'''Josip Broz Tito''' (born Josip Broz, 1892–1980) was an ethnic [[Croatia|Croat]] who led [[Yugoslavia]], from 1943 until his death. Tito was an independent Communist. Tito spent much time in the [[Soviet Union]] and became a member of the [[Comintern]]. He became general secretary of the Yugoslav Communist Party (CPY) in 1937 and returned to Yugoslavia during [[World War II]] and led the [[Yugoslav Partisans]]. After World War II he defied [[Stalin]] and founded the Non-Aligned Movement and received military and economic aid from the United States. Throughout his rule, he served as the prevailing force holding Yugoslavia together; almost immediately upon his death, it disintegrated into chaos and civil war. When creating autonomous republics, he even talked about bringing all of [[Albania]] under his rule.<ref>http://www.cotf.edu/earthinfo/balkans/kosovo/KVtopic4.html</ref> Communist theory denies the existence of race but the adherents flip flop to favor one group over another.
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'''Josip Broz Tito''' (born Josip Broz, 1892–1980) was an ethnic [[Croatia|Croat]] who led [[Yugoslavia]], from 1943 until his death. Tito was an independent Communist. Tito spent much time in the [[Soviet Union]] and became a member of the [[Comintern]]. He became general secretary of the Yugoslav Communist Party (CPY) in 1937 and returned to Yugoslavia during [[World War II]] and led the [[Yugoslav Partisans]]. After World War II he defied [[Stalin]] and founded the Non-Aligned Movement and received military and economic aid from the United States. Throughout his rule, he served as the prevailing force holding Yugoslavia together; almost immediately upon his death, it disintegrated into chaos and civil war. He favored Kosovo Albanian and even talked about bringing all of [[Albania]] under his rule.<ref>http://www.cotf.edu/earthinfo/balkans/kosovo/KVtopic4.html</ref> The purpose of autonomous republics is to prevent any ethnic group from having too much power; communist theory denies the existence of race but the adherents flip flop to favor one group over another.