Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia under Tito (1945–1980)

1. Federal People’s Republic proclaimed; monarchy abolished

   Nov 29, 1945Labels: Federal People's, Monarchy Abolition, Constituent Assembly

   • Archives Yugo
   • Britannica

2. AVNOJ declares a federal Yugoslav state plan

   Nov 29, 1943Labels: AVNOJ, Jajce

   • Archives Yugoslavia
   • Britannica AVNOJ

3. 1946 constitution promulgated for the FPRY

   Jan 31, 1946Labels: 1946 Constitution, FPRY, One-party Rule

   • Archives Yugo
   • 1946 Const

4. Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia proclaimed

   Nov 29, 1945Labels: Federal People, Communist Party

   • Britannica Yugoslavia
   • Britannica Tito

5. Cominform expels Yugoslav Communist Party

   Jun 28, 1948Labels: Cominform, Yugoslav Communist, Tito Stalin

   • Cominform
   • SFRY

6. 1946 Constitution establishes communist federal system

   Jan 31, 1946Labels: 1946 Constitution, Federal republic

   • 1946 Constitution
   • Britannica Yugoslavia

7. Workers’ self-management law passed

   Jun 26, 1950Labels: Workers' Self-Management, Federal Assembly, State Enterprises

   • Britannica
   • MIA law

8. Cominform expels Yugoslavia in Tito–Stalin split

   Jun 28, 1948Labels: Cominform, Tito Stalin

   • State Dept FRUS
   • Cominform

9. Brioni meeting lays groundwork for non-alignment

   Jul 19, 1956Labels: Brioni Meeting, Non-Aligned Principles, Tito Nasser

   • Brioni
   • Britannica

10. First Non-Aligned Movement summit hosted in Belgrade

    Sep 1, 1961Labels: Belgrade Summit, Non-Aligned Movement, Yugoslavia

    • NAM summit
    • Yugo NAM

11. Balkan Pact links Yugoslavia with Greece and Turkey

    Feb 28, 1953Labels: Balkan Pact, Greece

    • Balkan Pact
    • Britannica Yugoslavia

12. 1963 constitution renames state as SFR Yugoslavia

    Apr 7, 1963Labels: 1963 Constitution, SFR Yugoslavia, Self-management

    • Archives Yugo
    • 1963 Const

13. Belgrade Declaration normalizes USSR–Yugoslavia relations

    Jun 2, 1955Labels: Belgrade Declaration, Khrushchev

    • Belgrade Declaration
    • Britannica Tito

14. Brioni Plenum removes security chief Aleksandar Ranković

    Jul 1, 1966Labels: Brioni Plenum, Aleksandar Rankovi, Security Purge

    • Rankovi
    • SFRY

15. 1961 Belgrade hosts first Non-Aligned summit

    Sep 1, 1961Labels: Non-Aligned Movement, Belgrade summit

    • NAM 1961
    • Britannica NAM

16. Croatian language declaration published in Zagreb

    Mar 17, 1967Labels: Croatian Language, Zagreb, Matica hrvatska

    • Declaration
    • Croat Spring

17. Belgrade student demonstrations challenge inequality and bureaucracy

    Jun 2, 1968Labels: Belgrade Student, Students, Urban Unrest

    • 1968 protests
    • Museum Yugo

18. 1974 Constitution deepens decentralization of the federation

    Feb 21, 1974Labels: 1974 Constitution, Decentralization

    • Archives Yugoslavia
    • UK Nat Archives

19. Croatian Spring curtailed after Karađorđevo leadership meeting

    Dec 1, 1971Labels: Croatian Spring, Kara or, Matica hrvatska

    • Croat Spring
    • Britannica

20. Tito dies; collective presidency takes over

    May 4, 1980Labels: Josip Broz, Collective presidency

    • Washington Post
    • Britannica Tito

21. 1974 constitution takes effect, deepening federal decentralization

    Feb 21, 1974Labels: 1974 Constitution, Decentralization, Tito President

    • 1974 Const
    • Britannica

22. Tito-era model enters a new, unstable phase

    May 8, 1980Labels: Post-Tito period, 1974 decentralization

    • Britannica Yugoslavia
    • Tito Funeral

23. Law on Associated Labour codifies mature self-management system

    Jan 1, 1976Labels: Law on, Associated Labour, Enterprise Reform

    • Britannica
    • Berkeley Law

24. Death of Josip Broz Tito

    May 4, 1980Labels: Death of, Josip Broz, Leadership Transition

    • Britannica
    • SFRY