''Josip Broz'' was born in the [[Austria|Austro]]-Hungarian Empire, now [[Croatia]] (a former republic of Yugoslavia) and was the Commander of all Partisans and Communists during [[World War Two]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/597295/Josip-Broz-Tito|title='''"Josip Broz Tito."''' '''Encyclopædia Britannica'''. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011. Fri. 07 Jan. 2011. |date=[[2011]]|accessdate=2011-01-07}}</ref> He later became Yugoslavia's political leader (1945–1980) and was the main decision maker in military and political matters. He was ''President for Life'' of Yugoslavia and played a crucial, if not the main role, in historical events of that country. He was considered by many to be, one of the prominent Eastern European Balkan Dictators of the Cold War era. He also was a member of the infamous Soviet Police-NKVD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito|title='''Wikipedia''': Josip Broz Tito}}</ref> | ''Josip Broz'' was born in the [[Austria|Austro]]-Hungarian Empire, now [[Croatia]] (a former republic of Yugoslavia) and was the Commander of all Partisans and Communists during [[World War Two]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/597295/Josip-Broz-Tito|title='''"Josip Broz Tito."''' '''Encyclopædia Britannica'''. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011. Fri. 07 Jan. 2011. |date=[[2011]]|accessdate=2011-01-07}}</ref> He later became Yugoslavia's political leader (1945–1980) and was the main decision maker in military and political matters. He was ''President for Life'' of Yugoslavia and played a crucial, if not the main role, in historical events of that country. He was considered by many to be, one of the prominent Eastern European Balkan Dictators of the Cold War era. He also was a member of the infamous Soviet Police-NKVD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito|title='''Wikipedia''': Josip Broz Tito}}</ref> |