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  Josip Broz Tito - Encyclopedia.com
Tito's Nuclear Legacy.(former Yugoslavian dictator Josip Broz Tito)
The fate of Jovanka Broz was a shame for this...
Jovanka Broz, the widow of late Josip Broz Tito, used to be under a kind of house...
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Tito-Jos.html   (1688 words)

  
 Inter Press Service News Agency
Josip Broz Tito was the communist ruler of former Yugoslavia, and leader of the anti-fascist partisan movement that liberated the country from German occupation in World War II.
"Partially, one can say that Jovanka Broz shared the fate of Tito's era that was pushed aside in the new independence propaganda among former Yugoslav nations in the late 80s and early 90s, and that is why she was forgotten" Jovanka Broz's lawyer Toma Fila told IPS.
Jovanka Broz hopes, her lawyer says, to have photographs, letters or some personal belongings to remember her glorious life by.
www.ipsnews.net /africa/sendnews.asp?idnews=32256   (784 words)

  
 Fwd: [KDN] NPost: The widow-prisoner Tito
Jovanka Broz, 75, was arrested under mysterious circumstances in the summer of 1977, three years before the death of her husband.
Broz, who served as Tito's nurse, bodyguard and chief policy advisor, was leading a struggle among Serb generals to take power from her ailing husband, a Croat, who died at 87 after serving 35 years as Yugoslav leader.
Broz, a rotund, raven-haired widow with a penchant for the tinted glasses worn by her late husband, is afraid to speak out about her incarceration or the events that led to the break with Tito and his inner circle.
lists.peacelink.it /yugoslavia/msg00464.html   (1725 words)

  
 Josip Broz Tito - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
From autumn 1913, Broz was conscripted and served in the Austro-Hungarian Army; in May 1914 he won a silver medal at a fencing competition of the Austro-Hungarian Army in Budapest.
She died of tuberculosis in 1946 and Tito insisted she be buried in the backyard of the Beli dvor, his Belgrade residence.
Not the one to be discouraged easily, Jovanka continued working at Beli dvor where she managed the staff of servants and eventually got another chance after Tito's strange relationship with Zinka failed.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Tito   (2520 words)

  
 pagina824 Jovanza broz
In 1952 Jovanka Budisoljevic became Jovanka Broz or to the non aligned countries which her husband commandeered she was “Mrs Tito”.
Notwithstanding the rumours of infidelity that were profuse Jovanka Broz brought stability and serenity to her husband and to Yugoslavia.
The ill treatment of Jovanka brought upon Yugoslavia a kind of witchcraft and ill omen that within a few years of Tito’s death a further ocean of blood would be spilt this time not to unify Yugoslavia but to divide and all because Tito’s last will and testament and legacy was not followed.
www.lospettro.it /pagina824.htm   (946 words)

  
 Josip Broz Tito - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tito was born Josip Broz in Kumrovec, northwestern Croatia, in an area called Zagorje, which was then part of Austro-Hungarian Empire.
His father Franjo Broz was a Croat, while his mother Marija (née Javeršek) was Slovenian.
His notable grandchildren include Aleksandra Broz, a prominent theatre director in Croatia, and Svetlana Broz, a cardiologist and writer in Serbia.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Tito   (1739 words)

  
 News Story | Serbianna.com
Jovanka Broz, Tito's 81-year-old widow whose ordeal began in 1977 when she fell out of the autocratic leader's favor and was forced out of the dictator's sumptuous Belgrade residence.
Broz continued to shun publicity and lived on a meager state pension as Communism collapsed and the Yugoslav federation broke apart.
His visit to Broz was the first in many years by a government official.
www.serbianna.com /news/2006/01096.html   (196 words)

  
 Josip Broz Tito: My Women
Jovanka has been stationed at the White palace since 1945 and is very pretty.
Jovanka is in shock and wants to get in contact with him but all the time they take care of making up new and new stories...
Jovanka is again put into house arrest and all her rights of a president's wife are revoked, all her valuable belongings including precious presidential gifts taken away from her.
www.titoville.com /women.html   (4571 words)

  
 Josip Broz Biography
Josip Broz Tito (May 7, 1892 - May 4, 1980) was the ruler of communist Yugoslavia between the end of World War II and his death in 1980.
Tito was born Josip Broz in Kumrovec, northwestern Croatia, in an area called Zagorje, which was then part of Austria-Hungary.
From autumn 1913, Broz served in the military; in May 1914 he won a silver medal for the second place at a fencing competition of the Austro-Hungarian Army in Budapest.
www.biographybase.com /biography/Broz_Josip.html   (1159 words)

  
 Jovanka Broz is not coming to Herceg Novi :: Visit-Montenegro News
The idea that Jovanka Broz should come on Herceg Novi flower fiesta has been existing for three or four years, and recently through her relatives in Belgrade we have sent her an invitation, because for a long time she has been only communicating with the outer world through intermediates.
Some of the organizers of that exhibition remember that Jovanka Broz with a lot of excitement and care has accepted the duty to open the exhibition, and in the following years she was the regular visitor of that manifestation.
They have planned to offer Jovanka Broz to be the guests of the Institute Igalo for a month.
www.visit-montenegro.com /article748.htm   (609 words)

