For The Old Times Sake (1966-1980)

For The Old Times Sake

1966

March 15
Visits Kragujevac, Kraljevo and Vrnjacka Banja.
March 16
Visits Trstenik, Krusevac and Paracin.
April 10
Visits Drvar, Bosanski Petrovac, Bihac and Banja Luka.
April 11 - 12
In Banja Luka.
April 18 - 23
Visiting SR Rumania.
May 2 - 7
Visiting UAR.
May 10
Visits Sibenik, Murter and Zadar.
June 7
Attends the opening of the 6th Congress of SZDLJ.
July
On Brioni Isles.
July 1
On Brioni Isles he presides over the IV. Meeting of CK ZKJ. Analysis of negative activities of some security services. Some etatistic-bureaucratic conceptions of Aleksandar Rankovic are condemned, and he resigns from all his functions.
July 5
On Brioni Isles he greets 100 representatives of combatant organizations.
August 19
Visits Bileca and Tjentiste, where he stays until August 22.
August 22
Visits Trebinje, Trebisnjica hydroelectric power plant and Dubrovnik.
September 1 - 2
Visits Ljutomer, Lendava and Murska Sobota.
September 7
Visits Karlovac.
Middle of September
Visiting India.
October 25
Visits Tashkent.
November 9 - 10
In Zagreb.
November 17
Visits Sarajevo.
November 19
Visits Tuzla industrial valley. In the village Sevljionovici he visits the house, where he lived in 1942.
November 20
Visits Brcko and Bjeljina.
November 27
Visits Èacak, Uziska Pozega, Sevojno, Titovo Uzice and Bajina Basta.
December 1 - 3
Visiting SR Rumania.
December 26
In Pula talks to the workers of "Uljanik" shipyard.
1967

January 27 - 31
Visiting USSR.
February 2 - 4
Visiting Hungary.
February 13 - 17
Visiting Austria.
March 25
Visits Kosovska Mitrovica, Zvecan and Trepca.
March 26
Speaks at a rally in Pristina.
March 27
Visits Prizren and Djakovica.
March 28
Visits Pec and Decani.
May 2
Visits the newly built port of Bakar.
May 17
For the fifth consecutive time he is elected the President of Republic.
May 18
Visits Valjevo.
May 26
Visits Slavonski Brod.
June 9
Attends the meeting of Party and State leaders of Bulgaria, Hungary, DR Germany, Poland, USSR, Czechoslovakia, Rumania and Yugoslavia in Moscow.
July 2 - 4
On Tjentiste.
July 5
Visits Gacko, Bileca and Trebinje.
July 11 - 12
In Bucharest at the consultations of the leaders of Communist and Workers' Parties and the Governments of socialist countries.
August 10 - 13
Visits UAR.
August 13 - 14
Visits Syria.
August 14 - 16
Visiting Iraq.
September 9
Speaks at a public rally in Moslavina.
September
For several days in Zagreb, where on September 30 he receives the document of the Communists of Croatia.
October 2
Visits Titova Korenica and several other places in Lika, where he stays until October 4.
October 5
He was in all Lika communes.
October 20
In Topusko he talks to representatives of Banija and Kordun. Visits Skopje.
October 21
Visiting Bitola.
October 22 - 23
In Ohrid.
December 1 - 9
Visits USSR.
1968

January 2 - 4
At Belje has talks with Ceaucescu.
January 7 - 10
Visiting Afghanistan.
January 10 - 16
Visiting Pakistan.
January 17 - 21
Visits Cambodia.
January 22 - 27
Visiting India.
January 27 - February 4
Visiting Ethiopia.
February 4 - 8
Visiting UAR.
February 10
In Belgrade attends the VIII. Congress of Youth Association of Yugoslavia.
March 20
In Zagreb at the festive 20th Conference of Zagreb Communists.
March 25
Visits Trebinje and starts the new Trebisnjica hydroelectric power plant.
April 8 - 15
Visiting Japan.
April 15 - 21
Visiting PR Mongolia.
April 22 - 28
Visiting Iran.
April 28 - 30
Visiting USSR.
June 26
Attends the opening of the VI. Congress of ZSJ.
June - July
On Brioni Isles.
August 9 - 11
Visits Czechoslovakia.
August 24
Visiting Vrsac.
September 13
In Zagreb.
October 14
Visits Hrastnik.
October 20
Visits Leskovac.
October 21
Visits Prokuplje and Nis.
November 8
Speaks at the great rally on Kamensko.
November 10
Speaks at a rally in Osijek.
November 29 - 30
In Jajce.
December 1 - 3
In Sarajevo, on his way from Jajce he stops in Travnik.
December 4
Visits Bosanski Brod.
December 16
Visits a "Pliva" factory in Zagreb.
1969

