Yugoslav Communists

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: League of Communists of Yugoslavia politicians, Josip Broz Tito, Pre ihov Voranc, Metodi Shatorov, Vladimir Velebit, Veljko Kadijevi, Skender Kulenovi, Branko Mikuli, Svetozar Vukmanovi -Tempo, ikica Jovanovi panac, Petar Drap in, Ivan Go njak, Adil Zulfikarpa i, Bo ko Palkovljevi Pinki, Rade Kon ar, Marko Ore kovi, Branko Kosti, Ljubo upi, Branko Mamula, Stevan Dedijer, France Klop i, Hristijan Todorovski Karpo, Nada Dimi, Tito Petkovski, Mile Klop i, Peko Dap evi, Obrad Piljak, Kole Nedelkovski, Radovan Vlajkovi, uro akovi, Ratko Vujovi, arko Zrenjanin, uro Salaj, Mir e Acev, Anka Butorac, Milan Copic. Excerpt: Josip Broz Tito (born Josip Broz; Cyrillic script: 7 May 1892 - 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation. He gained international attention as the chief leader of the "non-aligned movement," working with Nehru of India and Nasser of Egypt. Josip was born as the seventh child of Franjo and Marija Broz in the village of Kumrovec within Austria-Hungary (modern-day Croatia). Drafted into the army, he distinguished himself, becoming the youngest Sergeant Major in the Austro-Hungarian Army. Josip was sent to a work camp in the Ural Mountains, after being seriously wounded and captured by the Russians. He participated in the October Revolution, and later joined a Red Guard unit in Omsk. Upon his return home, Josip found himself in a newly created Kingdom of Yugoslavia, where he joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. He was Secretary-General (later President) of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1939-80), and went on to lead the World War II Yugoslav guerrilla ...