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Serbia state funeral for widow of Yugoslav leader Tito | Serbia state funeral for widow of Yugoslav leader Tito |
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The widow of former Yugoslav leader Marshal Tito is being honoured in a state funeral in Belgrade. | The widow of former Yugoslav leader Marshal Tito is being honoured in a state funeral in Belgrade. |
Jovanka Broz, who died of heart failure at the age of 88 last weekend, is due to be buried next to her husband in the elaborate House of Flowers mausoleum. | Jovanka Broz, who died of heart failure at the age of 88 last weekend, is due to be buried next to her husband in the elaborate House of Flowers mausoleum. |
She received full military honours in line with her status as a decorated member of the anti-Nazi partisans who fought in World War II, officials said. | |
Mrs Broz lived as a recluse after the death of her husband in 1980. | Mrs Broz lived as a recluse after the death of her husband in 1980. |
She was accused of plotting a coup, was placed under house arrest for a time, and had her identity papers taken away. | She was accused of plotting a coup, was placed under house arrest for a time, and had her identity papers taken away. |
She lived in seclusion in the Belgrade suburb of Dedinje and rarely gave interviews. | She lived in seclusion in the Belgrade suburb of Dedinje and rarely gave interviews. |
However, in 2009 she spoke to the Politika daily about the period after her husband's death. | However, in 2009 she spoke to the Politika daily about the period after her husband's death. |
"They chased me out ... in my nightgown, without anything, not allowing me even to take a photo of the two of us, or a letter, a book," she said. | "They chased me out ... in my nightgown, without anything, not allowing me even to take a photo of the two of us, or a letter, a book," she said. |
"I was in isolation and treated like a criminal... I could not leave the house without armed guards." | "I was in isolation and treated like a criminal... I could not leave the house without armed guards." |
Serbia's Prime Minister Ivica Dacic led the tributes at the funeral ceremony. | |
Mrs Broz had been admitted to hospital in August in a serious condition, suffering from heart problems. | Mrs Broz had been admitted to hospital in August in a serious condition, suffering from heart problems. |
Her last wish was to be buried in the House of Flowers in Belgrade, next to Marshal Tito. | Her last wish was to be buried in the House of Flowers in Belgrade, next to Marshal Tito. |
Jovanka Budisavljevic, an ethnic Serb, was born into a farming family in what is now Croatia on 7 December 1924. | Jovanka Budisavljevic, an ethnic Serb, was born into a farming family in what is now Croatia on 7 December 1924. |
She joined the partisans when she was just 17, remaining with them until the end of the war in 1945. | She joined the partisans when she was just 17, remaining with them until the end of the war in 1945. |
After her marriage to Yugoslavia's authoritarian leader Josip Broz, known as Tito, she spent nearly three decades as first lady. | After her marriage to Yugoslavia's authoritarian leader Josip Broz, known as Tito, she spent nearly three decades as first lady. |