1980 ⟶ Death of Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito, communist leader of Yugoslavia since 1945, ...
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🛡️ Tito Heads Yugoslav Provisional Government
Josip Broz Tito is installed as the head of the provisional government of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia.⟶
YugoslaviaTitoCommunistBalkansPost-WarGovernmentEastern EuropeCold War
🚩 Rákosi Becomes Leader of Hungary
Mátyás Rákosi becomes General Secretary of the Hungarian Working People's Party and, therefore, the de facto leader of Communist Hungary.⟶
HungaryEastern EuropeCommunismPoliticsSoviet InfluenceCold WarLeadership
💔 Yugoslavia Expelled from COMINFORM
The Soviet Union expels Yugoslavia from the Communist Information Bureau (COMINFORM) for the latter's position on the Greek Civil War.⟶
YugoslaviaCOMINFORMSoviet UnionStalinTitoCold WarCommunismEastern EuropeGreek Civil War
💰 US Offers Aid to Communist Yugoslavia
President Harry Truman asks Congress for U.S. military and economic aid for the communist nation of Yugoslavia.⟶
YugoslaviaUS AidCold WarTitoEastern EuropeInternational RelationsGeopolitics
⚰️ Death of Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito, communist leader of Yugoslavia since 1945, dies at the age of 87 in Ljubljana.⟶
YugoslaviaTitocommunismCold WarEastern Europepolitical transitionleadershipWarsaw Pact
🇦🇱 Hoxha Dies; Alia Takes Power in Albania
Enver Hoxha dies. Ramiz Alia takes over as First Secretary of the Party of Labor of Albania, becoming the de facto leader of Albania.⟶
AlbaniaHoxhaAliaCommunismLeadershipCold WarEastern EuropePolitics