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Biography
Josip Broz (7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito, was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various roles from 1943 until his death in 1980. During World War II, he was the leader of the Partisans, often regarded as the most effective resistance movement in occupied Europe. He also served as the president of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 14 January 1953 until his death on 4 May 1980. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josip Broz Tito, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry · 1977
- Order of Karl Marx · 1977
- Order of the National Flag, 1st class · 1977
- Order of the October Revolution · 1977
- Grand Cross of the Order of Mono · 1976
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- Grand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword · 1975
- Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · 1974
- Knight of the Order of the Elephant · 1974
- Member 1st Class of the Order of the Umayyads · 1974
- Order of Karl Marx · 1974
- Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath · 1972
- Order of Lenin · 1972
- Jawaharlal Nehru Award — International Understanding · 1971
- Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold · 1970
- Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion · 1970
- Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau · 1970
- Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 1969
- Order of San Marino · 1967
- Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav · 1965
- Star of People's Friendship · 1965
- Collar of the Order of the White Lion · 1964
- Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta · 1964
- Honorary badge "For Merits — Warsaw" · 1964
- Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland · 1963
- Royal Order of the Seraphim · 1959
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour · 1956
- Public recognition of the City of Karlovac · 1955
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer · 1954
- Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour · 1950
- Order of 9 September 1944 with Swords, 1st class · 1947
- Order of People's Freedom, 1st class · 1947
- Collar of the Order of the White Lion · 1946
- Czechoslovak Medal of Merit 1st Class · 1946
- Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945 · 1946
- Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945 · 1946
- Military Order of the White Lion · 1946
- Order of the Slovak National Uprising · 1946
- Order of the Slovak National Uprising 1st Class · 1946
- Partisan Cross (Poland) · 1946
- Order of Freedom (Yugoslavia) · 1945
- Order of Victory · 1945
- Order of Suvorov, 1st class · 1944
- People's Hero of Yugoslavia · 1944
- Order of the People's Liberation · 1943
- Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- Grand Cross of the Order of Military Virtue
- Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Condor of the Andes
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania
- Grand Star of the Decoration — Services to the Republic of Austria
- Honorary doctor of the University of Zagreb
- Médaille militaire
- Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class
- Order of the Nile
- Order of the People's Hero
- Order of the Star of Romania
- Order of the Yugoslav Star
- Order of the Yugoslavian Great Star
- Order the Red Banner
- Nobel Peace Prize · 1963 · nominated
