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| Zagreb has stripped the name of late Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito from a prominent square in the Croatian capital in a move that has split public opinion. | Zagreb has stripped the name of late Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito from a prominent square in the Croatian capital in a move that has split public opinion. |
| The vote in the city assembly to change the name of Marshal Tito Square was called on the initiative of the rightwing party, Independent for Croatia, which labelled the communist leader a dictator. | The vote in the city assembly to change the name of Marshal Tito Square was called on the initiative of the rightwing party, Independent for Croatia, which labelled the communist leader a dictator. |
| “No street or square in Croatia should bear Josip Broz Tito’s name,” said the party leader, Zlatko Hasanbegović, before the vote. | “No street or square in Croatia should bear Josip Broz Tito’s name,” said the party leader, Zlatko Hasanbegović, before the vote. |
| It will now be named the Republic of Croatia Square. | It will now be named the Republic of Croatia Square. |
| The decision, backed by 29 deputies in the 51-seat assembly, gave “small and belated satisfaction to all victims … of Yugoslav communist Titoist terror”, Hasanbegović said. | The decision, backed by 29 deputies in the 51-seat assembly, gave “small and belated satisfaction to all victims … of Yugoslav communist Titoist terror”, Hasanbegović said. |
| His party offered its support to beleaguered Zagreb mayor Milan Bandić on condition that the square’s name was changed. The populist mayor was re-elected for a sixth term in June but he struggled to form a majority in the new city assembly. | His party offered its support to beleaguered Zagreb mayor Milan Bandić on condition that the square’s name was changed. The populist mayor was re-elected for a sixth term in June but he struggled to form a majority in the new city assembly. |
| For several years, Bandić refused to change the square’s name and said the issue would be decided at a referendum. | For several years, Bandić refused to change the square’s name and said the issue would be decided at a referendum. |
| But, as he needed the support of Hasanbegović’s party, he eventually ceded to its demand. | But, as he needed the support of Hasanbegović’s party, he eventually ceded to its demand. |
| The issue has drawn thousand-strong crowds in support of the name change in the square in recent years, prompting counter-rallies by Tito supporters. | The issue has drawn thousand-strong crowds in support of the name change in the square in recent years, prompting counter-rallies by Tito supporters. |
| Born in 1892 to a Croatian father and Slovenian mother, Tito ruled the former Yugoslavia for 35 years until his death in 1980 and made it one of the most prosperous communist countries. | Born in 1892 to a Croatian father and Slovenian mother, Tito ruled the former Yugoslavia for 35 years until his death in 1980 and made it one of the most prosperous communist countries. |
| After his death, Yugoslavia collapsed in a series of bloody wars that claimed more than 100,000 lives. He remains a divisive figure in the former federation. | After his death, Yugoslavia collapsed in a series of bloody wars that claimed more than 100,000 lives. He remains a divisive figure in the former federation. |
| The post-1991 successor states to the former Yugoslavia are: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Kosovo; Macedonia; Montenegro; Serbia; and Slovenia. | The post-1991 successor states to the former Yugoslavia are: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Kosovo; Macedonia; Montenegro; Serbia; and Slovenia. |
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