16. Yugoslavia and nonalignment
Individuals & institutions
Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav communists, Yugoslavia
Events & dates
Tito led socialist Yugoslavia after World War II and broke with Stalin in 1948. Yugoslavia helped found the Non-Aligned Movement in 1961.
Consequences & historical significance
A federal socialist system permitted more foreign-policy autonomy than Soviet satellites but restricted political dissent; violent fragmentation followed decades later.