League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian: Савез комуниста Југославије,
Savez komunista Jugoslavije
Slovene:Zveza komunistov Jugoslavije
Macedonian: Сојуз на комунистите на Југославија,
Sojuz na komunistite na Jugoslavija
LeaderJosip Broz Tito
(most prominent, see list of leaders)
Founded20 April 1919; 103 years ago (1919-04-20)
Vukovar Congress in 1920
Dissolved22 January 1990; 32 years ago (1990-01-22)
Merger ofSSDP (in Kingdom of Serbia)
SDS HiS (in Croatia-Slavonia)
SDP BiH (in Bosnia and Herzegovina)
JSDS (in Carniola and Istria)
Succeeded bySPS (in Serbia)
SDP (in Croatia)
SDP BiH (in Bosnia and Herzegovina)
SD (in Slovenia)
SDSM (in North Macedonia)
DPS (in Montenegro)
SK - PJ (from Army branch)
SRSJ (centre-left faction)
HeadquartersUšće Towers, Belgrade (1965–1990)
NewspaperBorba (1922–1990)
Youth wingLeague of Communist Youth
League of Socialist Youth of Yugoslavia
Union of Pioneers of Yugoslavia
Women's wingLeague of Women's Associations of Yugoslavia
Military wingYugoslav Partisans (1941–1945)
Membership(1981)2,117,083
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Titoism
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left[need quotation to verify]
National affiliationPeople's Front (1944–1953)
Socialist Alliance of Working People of Yugoslavia (1953–90)
International affiliationComintern (1920–1943)
Cominform (1947–1948)
Colours Red Yellow
Slogan"Proleteri svih zemalja, ujedinite se!"
("Proletarians of all countries, unite!")
"Bratstvo i jedinstvo"
("Brotherhood and unity")
AnthemThe Internationale (official)
Devolved or
semi-autonomous branches
LC of Serbia
  • LC of Vojvodina
  • LC of Kosovo
LC of Croatia
LC of Bosnia and Herzegovina
LC of Macedonia
LC of Slovenia
LC of Montenegro
Army branch of the LCY
Party flag
Flag of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Flag of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
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