Marshall Tito (d. 1980) suppressed ethnic tensions with a dictatorial regime self-identified as Communist but claiming membership with non-aligned nations. Factors propping up the regime were suppression of political dissent, covert aid by the CIA, and cult of personality.

Source: Lees, Lorraine M. Keeping Tito Afloat: The United States, Yugoslavia, and the Cold War, 1945-1960. Penn State Press, 2010. Cited by 97 in Google Scholar.