Editing Yugoslavia (section)

=== Socialist federation ===

The post-war state was organised as a federation of six republics. [[Josip Broz Tito]] served as prime minister and later president. The ruling Communist Party of Yugoslavia was renamed the League of Communists of Yugoslavia in 1952.

Yugoslavia broke with the Soviet Union in 1948 and followed an independent socialist policy. State ownership remained central to the economy, while worker self-management was introduced in enterprises. Yugoslavia later became a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement and maintained relations with both western and socialist countries.

The country was renamed the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 7 April 1963. Federal institutions included the presidency, the Federal Executive Council, and the Federal Assembly. The republics maintained their own governments, assemblies, courts, and administrative institutions.

Industrialisation and urban growth expanded after the war. New factories, power stations, roads, railways, housing districts, schools, and hospitals were constructed throughout the federation. Tourism developed along the Adriatic coast, while Belgrade, Zagreb, Sarajevo, Ljubljana, Skopje, Novi Sad, Split, and other cities became major industrial and administrative centres.<ref name="bosnia-history"/><ref name="slovenia-history"/>

The constitution adopted on 21 February 1974 transferred greater authority to the republics and autonomous provinces. It also created a collective federal presidency intended to operate after Tito's death. Tito died on 4 May 1980, after which the presidency rotated between representatives of the republics and provinces.