Josip Broz 7 May 1892 4 May 1980 commonly known as Tito was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman serving in various roles from 1943 until his death in 1980 During World War II he was the leader of the Partisans often regarded as the most effective resistance movement in occupied Europe He also served as the president of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 14 January 1953 until his death on 4 May 1980 Description above from the Wikipedia article Josip Broz Tito licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia