1948 ⟶ Yugoslavia Expelled from COMINFORM

The Soviet Union expels Yugoslavia from the Communist Inform...
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📢 COMINFORM Established

The Soviet Union forms the Communist Information Bureau (COMINFORM) with which it dictates the actions of leaders and communist parties across its spheres of influence.⟶
COMINFORM Established (1947)
USSRCominformEastern BlocIdeologySoviet UnionCold WarPropagandaPolitical Control

💔 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.⟶
Yugoslavia Expelled from COMINFORM (1948)
YugoslaviaCOMINFORMSoviet UnionStalinTitoCold WarCommunismEastern EuropeGreek Civil War

🇬🇷 Greek Civil War Ends

Nikos Zachariadis, leader of the Communist Party of Greece, declares an end to the armed uprising. The declaration brings to a close the Greek Civil War, and the first successful containment of communism.⟶
Greek Civil War Ends (1949)
Greek Civil WarGreeceCivil WarCommunismContainmentCold WarEurope

💰 US Offers Aid to Communist Yugoslavia

President Harry Truman asks Congress for U.S. military and economic aid for the communist nation of Yugoslavia.⟶
US Offers Aid to Communist Yugoslavia (1951)
YugoslaviaUS AidCold WarTitoEastern EuropeInternational RelationsGeopolitics

🤝 Balkan Pact Signed by Yugoslavia, Greece, and Turkey

Balkan Pact is signed by Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey. The pact's main objective is to deter Soviet expansionism.⟶
Balkan Pact Signed by Yugoslavia, Greece, and Turkey (1953)
Balkan PactYugoslaviaGreeceTurkeyCold WarAlliancesSoviet UnionEastern Europe

⚰️ Death of Josip Broz Tito

Josip Broz Tito, communist leader of Yugoslavia since 1945, dies at the age of 87 in Ljubljana.⟶
Death of Josip Broz Tito (1980)
YugoslaviaTitocommunismCold WarEastern Europepolitical transitionleadershipWarsaw Pact