Tito was a prominent Yugoslav leader who served as the Prime Minister and later as the President of Yugoslavia from 1945 until his death in 1980. He is known for his role in establishing a socialist federation that included six republics: Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Macedonia. Tito's leadership was marked by a policy of non-alignment during the Cold War, allowing Yugoslavia to maintain independence from both the Soviet Union and the Western Bloc. Tito's government implemented various social and economic reforms, promoting industrialization and worker self-management. His legacy is complex; while he is credited with unifying the diverse ethnic groups within Yugoslavia, his authoritarian rule and suppression of dissent have also drawn criticism. After his death, ethnic tensions resurfaced, ultimately leading to the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.