Krk Bridge
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Krk Bridge is a 1,430 m long reinforced concrete arch bridge connecting the Croatian island of Krk to the mainland. Carrying over a million vehicles per year, it was the last tolled bridge in Croatia
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Krk Bridge and its surroundings
Josip Broz Tito
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Josip Broz, commonly known as Tito, was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who led Yugoslavia as prime minister from 1943 to 1963 and as president from 1953 until his death in 1980. He
Krk Bridge
…construction. The bridge was completed and opened in July 1980 and originally named Tito's Bridge (Croatian: Titov most) in honor of Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito, who had died two months earlier. The bridge has since been renamed Krk Bridge or Krčki most. The bridge was tolled since its opening until the removal…
Official portrait, 1961
Tito's birthplace in the village of Kumrovec, Croatia
The Sviyazhsk Assumption Monastery, where Tito recuperated from his wounds
The assassination of the Minister of the Interior, Milorad Drašković, led to the outlawing of the Communist Party.