  
 Josip Broz Tito   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Josip Broz Tito was born in Kumrovec, Croatia, a part of Austro-Hungarian Monarchy at the time, in an area called Zagorje.
In the autumn of 1913, Broz was conscripted into the Austro-Hungarian Army; in May 1914, he won a silver medal at an army fencing competition in Budapest.
Since Jovanka was the only female companion he married while in power, she also went down in history as Yugoslavia's first lady.
libraryoflibrary.com /E_n_c_p_d_Josip_Broz_Tito.html   (2976 words)

  
 globalinfo.org - Feb 22, SERBIA (#42213)
Parts of the roof of the state-owned house where Jovanka lived were missing, parts of it leaked, and the central heating had not worked for years.
Broz was said to be on good terms with Tito's two sons from two previous marriages.
Jovanka Broz hopes, her lawyer says, to have photographs, letters or some personal belongings to remember her life by.
www.globalinfo.org /eng/reader.asp?ArticleId=42213   (803 words)

  
 Jovanka Broz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jovanka Budisavljević Broz (Serbian Cyrillic: Јованка Будисављевић Броз) (born December 7th, 1924 in the Pećani village in Lika region, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, (today's Croatia) is the widow of Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito.
Jovanka Broz (née Budisavljević) is of Serbian ethnicity; she held the rank of major of the Yugoslav People's Army.
She inspired the surname (originally an alternative choice for the first name) of Tegan Jovanka, a long-running character on the British science-fiction TV show Doctor Who.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jovanka_Broz   (1682 words)

  
 Josip Broz Tito - Encyclopedia.com
Josip Broz] (born May 7, 1892, Kumrovec, near Zagreb, Croatia, Austria-Hungary—died May 4, 1980, Ljubljana, Yugos.) Yugoslav politician, premier (1945–53), and president (1953–80).
Born to a peasant family, he fought in the Austro-Hungarian army in World War I and was captured by the Russians in 1915.
that his widow, Jovanka Broz, 75, and his remaining family...
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1B1-380836.html   (1086 words)

  
 B92 - Komentari - Pošaljite vaš komentar - Internet, Radio i TV stanica; najnovije vesti iz Srbije
Vence i cveće, između ostalih, položili su unuk Josipa Broza, Joška, delegacije društva "Josip Broz Tito" iz Hrvatske, Makedonije, BiH, delegacija Društva za istinu o NoB-u, Savez Komunista Jugoslavije, Centar "Tito", kao i član Predsedništva BiH Željko Komšić.
Kamo lepe sreće da se Broz i ekipa nikad na tlu Srbije nisu ni pojavili.
Između redova se moglo shvatiti da Broz nije ni na drugom mjestu, ali to nije javno govorio.
www.b92.net /info/vas_komentar.php?nav_id=244909   (4437 words)

  
 osnovna
In the horoscope of Jovanka Broz, the Sun, which describes the men in her life, and, therefore, the husband as well, is also situated in the sign of Sagittarius (foreigners), describing a foreign husband.
This is because Jovanka is symbolised by the ruler of the 7th house - Uranus (rebellion, freedom, divorce) placed in the 4th house of Tito's birthchart, describing the circumstances towards the end of the life.
The Uranus (Jovanka) is opposite (clash) the Sun (Tito), Venus (marriage) and Jupiter, all of which describes their separation towards the end of his life.
www.astrologyinserbia.com /e/knjige/tumaci/tajna_tito.htm   (4228 words)

  
 Serbianna.com | News Story
Jovanka Broz, 82, has lived in Belgrade in a decrepit, government-owned house under a leaky roof and without heating since Tito's death in 1980.
Jovanka Broz fell out of favor soon after Tito's death, and was forced out of the dictator's luxurious Belgrade residence.
His successors put Broz under virtual house arrest and confiscated all her belongings.
www.serbianna.com /news/2006/02200.shtml   (211 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Europe | Tito's widow 'living in squalor'
The widow of former Yugoslav Communist leader Josip Broz Tito is living in "catastrophic" conditions, a minister in Serbia-Montenegro has said.
Jovanka Broz's shabby government-owned house in Belgrade has a leaking roof and no heating, Human Rights Minister Rasim Ljajic said after visiting it.
Mrs Broz has largely shunned publicity since Tito's once glorified role came under scrutiny with the collapse of communism and the break-up of Yugoslavia.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/4630978.stm   (131 words)

  
 Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito (May 7, 1892 - May 4, 1980) was a President for life of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between the end of World War II and his death in 1980.
From autumn 1913, Broz served in the military; in May 1914 he won a silver medal at a fencing competition of the Austro-Hungarian Army in Budapest.
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 Josip Broz Tito, Dictator of the Month, April 2006
Major Achievements: Famous ruler of Yugoslavia that held the country together and the Russians at bay for 35 years.
Not the one to be discouraged easily, Jovanka continued hanging around Beli dvor where she managed the staff of servants and eventually got another shot after Tito's strange relationship with Zinka failed.
Tito was most likely born on the May 7, but celebrated his birthday on May 25, after he became president of Yugoslavia, to mark the occasion of an unsuccessful attempt at his life by the Nazis in 1944.
www.dictatorofthemonth.com /Tito/Apr2006TitoEN.htm   (2222 words)

