On 26 January 2016, AFP sent a message that a Serbian court had handed down a verdict on the personal legacy of the former Yugoslav leader Tito.
The Court held that Tito's entire personal estate was a state asset and that his descendants would not be able to inherit it.
Tito was the leader of Yugoslavia, and although he had worked for the country all his life, he always had some personal inheritance, so why did his legacy belong to the state?
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > to answer this question, we have to start with Tito's glorious experience. </h1>
Tito was the son of a peasant, and he himself had been a worker, an authentic proletarian.
In June 1941, Yugoslavia was occupied by German troops, and Tito led the Yugoslav people to rise up against the Nazi invasion.
On May 15, 1945, the Yugoslav people won the anti-fascist war under Tito's leadership, and Tito, the savior of Yugoslavia, naturally became the leader of the country, and for life, until his death in 1980.
Tito was a man of iron will, a recognized leader of the Yugoslav peoples and who won the love of the peoples.
Tito took advantage of the special international environment during the Cold War period, did not ally with the Soviet Union, was favored by Western countries, and won a large amount of economic and military assistance from Western countries, especially the United States.
As a result, the Yugoslav economy grew rapidly, and by 1978 the country's per capita income reached $1,500.
In the eyes of the Yugoslavs at that time, the people lived a happy life, and Tito himself lived a very frugal life, wearing patched socks and meat was reluctant to eat, which made the people respect him even more and regard him as a great savior.
After Tito's death, Yugoslavia fell apart and fell apart in the 90s.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > tito died, everyone learned that Tito was not a simple leader, but a leader who liked to live the life of an emperor, and the luxury of his life was no less than that of the emperors in ancient times. </h1>
When the country was not yet independent, he had to live in a mansion everywhere he went.
After becoming the leader of the country, everything in the former Yugoslav royal family was monopolized by him.
According to Tito's close comrade-in-arms Milofan. Teto's Inside Story of Tito, by Djeiras, records that mansions, fine wine, as well as haute couture and the White House of the former Yugoslav regent Paul, were Tito's favorites.
At the same time as the liberation of Yugoslavia, the palaces and villas of the former kings, as well as all the furniture, handicrafts, famous paintings, gold and silver tableware and antiques, also became tito's trophies.
The large estates and forest hunting grounds of Caracciorjevo and Belé also became places where Tito worked and studied.
Although Tito was born as a worker, his taste is very high, he pursues fashion, and he is very particular about eating and wearing.
Everything he had, including horses, harnesses, fishing tackles, weapons, and even tailors who made clothes for him, had to be of the high quality.
His things do not allow the staff to move casually, let alone others to touch, once the violation he will be angry.
In his memoirs, Milovan said that perhaps Tito's early life was too bitter, and after becoming the leader of Yugoslavia, like an upstart, he showed a strong possessiveness of all wealth and tried to take it for himself.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Tito Loves Quiet, so every time he travels, he does not like to stay in a hotel, but lives in a villa specially built for him. </h1>
Throughout Yugoslavia, there are 155 such villas.
And every villa is magnificently decorated, with bathrooms, swimming pools, billiard halls, gyms, everything; luxury furniture, precious murals and valuable antiques.
Of all the villas (palaces), the most famous is located in the Brejuni Islands on the Adriatic Sea.
It's not just a palace, it's a resort made up of 14 large and small islands, and Tito has turned it into his own private residence.
The island building was designed by the famous European architect Plečnik, and the island is a large and oversized villa that can accommodate 500 people.
Each room is spacious and bright, with extremely luxurious furnishings, all of which are world class.
In order to achieve Tito's satisfaction, the villa furniture and the artwork to be placed let Tito look over.
To this end, the National Museum and private collectors' artworks were transported to these villas, and even the huge statue of "Venus of Brijuni" was moved into his garden.
Tito often told everyone that these valuable works of art were only safest to put here, and it was not safe to put them in other places.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > tito's legacy, most notably Tito's special train "Blue Train". </h1>
There are more than 90 luxurious suites on the train, which are covered with Persian carpets, installed marble bathtubs, taps are also gilded, chandeliers are made of crystal, and luxury items such as precious oil paintings are needless to say.
Tito's famous cars are also complete, which is dazzling.
In addition to a Mercedes-Benz 600 open-top bulletproof parade car, there are 40 luxury cars parked in his private garage, which were given to Tito by various heads of state and international friends.
In another small garage, 10 high-power BMW motorcycles are parked.
There are six republics in Yugoslavia, and in order to facilitate Tito's inspection, the Yugoslav security services have ordered six Mercedes-Benz 600 bulletproof extended sedans, each priced at up to 670,000 marks, parked in the capitals of the six republics.
When Tito convened the meeting, he always demanded that cadres at all levels should be diligent and thrifty, have a clean wind in their sleeves, and not lose their revolutionary traditions.
But he eats with a dozen chefs, and the meals don't repeat themselves during the week, with ingredients from all over the world.
The tableware he uses for eating is also very exquisite, either gold, silver, or jade.
Tito's marshal's robe is inlaid with gold, the buttons are made of gold, and the belt buckle on the waist is made of gold, so it is ridiculed as "Tito gold clothes".
In addition, Tito also has a large personal collection of items, including various shotguns from more than a dozen countries, more than 30 clocks, and more than 130 Swiss watches.
Tito also has a hobby, that is, young women.
His wife, Jowanka Broz, was 32 years younger than him and was as beautiful as a flower.
When Tito was alive, the people paid homage to his wife.
After Tito's death, no one took his wife seriously and soon evicted him from his original residence.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > had no financial resources, Jowanka Broz was in trouble, and she thought about her husband's inheritance. </h1>
After Tito's death, the property was all sealed.
Jowanka Broz filed a lawsuit with the First Lower Court in Belgrade for the inheritance of Tito property.
There has been no accurate figure on the value of Tito's legacy.
Although Tito's estate has long been registered, the list of heritage items has not yet been officially announced.
Mrs. Broz's lawyer, Toma Fira, admitted in an interview with Kyodo News a few days ago: "We don't know what these legacies are."
But he believes the estates are worth at least tens of millions of dollars.
On January 26, 2016, mrs. Broz's lawsuit over Tito's estate settled, and a Serbian court ruled that Tito's estate was owned by the state. The wealth tito seized from the state eventually returned to the country.