A supporter of the late Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito holds his portrait in Belgrade on May 2,5 2026. Photo: EPA/ANDREJ CUKIC. Tito’s Admirers Pay Their Annual Tribute to Yugoslavia’s StrongmanMilica StojanovicBelgradeBIRNMay 25, 202617:13 Milica StojanovicBelgradeBIRNMay 25, 202617:13Supporters of late President Josip Broz Tito marked May 25, the date that was celebrated as his official birthday and as Youth Day in socialist Yugoslavia, by making the trip to his mausoleum in Belgrade.
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More than four decades after his death, people who still feel a sense of admiration for Yugoslavia’s powerful leader Josip Broz Tito came to pay tribute at his grave at the House of Flowers, part of the Museum of Yugoslavia, in Belgrade on Monday.
Youth Day celebrations, which used to be held on May 25 to coincide with the date used by the state as Tito’s official birthday, were major events in Socialist Yugoslavia before his death in 1980. Tito was actually born on May 7, 1892.
Although the annual commemorations continue, admiration for Tito in Serbia is far from universal. Belgrade Mayor Aleksandar Sapic has mooted the idea of removing famous communist memorials from public spaces in Belgrade, including Tito’s mausoleum from the House of Flowers, although he was overruled. Sapic has also suggested installing a monument to Tito’s rival, the leader of the World War II Chethik movement, Dragoljub ‘Draza’ Mihailovic. The commission for street names and monuments has declined the idea so far.
A supporter of the late Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito takes a selfie in front of his resting place in Belgrade, May 25 2026. Photo: EPA/ANDREJ CUKIC.
People view the statue of late Yugoslav President Tito. Photo: EPA/ANDREJ CUKIC.
Supporters of Tito pay their respects. Photo: EPA/ANDREJ CUKIC.
A man takes photos of busts depicting Tito in the Museum of Yugoslavia in Belgrade. Photo: EPA/ANDREJ CUKIC.
Supporters of Tito, draped in Socialist Yugoslavia flags, sign a guestbook on the day marking the 134th anniversary of his official birth. Photo: EPA/ANDREJ CUKIC.
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