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| 1949, June–July |
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| The Soviet Union's Eastern satellites broke off all economic relations with Yugoslavia. As a countermove, Tito concluded a series of economic agreements with the West, notably the United States. | 1 |
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| 1949, Sept. 27 |
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| As a final gesture, the Soviet Union denounced its treaty of friendship with Yugoslavia (See Sept. 27). Its satellites subsequently followed the Soviet example. | 2 |
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| 1950, March 25 |
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| General elections, in methods and results, differed little from those in other Communist-controlled countries and brought an overwhelming endorsement of the single list of People's Front candidates. Still, the rapprochement between Yugoslavia and the West spread from the economic to the political sphere, as Yugoslavia opposed Chinese intervention in the Korean War, resumed diplomatic relations with Greece, and improved its relations with Italy, which had been disturbed by conflicting claims over Trieste. In the ideological arena, Marshal Tito continued to adhere to his own brand of anti-Russian communism, known as Titoism. | 3 |
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| 1952, July 13 |
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| The United States announced its decision to equip the Yugoslav armed forces with tanks, heavy artillery, and jet aircraft. | 4 |
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| 1953, Jan. 14 |
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| Parliament, in joint session, formally appointed Marshal Tito as president of the Federal People's Republic. | 5 |
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| Jan. 20 |
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| Turkey's foreign minister arrived in Belgrade for talks regarding the formation of a formal Balkan defense alliance. | 6 |
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| March 31 |
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| After a five-day visit to Britain (March 16–21), President Tito announced that Prime Minister Winston Churchill had promised to protect Yugoslavia, and that he had pledged resistance to any aggression. | 7 |
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| June 14 |
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| President Tito disclosed that the USSR had requested a resumption of normal diplomatic relations, a “great victory” for Yugoslavia. | 8 |
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| Dec. 22 |
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| Agreement in principle was reached by Yugoslavia, Greece, and Turkey to arrange a defense alliance, providing that an attack by or through Bulgaria on any one of the three would be regarded as an attack on all. | 9 |
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