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Abstract <p>In the second half of the 1970s, competition in the Nonaligned Movement between Yugoslavia and Cuba intensified. These two socialist states, not belonging to the Africa–Asia region and headed by charismatic leaders—Josip Broz Tito and Fidel Castro—had different ideological views and different visions of the future of nonalignment. Cuba was one of the brightest representatives of the radical wing of the movement and advocated a “natural union” between its participants and the socialist countries. Yugoslavia, as the leader of the “silent majority,” took a moderate position and saw its main goal in preserving the unity of the movement. On the eve of the conference in Havana (1979), the Cubans attempted to take advantage of the opportune moment, seize the initiative from the moderately minded group of countries, loudly declare their position, and achieve certain concessions to their position. Yugoslav diplomats played a significant role in resisting such actions on the part of Cuba.</p>

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Yugoslavia and Cuba: The Struggle for Leadership in the Nonaligned Movement in the Late 1970s

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    2025年6月23日

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  • B. S. Novosel’tsev

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Abstract

In the second half of the 1970s, competition in the Nonaligned Movement between Yugoslavia and Cuba intensified. These two socialist states, not belonging to the Africa–Asia region and headed by charismatic leaders—Josip Broz Tito and Fidel Castro—had different ideological views and different visions of the future of nonalignment. Cuba was one of the brightest representatives of the radical wing of the movement and advocated a “natural union” between its participants and the socialist countries. Yugoslavia, as the leader of the “silent majority,” took a moderate position and saw its main goal in preserving the unity of the movement. On the eve of the conference in Havana (1979), the Cubans attempted to take advantage of the opportune moment, seize the initiative from the moderately minded group of countries, loudly declare their position, and achieve certain concessions to their position. Yugoslav diplomats played a significant role in resisting such actions on the part of Cuba.