The Yugoslav government was the political system that governed the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from its formation after World War II until its dissolution in the early 1990s. It was a socialist federation composed of six republics: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. The government was characterized by a unique form of socialism known as self-management, where workers had a say in the management of enterprises. The leadership of Yugoslavia was dominated by the Communist Party, with Josip Broz Tito serving as its most prominent leader until his death in 1980. After Tito's passing, ethnic tensions and nationalist movements grew, leading to political instability. This ultimately resulted in the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, which was marked by a series of conflicts and the emergence of independent states.