Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

The **Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)**  was the Yugoslav country that existed from 1945 to 1992. It was a socialist state. It was also a federation made up of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.

Josip Broz Tito ruled Yugoslavia until 1980. He died at that time. In June 1991 Slovenia and Croatia declared independence, and the Yugoslav Wars began. By 1992 only Serbia and Montenegro still wanted a union. They made a new country called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Leaders around the world didn't agree it was the same as the old Yugoslavia. Montenegro left in 2005.

## Infobox (former country)

- **native name**: **Socijalistička Federativna Republika Jugoslavija**
Социјалистичка Федеративна Република Југославија
----***Socialistična federativna republika Jugoslavija***
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- **conventional long name**: _Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia_
- **common name**: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- **status**: Federation
- **government type**: Federal system, Federal socialist republic,
Single-party socialist state
- **era**: Cold War
- **year start**: 1945
- **year end**: 1992
- **date end**: 25 June 1991 - 27 April 1992
- **event end**: Secessions
- **event2**: Constitutional reform
- **date event2**: 21 February 1974
- **p1**: Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
- **flag p1**: Flag of Yugoslavia (1943–1946).svg
- **p2**: Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)Italy
- **flag p2**: Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg
- **s1**: Slovenia
- **flag s1**: Flag of Slovenia.svg
- **s2**: Croatia
- **flag s2**: Flag of Croatia.svg
- **s3**: Republic of Macedonia
- **flag s3**: Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Macedonia_1991-1995.svg
- **s4**: Bosnia and Herzegovina
- **flag s4**: Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg
- **s5**: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- **flag s5**: Flag of FR Yugoslavia.svg
- **image flag**: Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg
- **flag caption**: Yugoslav Tricolor Flag
- **s6**: Albania
- **flag s6**: Flag of Albania.svg
- **image flag2**: Civil Ensign of Yugoslavia (1950–1992).svg
- **image coat**: Coat of Arms of SFR Yugoslavia.svg
- **image map**: SFRYmap.PNG
- **national motto**: _Bratstvo i jedinstvo_
"Brotherhood and Unity"
- **national anthem**: "_Hej, Slaveni_"
"Hey, Slavs"
- **common languages**: Serbo-Croatian language, Serbo-Croatian,
 Slovene language, Slovene, and Macedonian language, Macedonian
- **capital**: Belgrade
- **title leader**: List of leaders of SFR Yugoslavia, President
- **leader1**: Ivan Ribar
- **year leader1**: 1945 - 1953 (first)
- **leader2**: Josip Broz Tito
- **year leader2**: 1953 - 1980
- **leader3**: Stjepan Mesić
- **year leader3**: 1991 - 1992 (last)
- **title deputy**: List of leaders of SFR Yugoslavia, Prime Minister
- **deputy1**: Josip Broz Tito
- **year deputy1**: 1945 - 1953 (first)
- **deputy2**: Ante Marković
- **year deputy2**: 1989 - 1991 (last)
- **stat area1**: 255804
- **stat pop1**: 23,724,919
- **stat year1**: July 1989
- **currency**: Yugoslav dinar
- **utc offset**: +1
- **calling code**: 38
- **footnotes**: <sup>a</sup> Native state name in Gaj's Latin alphabet, Latin script. Latin script was used by the Serbo-Croatian language and the Slovene language. After the break up of Yugoslavia, the Serbo-Croatian language gave way to four new languages: Croatian language, Croatian, Bosnian language, Bosnian, Montenegrin language, Montenegrin  and Serbian language, Serbian. Croatian and Bosnian languages as a result use Latin script, while Serbian uses Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic script. Much like Slovene, the Macedonian language that also uses Cyrillic script was independent. Identical spelling is used in both the Latin and Cyrillic versions of the state name, and in all five ex-Yugoslav languages, with the slight exception of the Slovene language. The Slovene term for the adjective "Socialist" is "Socialistič**n**a", instead of "Soci**j**alistič**k**a". The spelling in the Serbian language, Serbian and Macedonian language, Macedonian Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic script transliterations of the state name (which use the Serbian Cyrillic variant) are identical to the Latin transliteration.
- **footnotes2**: <sup>b</sup> Native State name in Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic script. In SFR Yugoslavia, Cyrillic script was used as an alternative to Latin by the Serbo-Croatian language (in SR Serbia and SR Montenegro), and the Macedonian language (in SR Macedonia). After the dissolution of Yugoslavia and the unified Serbo-Croatian language, the new Serbian language primarily uses Cyrillic script (alongside Latin). The Macedonian language language, independent during (and after) the Yugoslav period, also continued to use Cyrillic script.