January 4
Attends the ceremony of awarding Kidric prizes in Ljubljana.
January
On Brioni Isles.
February 1 - 2
Visits Rumania.
March 11 - 15
Heads the work of the IX. Congress of ZKJ. He is reelected President of ZKJ.
March 28 - 31
In Split.
Beginning of April
Visits Bugojno.
April 8
Visits Mostar.
April
In Karadjordjevo.
April 18
Visits Novi Sad.
April 19
Visits Temerin, Becej, Ada, Senta, Kaniza and Sombor.
April 21
Visits Pancevo.
April 26
Starts the seventh Drava hydroelectric power plant in Zlatolihe near Maribor.
April 27
Speaks at a rally in Velenje.
April 30
Attends the celebrations of "Tito" shipyard in Kraljevica (established in 1729).
May 11
Speaks at a rally in Titograd.
May 12
Visits Danilovgrad and Niksic.
May 13
Visits Cetinje.
May 14
Visits Bar, Ulcinj and Milocer.
June 2
Visits Novi Sad and Sterijino pozorje Theatre Festival.
June
On Brioni Isles.
August 2
In Skopje speaks at a festive meeting of Sobranje.
August 3
Visits Krusevo, Prilep and Ohrid, where he stays until August 6.
August 25
From Brioni arrives to Dubrovnik.
August 26 - 28
In Split.
August 28
Visits Zadar.
August 29
Visits Pag.
Beginning of September
At Brdo pri Kranju.
September 9
In Sisak visits a metallurgy combine, oil refinery and the Museum of Revolution.
September 9 - 14
In Zagreb.
September 20
In Djerdap meets Ceausescu. Talks in Kladovo and Turn Severin.
September 21
In Brestovacka Banja visits the construction workers of hydro-energetic system Djerdap.
September 22
Visits Bor.
October 4
In Kranj talks to 150 foreign, mostly Italian journalists.
October 10
In Zagreb speaks at a public rally celebrating 50th Anniversary of ZKJ.
October 23
Visits Samac.
October 25
Visits Zrenjanin and Kikinda.
October 28
Visits Banja Luka, hit by an earthquake.
November 5 - 9
Officially visits Algeria.
November 30
Attends the festive meeting of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of BiH in Sarajevo and receives diploma as an honorary member.
December 11
In Ljubljana attends festive meeting of Ljubljana University; he is promoted as Honorary Ph.D.
December 12
Visits Kranj.
December 15 - 19
In Zagreb promoted as Honorary Ph.D. of the Zagreb University (December 17).
1970

January 26 - February 2
Visiting Tanzania.
February 2 - 9
Visiting Zambia.
February 9 - 12
Visiting Ethiopia.
February 12 - 20
Visiting Kenya.
February 20
Visits Uganda.
February 20 - 23
Visiting Sudan.
February 23 - 25
Friendly visit to UAR.
February 25 - 27
Friendly visit to Libya.
April
On Brioni Isles.
April 15
Visits Banja Luka, Zenica and Bugojno.
April 18
Visits Travnik and Novi Travnik.
May 3
Speaks at a rally in Rijeka.
May 16
Attends the opening of the finals of the VI. Basketball World Championship in Ljubljana.
June 9
Attends the festive session of Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts and receives a diploma of its first Honorary Member.
June - July
On Brioni Isles.
August 6 - 8
On Rabljak.
August 9
Visits Visegrad, Gorazde and Foca.
August 10 - 12
On Tjentiste.
August 13
Visits Gacko and Mostar.
August 15
Visiting Split.
September 8 - 10
Heads the Yugoslav delegation at the III. Conference of Non-Aligned in Lusaka.
September 18 - 22
In Zagreb: he points that the state administration needs to be reorganized and that the presidency of SFRY needs to be established.
October 6 - 9
Visits Belgium.
October 9 - 11
Visits Luxembourg.
October 11
Visits Federal Republic of Germany.
October 20 - 23
Visits the Netherlands.
October 23
For a short time stops in Paris.
November 25
Visits Smederevo and Smederevska Palanka.
November 27
Visits Kraguljevac.
December 4
Opens a part of highway through Belgrade and the passage under Terazije.
December 30
Arrives to Ljubljana.
1971

