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BBC ON THIS DAY | 27 | 1991: Tito's vision crumbles
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1991: Tito's vision crumbles
Yugoslav tanks rolled into Slovenia on 27 June 1991, just two days after the region had declared independence.

It was the first republic to break away from the Communist state created by Marshal Josip Tito in 1945, and which held together for 10 years after the dictator's death.

He had formed the federation in an attempt to keep a lid on nationalist aspirations in its six constituent republics, but Slovenia's declaration signalled the end of a united Yugoslavia.

The ethnic tensions erupted quickly into a series of bitter and bloody conflicts which lasted for almost five years.

Can you remember Slovenia's declaration? Were you prepared for the ferocity of the ensuing war?

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Marshal Tito
Marshal Tito created an independent Communist Yugoslavia in 1945


Yugoslav soldiers (background) and Serbian volunteers escorting a Croat civilian
Five years of bitter fighting followed Slovenia's declaration of independence
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