The Yugoslavian Breakup: After Tito (Part 2)

15/05/2025 31 min Episodio 36
The Yugoslavian Breakup: After Tito (Part 2)

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Yugoslavia's carefully balanced political system began to unravel following Tito's death in 1980, revealing critical institutional weaknesses when facing economic crisis without a strong central authority. Without a supreme arbiter to break deadlocks, the collective presidency's representatives from eight regions struggled to reach consensus on addressing mounting economic problems, creating a governance vacuum that allowed nationalist sentiments to resurface.Have feedback? Send us a Text and Interact with us!Support the showTwitter: ⁠@HistoryHelix⁠BlueSky: @historyhelix.bsky.socialFacebook:⁠https://www.facebook.com/Doublehelixhistory⁠Instagram: ⁠History_Helix⁠Email: [email protected] Have feedback? Send us a Text and Interact with us! Support the show