January
On Brioni Isles.
February 2
Visits Zagreb.
February 14 - 20
Visits ZAR.
March 6 - 10
In Zagreb.
March 25 - 29
Official visit to Italy and the Vatican.
April 5
In Zenica hands the war flags to the commandants of territorial units of the Zenica commune.
April 12
Visits Kosovska Mitrovica.
April 13
Visits Urosevac and Prizren.
April 15
Visits Novi Pazar.
April 16
Visits Kursumlija, Prokuplje and Nis.
April 26
In Ljubljana attends the festive meeting of the Republic Conference of SZDL of Slovenia.
April 28 - 30
On Brioni Isles presides over expanded XVII. Meeting of the Presidency of ZKJ.
May 2
Speaks at a grand public rally in Labin.
May 5 - 8
Attends the II. Congress of self-governers in Sarajevo.
May 10
Speaks at a commemorative session at the federal assembly over the death of Milentije Popovic.
May 15 - 21
In Karadjordjevo.
May 22
Visits Novi Sad.
June 15
Visits several Belgrade working organizations.
July 2
Visits Slavonski Brod.
July 4
In Zagreb he attended the closed session of IKZKH (critique of nationalistic detours).
July 5
Visits the youth at "Sava 71" working action.
July 7
Visits Celje.
July
On Brioni Isles.
July 29
Again reelected President of the Republic.
September 1
Visits Split.
September 5
On Tjentiste unveils the memorial for the heroes of Sutjeska.
September 8
In Zagreb visits "Prvomajska" factory.
September 10
Visits Varazdin.
October 6
At the "Svoboda 1971" maneuvers.
October 8
In Dubovac near Karlovac he met with representatives of Communes of Karlovac, Duga Resa, Vojnic, Slunj, Ogulin, Bihac, Velika Kladusa, Cazin, Èrnomelj and Metlika.
October 9
On Vnunsko polje at the defile of units that took part in the "Svoboda 1971" maneuvers.
October 13 - 16
Visits Iran.
October 16 - 19
Visiting India.
October 20 - 21
Visits UAR.
October 27 - November 2
Visits USA.
November 2 - 7
Visits Canada.
November 7 - 8
Visits Great Britain.
November 8
Returns to Belgrade.
November 10 - 21
In Bugojno.
November 23 - 24
Talks with Ceaucescu in Temisoara.
November 30 - December 1
Meeting of IKZK of Croatia in Karadjordjevo.
December 1 - 2
In Karadjordjevo he attends the 21st meeting of the presidency of CK ZKJ.
December 22
Speaks at a celebration in Rudo.
1972


Awaits the New Year at the Ljubljana "Tovarna dekorativnih tkanin" factory.
January 15
In Pula at "Uljanik" shipyard attends the launching of the biggest ship ever constructed or built in Yugoslavia (27500 tons of carry).
February - March
On Brioni Isles.
April 19
In Zagreb visits the "Bridge of Youth".
April 20
Talks with political active of Croatia.
April 21
In Kumrovec sets the cornerstone for Memorial home of fighters and youth of Yugoslavia.
April 25
Visits Zenica and Bugojno.
April 27
Visits Sipovo.
End of April
In Bugojno.
May 6
Visits Novo Varos.
May 8
Speaks at a big rally in Titovo Uzice.
May 16
With Ceaucescu unveils the memorial plaque on "Friendship Bridge" on Djerdap dam. Tito is pronounced the Hero of SR Rumania.
May 24
At the festive session of federal assembly Tito is presented with the Order of National Hero. The same day the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of USSR honored Tito with the highest Soviet order - the Order of Lenin.
May 30
Receives special award of the city of Belgrade.
June 5 - 10
Visiting Soviet Union.
July
On Brioni Isles.
September 3
In Rijeka visits "3rd May" shipyard.
September 5
Visits Zagreb.
September 7 - 9
In Zagreb opens the Zagreb Fair, visits INA plants in Ivanicgrad and Kumrovec.
September 9 - 10
On Kozara and in Prijedor.
October 13 - 16
In Belgrade attends four-day talks with the leading social-political active of Serbia (critique of liberalism).
October 18
Sends an open letter to all organizations and members of ZKJ.
October 22 - 25
Attends the closing operations at the "Podgora '72" military exercise.
November 7
Visits Kumanovo and Skopje.
November 8
In Skopje visits the Industry of glass and glass wool.
November 9
Visits Tetovo.
November 10 - 11
In Skopje.
November
On Brioni Isles.
December 9
Visits Sesvete and Kranj.
December 11
Visits Ljubljana.
December 15
Visits Portoroz.
December 27
Arrives on Montenegrin riviera.
December 29
Visits Titograd (now Podgorica).
December 31
In Milocer.
1973

