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Article: Croatia, Intelligence and Security
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- Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, andSecurity
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Croatia, Intelligence and Security
Following World War I, the ethnic nations in the Balkan region were unified into a single state, known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Tensions between the various ethnic populations remained high, and the government unstable. After World War II, Marshal Tito, who established a strong-handed communist dictatorship, seized the Yugoslav government. The Yugoslavian governmental intelligence was dominated by secret police forces and government-backed political espionage. Modeled after intelligence and security forces in the Soviet Union, Yugoslav intelligence focused on protecting the ruling regime under the direct control of the Communist Central Committee.
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