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The break-up was helped by the death of Marshall Tito, the former dictator. Basically, you've got three distinct cultures there: Serbian Orthodox Christianity, Bosnian Islam, and Croat (western) Christianity. Where cultures collide, strive is sure to follow. Tito managed to stop this hate by ruling with an iron fist. When he died, this restraint was removed. Then, when he got in power, Milosovich played the nationalism card and got everyone to remember their old animosity.
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