Biography Of Marshal Tito

Submission 1: Would you classify the rule of the ‘dictator’ you have researched as a true dictatorship or is it better regarded as a benevolent dictatorship?
Josip Broz, more commonly known as Marshal Tito, was the Prime Minister and later President of Yugoslavia following its conversion to communism during the post-World War II era. Ruling from 1944 until his death in 1980, Tito implemented many crucial reforms that furthered the development and prosperity of his nation during his rise to power, his policies once in power, and how he kept Yugoslavia united, whilst simultaneously consolidating his power through an authoritarian regime that removed political opponents. Although opinion remains divided, Marshal Tito’s dictatorship was mostly benevolent for overseeing the most peaceful and prosperous period experienced by the region, resulting in a stronger nation.
Tito’s rise to power documents the values he gained throughout his youth, which shaped him to be a fit ruler. Born on May 7, 1892 in Kumrovec in northern Croatia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as the seventh child of Slovene and Croat parents , Tito moved to Sisak, in central Croatia, where he worked as a machinist’s apprentice . Joining a union of metallurgy workers, Tito was introduced to the labour movement and became a member of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia and Slavonia . In the following years, his work took him to the German Empire, employed in a Benz car factory, and later to Austria, as a test driver for Daimler . However, his plans in the automotive industry were forced to be postponed after he was conscripted in the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1914 , becoming the youngest Sergeant Major and being recommended for the Silver Bravery Medal ,...

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... launched the Belgrade Offensive to liberate the city from German forces. The first post-war elections were set for 11 November 1945, with Tito’s Communist Party dominating the results with over 90% of the vote , with Tito proclaiming the Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia , and the new Yugoslav Constituent Assembly formally abolishing the monarchy. The election confirmed that the people of Yugoslavia supported Tito, as he was viewed as the liberator of Yugoslavia from the Germans . Tito, as their new leader, was already seen as their saviour and as a benevolent figure.
Paragraph 3: On Tito’s policies while in power (positive: economic liberalisation and non-alignment, negative: removal of political opponents and authoritarian rule)
Paragraph 4: How Tito suppressed Yugoslavian nationalism and kept six different countries united until his death
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