January 1 - 6
In Milocer. On January 3 he visits Petrovac na moru, Sutomore and Bar.
January-February
On Brioni Isles.
February 27
Arrives at Brdo pri Kranju (stays here until March 5).
March 6
Visits Trebce and Kumrovec.
March 7
Visits Stubiske Toplice.
March 7 - 11
In Zagreb. Takes a look at the Zagreb - Karlovac highway.
March 29
Visits "Ivo Lola Ribar" factory in Železnik.
April 3
Visits Kraljevo.
April 4
Visits Vrnjacka Banja, Krusevac, Paracin and Svetozarevo.
April 8 - 14
In Karadjordjevo.
April 23
In Belgrade speaks at the session of the General Assembly of the Federation.
April 25
Arrives at Brdo pri Kranju.
July 2
Visits Dubrovnik and Kupari.
July 3
Arrives on Tjentiste.
July
On Brioni Isles.
September 2 - 10
Heads the Yugoslav delegation on the 4th Conference of Non-Aligned in Algiers.
October 14
Visits Stubica and unveils a memorial to Gubec.
November 5
Visits Backa Palanka.
November 12 - 15
Visits Soviet Union.
November 22
In Belgrade opens a sports and recreation center "25. maj".
November 26
After a short visit to Zenica he arrives in Bugojno (Koprivnica near Bugojno).
November 29
Arrives in Jajce to attend the celebrations of the 2nd Meeting of AVNOJ.
December 4
Visits Banja Luka.
December
On Brioni Isles.
December 29
Comes to Brdo pri Kranju, where he awaits the New Year.
1974

January 24 - 29
Visiting India.
January 29
Visits Bangladesh.
February 2 - 5
Visits Nepal.
February 5
On his way to Syria he stops in Delhi.
February 5 - 7
Visits Syria.
February 7
Returns to Belgrade.
March 8 - 15
In Karadjordjevo.
April 2
On his way to Bugojno he visits Doboj, Zenica and Travnik.
April 15
Visits Sarajevo.
May 11
Visits Ljubljana.
May 16
At the joint session of Assembly bodies of SFRJ he is elected as the President without time limit of his mandate.
May 27 - 30
Heads the work of the 10th Congress of ZKJ. Elected President of ZKJ without time limit of his mandate.
June 1
Attends the "Drvar 1974" Military exercise.
June 2
Speaks at a big rally in Drvar and gives Drvar and the 3rd Lika Proletarian Brigade the Order of National Hero.
June 4
Visits Gornji Milanovac and Èacak and several other cities in western Serbia.
June 6
On Zlatibor in the "Palisad" Hotel.
June 7
In Prilike at Ivanjica starts the first state satellite station.
June 12 - 22
In Karadjordjevo.
June 24 - 27
Visits Federal Republic of Germany.
July 8 - 11
Visits SR Rumania.
July 14
Visits Kumrovec.
July 15 - 17
In Zagreb.
September 12
Visits Jesenice.
September 15
Takes a look at the Zagreb Fair.
November 21
Speaks at the 9th Congress of ZSMJ.
November 29
In Kumrovec opens Memorial home of fighters and youth.
December 1
In Krsko sets the cornerstone of the first nuclear power plant in Yugoslavia.
December 17
Speaks at the VII. Congress of Unions Association of Yugoslavia.
1975

