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| − | '''Josip Broz Tito''' (1892–1980) was the leader of [[Yugoslavia]], which existed from 1943 until 1991. | + | '''Josip Broz Tito''' (1892–1980) was a Croat and the leader of [[Yugoslavia]], which existed from 1943 until 1991. Tito spent much time in Russia and became a member of the [[Communist party]] there, returned to Yugoslavia during [[World War II]] and organized an anti-[[fascist]] resistance movement (the [[Yugoslav Partisans]]). <ref>David Martin, ''Ally Betrayed,'' Prentice-Hall, 1946, pps. 224-231,</ref> After World War II he defied [[Soviet]] influence and founded the Non-Aligned Movement. |
"Stop sending people to kill me," Tito once wrote to [[Joseph Stalin]]. "If you don't stop sending killers, I'll send one to Moscow, and I won't have to send a second." [[Stalin]] expelled the [[Yugoslav Communist Party]] on June 28, 1948. Tito was perhaps the only person who stood up to Stalin and survived. | "Stop sending people to kill me," Tito once wrote to [[Joseph Stalin]]. "If you don't stop sending killers, I'll send one to Moscow, and I won't have to send a second." [[Stalin]] expelled the [[Yugoslav Communist Party]] on June 28, 1948. Tito was perhaps the only person who stood up to Stalin and survived. | ||
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Revision as of 21:47, July 31, 2007
Josip Broz Tito (1892–1980) was a Croat and the leader of Yugoslavia, which existed from 1943 until 1991. Tito spent much time in Russia and became a member of the Communist party there, returned to Yugoslavia during World War II and organized an anti-fascist resistance movement (the Yugoslav Partisans). [1] After World War II he defied Soviet influence and founded the Non-Aligned Movement.
"Stop sending people to kill me," Tito once wrote to Joseph Stalin. "If you don't stop sending killers, I'll send one to Moscow, and I won't have to send a second." Stalin expelled the Yugoslav Communist Party on June 28, 1948. Tito was perhaps the only person who stood up to Stalin and survived.
References
- ↑ David Martin, Ally Betrayed, Prentice-Hall, 1946, pps. 224-231,