Bronze statue of former Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito, erected, apparently without planning permission to mark the 70th Anniversary (29th November 2013) of the Socialist Federative Yugoslavia. Tito was born to a Croat father and Slovene mother in the village of Kumrovec, Austo-Hungary (now in Croatia). Tito became the youngest Sergeant Major in the Austro-Hungarian Army and participated in the Russian Revolution and Civil War. Tito returned to the Balkans in 1918 and joined the communist party Yugoslavia. During World War II he led the Partisans (Yugoslav guerrilla movement). after the war he became Prime Minister and then President, later President for Life. Tito was the architect of the second Yugoslavia, a federation which lasted from November 1943 until April 1992. Skopje, North Macedonia. August 2019.
The words from the traditional Yugoslav song "Druze Tito Mi Ti Se Kenemo" (Comrade Tito, We Pledge Our Allegiance) on the wall of the former battery factory in the ex DutchBat Military Base. Srebrenecia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. July 2019.
Gravediggers fill the grave of Ibisevic (Junuz) Ahmo, one of the 8372 men and boys who were massacred in the Srebrenica genocide. Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina. July 2019.
'Who the Fuck is Tito' graffiti in Ljubljana. Tito was born to a Croat father and Slovene mother in the village of Kumrovec, Austo-Hungary (now in Croatia). Tito became the youngest Sergeant Major in the Austro-Hungarian Army and participated in the Russian Revolution and Civil War. Tito returned to the Balkans in 1918 and joined the communist party Yugoslavia. During World War II he led the Partisans (Yugoslav guerrilla movement). after the war he became Prime Minister and then President, later President for Life. Tito was the architect of the second Yugoslavia, a federation which lasted from November 1943 until April 1992. Ljubljana, Slovenia. August 2019.
Mausoleum of Josip Broz Tito, former communist revolutionary and President of Yugoslavia and his wife Jovanka Broz in Belgrade. Tito was born to a Croat father and Slovene mother in the village of Kumrovec, Austo-Hungary (now in Croatia). Tito became the youngest Sergeant Major in the Austro-Hungarian Army and participated in the Russian Revolution and Civil War. Tito returned to the Balkans in 1918 and joined the communist party Yugoslavia. During World War II he led the Partisans (Yugoslav guerrilla movement). after the war he became Prime Minister and then President, later President for Life. Tito was the architect of the second Yugoslavia, a federation which lasted from November 1943 until April 1992.
Belgrade, Serbia. August 2019.
'Kosovo Je Srpsko' (Kosovo is Serbia) graffiti. The Kosovo War was an armed conflict that started in late February 1998 and ended on 11th June 1999. It was fought between the forces of the federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) which controlled Kosovo before the war and the KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army), who were provided with air support from 24th March 1999 and ground support from the Albanian army. Podgorica, Montenegro. August 2019.