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| 1946, Jan. 31 |
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| A new constitution was adopted, closely resembling that of the Soviet Union. The new government was recognized by the Western powers, though its leanings, from the start, were decidedly pro-Soviet. | 1 |
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| March 10 |
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| General Drazha Mihailovich, wartime resistance leader, was captured, tried for collaboration with the enemy, and, despite Western protests, shot on July 17. | 2 |
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| Sept. 18 |
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| Archbishop Aloysiye Stepinac, Catholic leader of Croatia, was arrested on similar charges and sentenced to 16 years' hard labor. | 3 |
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