Timeline Wednesday 14 January 1953

Events on Wednesday 14 January 1953 1

• 1953 Tito Becomes President of Yugoslavia New constitution creates presidency Josip Broz Tito was formally elected President of Yugoslavia under a new constitution, having already led the country as Prime Minister since the end of World War II. He would hold the presidency until his death in 1980, steering Yugoslavia on an independent path outside the Soviet bloc. His rule shaped the country's distinct form of socialism.