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The daughter of Yugoslavian immigrants, she previously ran a bed-and-breakfast and a restaurant with her husband before they split.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

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

Growing up in the 1980s in Tolmin, a short drive from Hisa Franko, she was a competitive skier on the Yugoslavian national youth team from about age 10 to 17.

From New York Times • May 11, 2023

Bobby Moch charged in right behind him, going not for the Yugoslavian coxswain but for the biggest man on the crew.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown