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Still, the connection to the despot has been deemed so unsavory that when the creature was featured on a Yugoslavian postage stamp in 1984, its Latin name was withheld.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2023

Furthermore, the collecting location in Podgora is not in close proximity to a port, and during the Yugoslavian era, the traffic in Dalmatian ports was rather limited.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2023

Former Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milošević, during his war crimes trial in the Hague, refused to stand up or answer the judge’s questions.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2023

Retired army officer Haxhi Cenaj, 81, says he spent hours underground in the 37-room Kukes command center as military leaders plotted their strategy, preparing for a Yugoslavian attack that never came.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023

Bjelica was a Yugoslavian chess journalist; he was also nationally known as a television commentator on soccer.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady