Why did Yugoslavia fall apart right after Tito died? Was Tito keeping the whole country together, or was it a build-up of events that cause Yugoslavia to break apart?

by bruh-moment-123123

Slightly unrelated but if possible can you describe honestly, and factually if Tito was a good leader or not. Some call him one of the GOAT's, while some others consider him to be horrible. Could never get a reliable answer on it.

edit: was it a build-up of events that caused Yugoslavia to break apart, with Tito as the tipping point*

Kochevnik81

Yugoslavia began to fall apart in 1991, while Tito died in 1980.

For some explanations of what happened in the 1980s that set Yugoslavia on the path to eventual dissolution and war, you might want to check out this timeline by u/Falsh12 and this answer by u/sprucewood on the economic collapse of the 1980s, while u/commiespaceinvader has more background here