Meaning & use

Tito

proper noun·Advanced

Josip Broz Tito, the leader who ruled Yugoslavia as president from the 1950s until his death in 1980.

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Tito led Yugoslavia through decades of independence from Soviet control after World War II.

Historians still debate Tito's legacy as both a unifier and an authoritarian ruler.

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Tito was Josip Broz's adopted nom de guerre, taken during his time leading Yugoslav resistance forces in World War II.

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