginning to suspect that Iraq could wind up following Yugoslavia’s example. As you know, there once was a country called Yugoslavia. It had several distinct provinces based on ethnic differences: Bosnia and Herzegovina
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A chronology of key events: 15th-18th centuries - Montenegro retains substantial measure of autonomy from Ottoman Empire. 1798 - Montenegro acknowledged as independent principality. 1878 - Montenegrin independence recognised under international treaties.
About Josip Broz Tito
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Josip Broz Tito (Cyrillic: Јосип Броз Тито, listen (help·info) May 7, 1892 (May 25 according to Yugoslavian officials) – May 4, 1980) was the leader of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1945 until his death in 1980. During World War II, Tito organized the anti-fascist resistance movement known as the Yugoslav Partisans. Later he... Full Article
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Salko Rizvic, dressed in historical clothing, holds a portrait of the late president of the former Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito as he poses for a picture during a gathering in Jajce November 26, 2011. Hundreds of anti-fascists and people from all the countries of former Yugoslavia...
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A man sells calendars with images of the late president of the former Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito during a gathering in Jajce November 26, 2011. Hundreds of anti-fascists and people from all the countries of former Yugoslavia gathered in the Bosnian town of Jajce to mark the 68th...
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Women wearing red shoes rest after a performance marking the late Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito's birth anniversary in front of his memorial complex in Belgrade on May 25, 2011. People from various parts of former Yugoslavia flocked to Tito's grave to mark his birthday. Marking Tito's...
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Admirers of the late Yugoslav communist president Josip Broz Tito walk inside his memorial complex in Belgrade on May 25, 2011. People from various parts of former Yugoslavia flocked to Tito's grave to mark his birthday. Marking Tito's birthday a baton with a birthday pledge from all...
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An admirer of the late Yugoslav communist president Josip Broz Tito carries a flag of the former communist state in front of his memorial complex in Belgrade on May 25, 2011. People from various parts of former Yugoslavia flocked to Tito's grave to mark his birthday. Marking Tito's...
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An admirer of the late Yugoslav communist president Josip Broz Tito displays a tattoo of him at a memorial in Belgrade on May 25, 2011. People from various parts of former Yugoslavia flocked to Tito's grave to mark his birthday. Marking Tito's birthday a baton with a birthday pledge...
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Bosnians Meho Mehic (R) and his wife, unveil on May 25, 2011 a bust of former Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito in the front yard of their house near Sarajevo to comemorate his 119th birthday. After Tito's death in 1980 the Yugoslav state he came to symbolize quickly crumbled. Historians...
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A man places flowers on May 25, 2011 at the foot of the statue of former Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito in Sarajevo to comemorate his 119th birthday. After Tito's death in 1980 the Yugoslav state he came to symbolize quickly crumbled. Historians link the continuing 'Yugo-nostalgia' to...
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People place carnations on May 25, 2011 around the statue of former Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito in Sarajevo to comemorate his 119th birthday. After Tito's death in 1980 the Yugoslav state he came to symbolize quickly crumbled. Historians link the continuing 'Yugo-nostalgia' to the...
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Several hundreds of residents gather in Sarajevo on May 25, 2011 around the statue of former Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito to lay flowers and comemorate his 119th birthday. After Tito's death in 1980 the Yugoslav state he came to symbolize quickly crumbled. Historians link the...
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Three girls from Slovenia wearing hats of former Yugoslavia's youth organization celebrates the 119th birth anniversary of former communist leader Josip Broz Tito in his native village of Kumrovac, some 50 km (31.1 miles) north of the capital Zagreb, May 28, 2011.
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A woman wearing a Slovenian partisan hat celebrates the 119th birth anniversary of former communist leader Josip Broz Tito in his native village of Kumrovac, some 50 km (31.1 miles) north of capital Zagreb May 28, 2011.
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People dressed like Yugoslav second world war partisans celebrate the 119th birth anniversary of former communist leader Josip Broz Tito in his native village of Kumrovac some 50 km (31.1 miles) north of capital Zagreb May 28, 2011.
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People celebrate 119th birth anniversary of former communist leader Josip Broz Tito in his native village of Kumrovac some 50 km (31.1 miles) north of capital Zagreb May 28, 2011.
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Women holding a flag of the former Yugoslavia celebrate 119th birth anniversary of former communist leader Josip Broz Tito in his native village of Kumrovac some 50 km (31.1 miles) north of capital Zagreb May 28, 2011.
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An elderly woman carries frame with picture of the former Yugoslav communist leader Josip Broz Tito during 119th anniversary of his birth in his native village of Kumrovac, some 50 km (31.07 miles) north of the capital Zagreb, May 28, 2011.
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Bosnian people sing and dance near the bust of ex-Yugoslav president, Josip Broz Tito in the front yard of the family house of Meho Mehic who unveiled the bust commemorating, Tito's 119th birthday in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Dozens of mostly elderly Sarajevo...
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Bosnian man holds a photo of Josip Broz Tito with caption " He was and still is my only President" near the bust of ex-Yugoslav president, Josip Broz Tito in front yard of the family house of Meho Mehic who unveiled the bust commemorating, Tito's 119th birthday in Sarajevo, Bosnia,...
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A women cleans dirt from her shoe as she holds red carnations after a performance marking the late Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito's birth anniversary in Belgrade May 25, 2011. Tito, who died aged 87 in 1980, became leader of the country in 1945 and president in 1953. His death in 1980...
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Women wearing red shoes rest after a performance marking the late Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito's birth anniversary in Belgrade May 25, 2011. Tito, who died aged 87 in 1980, became leader of the country in 1945 and president in 1953. His death in 1980 was soon followed by a decade of...
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Supporters of the late Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito lay flowers on his grave to mark his birth anniversary in Belgrade May 25, 2011. Tito, who died aged 87 in 1980, became leader of the country in 1945 and president in 1953. His death in 1980 was soon followed by a decade of ethnic...
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A supporter of the late Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito kisses a statue of him as he arrives to mark Tito's birth anniversary in Belgrade May 25, 2011. Tito, who died aged 87 in 1980, became leader of the country in 1945 and president in 1953. His death in 1980 was soon followed by a...
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Supporters of the late Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito carry an old Communist flag as they gather to mark his birthday in Belgrade May 25, 2011. Tito, who died aged 87 in 1980, became leader of the country in 1945 and president in 1953. His death in 1980 was soon followed by a decade of...
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A supporter of the late Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito holds a replica of the baton used during "Tito's Relay", an annual run during Tito's rule, as she arrives to mark his birthday in Belgrade May 25, 2011. Tito, who died aged 87 in 1980, became leader of the country in 1945 and...
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Salko Rizvic, dressed in historical clothing, holds a portrait of the late president of the former Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito as he poses for a picture during a gathering in Jajce November 26, 2011. Hundreds of anti-fascists and people from all the countries of former Yugoslavia...
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