Tito held Yugoslavia together for 35 years. Born to a Croat father and Slovene mother, he worked as a metalworker and fought in the First World War. During the Second World War he led the communist Partisans against the Nazi occupation. After the war he ruled Yugoslavia. In 1948 he broke with Stalin, a rare act of defiance in the Eastern bloc. He developed his own form of socialism and co-founded the Non-Aligned Movement. After his death, Yugoslavia broke apart in war.
Key Milestones
1941: Partisans – resistance
1945: Prime minister – Yugoslavia
1948: Split with Stalin
1953: President of Yugoslavia
Josip Broz (7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito, was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman who led Yugoslavia as prime minister from 1943 to 1963 and as president from 1953 until his death in 1980.
Josip Broz Tito's birthday is May 7. He was born on May 7, 1892 in Kumrovec, Austria–Hungary.
How old was Josip Broz Tito when he died?
Josip Broz Tito died on May 4, 1980, aged 87.
Who shares a birthday with Josip Broz Tito?
Famous people who share Josip Broz Tito's May 7 birthday include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johannes Brahms, Eva Perón, Władysław Reymont and Gary Cooper.
