Jovanka Broz

First Lady of Yugoslavia (1924–2013)

  • Fame57.9
  • Momentum8.3
  • Wikipedia13.7K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1924–2013, aged 89
PoliticiansPolitician
  • Wikipedia
    28 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1924–2013
    Aged 89
  • Known for
    Flame of Persia
    1971
Summary
Updated 2026-06-12

Josip Broz Tito's wife who went from wartime Partisan to First Lady to three decades of near-total isolation — stripped of documents, pension, and contact with the outside world after their 1977 separation.

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Born in Lika in 1924, Jovanka Budisavljević joined the anti-fascist resistance in 1941 and fought through World War II, wounded twice and decorated with the Order of Bravery. In 1945 she became Tito's personal secretary; they married in 1952, making her First Lady of Yugoslavia. For two decades she moved through diplomatic receptions and state visits, until accusations of political meddling in the 1970s turned Tito's inner circle against her. They separated in 1977. After his death in 1980 she vanished into her Belgrade villa under what amounted to house arrest — no papers, no pension, no visi…

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Stable
57.9
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Momentum8.3
Historical22.2
Source confidence65.0
Completeness65.0
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  • Wikidata
    wikidata · wikidata.org
    High confidence
  • Wikipedia
    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
    High confidence
  • Pantheon 2.0
    database · pantheon.world
    High confidence