  
 Tito's Wife Is Left To A Life Of Squalor
The villa in the fashionable Dedinje district of Belgrade was last renovated in 1961 for Indian leader Indira Ghandi's use when she was invited to Belgrade by Tito.
Mrs Broz was placed under house arrest in the villa in 1977 after being dragged from the presidential home in her nightgown with a few possessions after Tito's aides suspected her of plotting a coup.
Her late husband's family are unrepentant about their lack of intervention in her plight, saying she has brought the suffering on herself and has refused all offers of help.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1586067/posts   (2429 words)

  
 RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
In one of her rare interviews, Jovanka Broz told "Blic" of 13 December that her basic human rights have been taken from her and that she "lives in despair and misery," AP reported.
She kept Jovanka under a form of house arrest that lasted until the fall of the Milosevic regime in October 2000.
The house is big, and I have no financial means for repairs." Jovanka added: "Some of my valuables were found under Milosevic's bedroom after his arrest" in June but were not returned to her.
www.rferl.org /newsline/2001/12/4-See/see-131201.asp   (2194 words)

  
 May 7, 1996 Vreme News Digest Agency No 239   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Zagreb daily "Vecernji List" published an article titled "The Return of the Widow of Communism" which asked whether Croatia would issue a passport and other documents to the widow of Josip Broz Tito, who "has that right because she was born in Croatia".
The article also claimed Jovanka Broz faced many difficulties over the past few years and added that it was no surprise that she wanted to "come back to her true homeland - Croatia."
Zvonimir Markovic, head of the Croatian bureau in Belgrade stated that Jovanka Broz never contacted his office in connection with passport nor was the bureau authorized to issue it.
www.scc.rutgers.edu /serbian_digest/239/t239-1.htm   (739 words)

  
 Tegan Jovanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An Australian airline stewardess and a native of Brisbane who was a companion of the Fourth and Fifth Doctors, she was a regular in the programme from 1981 to 1984.
According to producer John Nathan-Turner, when he was thinking of a name for the character, it was either going to be Tegan, after a friend's niece in Australia, or Jovanka, after Jovanka Broz, the widow of Yugoslavian President Josip Broz Tito, so he wrote both down on a piece of paper.
Script editor Christopher H. Bidmead mistakenly believed that Jovanka was the character's last name rather than an alternative, and so christened her "Tegan Jovanka".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tegan_Jovanka   (870 words)

  
 TIME.com: Marriage to a Major -- Sep. 29, 1952 -- Page 1
She is a svelte and bronzed brunette, Jovanka Budisavljevic, 28, a major in the Yugoslav army who had been assigned last year to Tito's secretariat.
Jovanka Broz." At the reception itself, Major Jovanka played the part of hostess with poise and charm.
One of the 400 guests present complimented her with the remark: "You are attracting more attention even than Mr.
www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,935746,00.html   (526 words)

  
 CER | Serbia: Milosevic rules from his prison cell?   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Yugoslav Science Minister Vuko Domazet told the daily Građanski list, from Novi Sad, that Yugoslavia had become "a polygon for experiments of US genetics scientists," because it has accepted an American donation of 50,000 tons of genetically modified soy, although science has not yet determined the effect of transgenic organisms on humans or animals.
Like every 4 May, his widow Jovanka Broz visited his grave at eight o'clock in the morning and laid a wreath.
Among delegations that visited the Flower House (Tito's tomb) was the "Josip Broz Tito Society" from Zagreb.
www.ce-review.org /01/16/serbianews16.html   (776 words)

  
 BALKANS: SERBIA TRIES TO SET THINGS RIGHT WITH TITO'S WIDOW - Inter Press Service English News Wire - HighBeam Research
Tito, his widow Jovanka, 81, finally has a roof over her head.
"The fate of Jovanka Broz was a shame for this country," Human
reporters after reconstruction at Broz's home began last week.
www.highbeam.com /doc/1P1-118847828.html?refid=ency_MALT   (168 words)

  
 Home > Nesconset, New York, NY, 11767, Nesconset Real Estate, Nesconset Yellow Pages, Nesconset Classifieds, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Josip Broz Tito (Cyrillic: Јосип Броз Тито, May 7, (originally May 25th on the official birth certificate) 1892 – May 4, 1980) was the leader of Yugoslavia between the end of World War II and his death in 1980.
After spending part of his childhood years with his maternal grandfather in Podsreda, he entered the primary school in Kumrovec
Because when Tito adopted the name, he was in no position to give any orders because he wasn\'t the leader of the communist party, he was just a member.
www.nesconsetnyus.com /profile/Josip_Broz_Tito   (3241 words)

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