Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the end of World War II to the Yugoslav wars. It was a communist republic that comprised the area of the present-day states of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro and Slovenia.

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Yugoslav state - World War II - Yugoslav wars - Communist - Republic - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Croatia - Republic of Macedonia - Serbia and Montenegro - Slovenia

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The country was formed in 1945 from remains of the pre-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia under the name Democratic Federal Yugoslavia, in 1946 it changed its name to Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia and again in 1963 to Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

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Kingdom of Yugoslavia - 1946 - 1963

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Throughout the Cold War, Yugoslavia was an important member of the Non-Aligned Movement. The Economy of SFRY is known for the organization of that country, and its particular brand of workers' self-management system.

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Cold War - Non-Aligned Movement - Economy of SFRY - Workers' self-management

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