January 2
Visits Kosmaj, Oplenac and Mladenovac.
January 6
Visits the National Library of SR Serbia and the "Beogradjanka" palace.
February 9
Visits Risan, Kotor and Tivat. For several days he stays on the Montenegrin riviera.
March 3
Speaks at the first session of the newly elected Council of the Federation.
March 10 - 13
Visits PR Poland.
March 21
Arrives on a several day visit to SR Bosnia and Herzegovina.
March 26
Visits Livno.
March 31
Visits Skopje.
April 1
Visits Titov Veles.
April 3
Visits Pristina, where he is promoted as Honorary Ph.D. of Pristina University.
May 27
Arrives to SR Slovenia (Brdo pri Kranju).
July 30 - August 1
V Helsinki heads the Yugoslav delegation at the Conference on European Security.
September 15 - 20
In Zagreb; on September 19 he visits Kumrovec, 20th Sisak. 16th he gives Zagreb the Order of Hero.
October 27
Visits copper and aluminum rolling mill in Sevojno.
October 29
On Zlatibor.
October 31
Visits Drina-Kolubara region. Speaks at a rally in Valjevo.
November 7
Talks to the workers of "Pobeda" factory in Petrovaradin.
December 31
Arrives to Zagreb, awaiting the New Year.
1976

January 6
Several days in Zagreb; at a dinner in his honor by Jakov Blazevic and Milka Planinc he makes a toast.
February 23
Visits Kupari.
February 10 - 14
Visits the United States of Mexico.
February 14 - 17
Visits Panama.
February 17 - 19
Visits Venezuela.
February 20 - 22
Visits Portugal.
February 29
Visits Sweden.
May 10 - 13
Visits Greece.
May 21
In Novi Sad visits the 43rd International Farming Fair.
May 28
Opens the Belgrade - Bar railroad and speaks at a big public rally in Belgrade.
May 29
With the first train arrives to Bar.
June 8 - 10
Visits Turkey.
June 29 - 30
Heads the ZKJ delegation at the Berlin Conference of Communist and Workers' Parties of Europe.
July 9
Arrives on Plitvice.
July 10
In Smiljan near Gospic speaks at a big celebration of the 120th Anniversary of birth of Nikola Tesla.
July 12
From Plitvice travels to Brioni.
August 16 - 19
Heads Yugoslav delegation at the V. Conference of the Non-Aligned in Colombo, where he arrives on August 12.
August 28
On Vanga meets Dolores Ibarruri.
November 4
Arrives on a five-day visit to Bugojno.
November 25
Attends the joint session of both houses of the SFRJ Assembly: the Law of Associated Work is passed.
December 21
At the Center of Army Universities he is solemnly promoted as first Ph.D. in Military Science in Yugoslavia.
1977


Tito awaits New Year pricakal in the Novi Sad's Hotel "Park" and the "Agrokop" factory hall; Visits also the Home of JLA.
January 18 - 20
Visits Libyan Arab Republic.
January 25
Arrives in Hercegnovi, where he spends several days in very dynamic work until March 22.
March 23
Arrives on a several day visit to Zagreb and Kumrovec, where he has several lectures for the students of the "Josip Broz Tito" political school about the history of ZKJ.
March 28
On his way to Bugojno, where he stays until April 7, he visits Bihac.
April 22
In Novi Sad attends the 22nd Yugoslav Theater Festival.
April 25
In Ljubljana attends the festive meeting of CK ZK of Slovenia.
May 3
From Brdo pri Kranju visits Drazgose and Selska dolina.
May 14
Visits New Belgrade.
May 16
Tito receives the third Order of National Hero.
June 7
Visits Sremska Mitrovica.
June 10
Takes a look at the section of highway through Serbia.
June 23
Visits Kraljevica.
August 16 - 23
Visits the Soviet Union.
August 24 - 29
Visits DPR Korea.
August 31 - September 7
Visits PR of China.
September 10
Arrives at Split, where he stays until September 15.
September 15
Arrives on a few days visit to Belje.
September 26
In Osijek greeted by 80.000 citizens, then he leaves for Zagreb, where he stays until September 30.
October
In Karadjordjevo.
October 12 - 14
Visits France.
October 17 - 19
Visits Portugal.
October 20 - 21
Visits Algeria.
December 3 - 4
Visits Rumania.
1978


