03:31Serbia: Hundreds visit Tito's mausoleum on 43rd anniversary of his death
Hundreds of people arrived at the former Yugoslav President Josip Broz ‘Tito’, known as the House of Flowers, in Belgrade on Thursday to commemorate the 43rd anniversary of his death.
Many supporters came from the former Yugoslav republics of Northern Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia.
Footage shows visitors carrying old communist and Yugoslav flags, and laying flowers next to his tomb.
"May 25th is the Day of Youth since my birth, since my childhood. It's a holiday. To me, it was and remains the great holiday. I never miss chances to come here to the House of Flowers, meet my friends and celebrate this day," said Milenko, one of the mausoleum's visitors.
Tito's family were also among the visitors.
"This is 'Day of Youth'. Young people should come here and celebrate it," he said Tito's grandson, Joska Broz, adding "Look how many people have come here and taken part in this."
The tomb, which is located in the so-called ‘House of Flowers’, in the backyard of the Museum of Yugoslav History, has been visited by Tito's supporters every year on the anniversary of his death, as well as on his birthday, May 7, which was during his time known as Day of Youth.
'Youth Day' is celebrated every year in former Yugoslavia on May 25th, marking the day that Tito's army was unsuccessfully attacked by Nazi's in 1944. Although Tito's actual birthday was May 7th, people celebrate it eighteen days later because Germans found forged documents that stated May 25th was his date of birth.
Josip Broz Tito ruled over Yugoslavia from 1944 as Prime Minister, President and General Secretary at various stages until his death on May 4, 1980.
03:31Hundreds of people arrived at the former Yugoslav President Josip Broz ‘Tito’, known as the House of Flowers, in Belgrade on Thursday to commemorate the 43rd anniversary of his death.
Many supporters came from the former Yugoslav republics of Northern Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia.
Footage shows visitors carrying old communist and Yugoslav flags, and laying flowers next to his tomb.
"May 25th is the Day of Youth since my birth, since my childhood. It's a holiday. To me, it was and remains the great holiday. I never miss chances to come here to the House of Flowers, meet my friends and celebrate this day," said Milenko, one of the mausoleum's visitors.
Tito's family were also among the visitors.
"This is 'Day of Youth'. Young people should come here and celebrate it," he said Tito's grandson, Joska Broz, adding "Look how many people have come here and taken part in this."
The tomb, which is located in the so-called ‘House of Flowers’, in the backyard of the Museum of Yugoslav History, has been visited by Tito's supporters every year on the anniversary of his death, as well as on his birthday, May 7, which was during his time known as Day of Youth.
'Youth Day' is celebrated every year in former Yugoslavia on May 25th, marking the day that Tito's army was unsuccessfully attacked by Nazi's in 1944. Although Tito's actual birthday was May 7th, people celebrate it eighteen days later because Germans found forged documents that stated May 25th was his date of birth.
Josip Broz Tito ruled over Yugoslavia from 1944 as Prime Minister, President and General Secretary at various stages until his death on May 4, 1980.