Awaits New Year on Brioni Isles.
February 1
In Hercegnovi greets the delegation of the Federal Conference of SZDLJ and speaks about its tasks: orientation towards the mass political work.
February 28
Before leaving for USA in Igalo he meets commentator Reston and answers to several questions.
March 7
Visits USA.
March 12
Visits Great Britain.
June
Leads the work of XI. Congress of ZKJ.
July 4
On Tjentiste he spoke at a big public rally.
July 25
In Belgrade he spoke at the Minister Conference of Non-Aligned States.
September 7
At Brdo pri Kranju talks to the leaders of SR Slovenia.
October 2
Visits Kragujevac.
October 3
In Kragujevac talks to the representatives of SR Serbia about the topical questions of social-economic and social-political development of the Republic.
October 6
During his several day visit to SR Macedonia in Skopje he talks to the leading active of SR Macedonia.
October 17
Speaks at VIII. Congress of ZZBNOV of Yugoslavia in Budva.
November 12
On Makljen and in Jablanica he attends the magnificent celebration of the 35th Anniversary of battle on Sutjeska.
November 21
Speaks at the VIII. Congress of Unions Association of Yugoslavia: collective work and responsibility.
December 21
On Brioni Isles general Ljubicic gave a dinner in the honor of the Supreme Commander; Tito thanks with a toast.
1979


Awaits New Year on Brioni Isles.
January 25
On his way to Belgrade he stops for a short time at the Ljubljana Railroad station.
February 1 - 4
Visits Kuwait.
February 4 - 8
Visits Iraq.
February 8 - 11
Visits Syria.
February 11 - 12
Visits Jordan.
March 13 - 18
In Split.
March 18
On the way to Igalo for a short time he stops at Dubrovnik.
March 22
Presides over a joint meeting of SFRJ Presidency and CK ZKJ.
April 15
Visits areas of Montenegro, hit by the earthquake.
April 16
Arrives to Belgrade.
April 26
Arrives to Brdo pri Kranju.
May 1
In Bohinjska Bistrica attends festive meeting of CK ZKJ.
May 10
Visits Kumrovec and Zagreb, where he stays until May 12.
May 16
From Belgrade travels to Moscow.
May 21
He returns from a friendly visit to Soviet Union to Belgrade.
May 28 - 31
Visits Algeria.
May 31 - June 3
Visits Libya.
June 3 - 5
Visits Malta.
June 5
Flies to Pula and leaves to Brioni.
August 15
Visits Zadar and Rab.
August 29
Leaves for Havana heading the Yugoslav delegation at the VI. Conference of the Non-Aligned.
November 21
Visits Rumania.
1980

January 3
After advice from doctors consilium he is admitted to the Clinical center in Ljubljana because of examination of veins/arteries on his leg.
January 6
After examinations of veins/arteries on his leg he leaves Clinical center in Ljubljana. Asserted state demands further intensive medical treatment.
January 7
Medical consilium at Brdo pri Kranju consults with Prof. dr. Michael de Bakey from USA and Prof. dr. Marat Knjazejev from USSR about medical condition and further medical treatment.
January 13
Admitted to Clinical center in Ljubljana.
January 14
Surgery on veins of his left foot.
January 21
At noon President Tito's left leg is amputated because of severe arterial damage.
January 26
Left the Intensive care Dept. and was taken in the hospital department of the Clinic for coronary illnesses, where they continued with the measures of medical rehabilitation.
April 21
General medical state is a very heavy one: the bleeding does not stop, heavy damage of liver was accompanied by heavy jaundice and pneumonia, high temperature and cardiac weakness that endangered the life of comrade President; the kidney function did not regain.
April 28
With the use of suitable measures they treated the critical phase of coma, into which he fell on April 22 in the afternoon hours, but the general medical condition was still very complicated.
May 3
Slight improvement of health condition from the last few days is still being kept. But the general medical condition is still very complicated.
May 4
President of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, president of Association of Communists of Yugoslavia and the Supreme Commander of the SFRJ armed forces, the Marshal of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito died at 15.05.