Mexico–Yugoslavia Relations
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Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
and
Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...
established diplomatic relations on 24 May 1946 on the initiative of the
President of Yugoslavia The president of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the head of state of that country from 14 January 1953 to 4 May 1980. Josip Broz Tito was the only person to occupy the office. Tito was also concurrently President of the League ...
Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito ( ; , ), was a Yugoslavia, Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who served in various positions of national leadership from 1943 unti ...
. Both countries shared their views on
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and cooperated with the Spanish Republican government in exile. On 31 July 1952 the two countries protested strongly against a decision of a
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committee to ask the Franco Government what it might be able to do to strengthen the
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.


Breakup of Yugoslavia

In the initial aftermath of the
breakup of Yugoslavia After a period of political and economic crisis in the 1980s, the constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia split apart in the early 1990s. Unresolved issues from the breakup caused a series of inter-ethnic Yugoslav ...
, Mexico maintained its diplomatic relations with newly established
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(Serbia and Montenegro) but reduced its level to the
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due to host country involvement in
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. Following the
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Mexico refused the entry of any Yugoslav official and banned its government officials from traveling to Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Mexico however maintained its embassy in Belgrade and established formal relations with Serbia and Montenegro and other successor states.


List of bilateral state visits


Yugoslav visits to Mexico

Source: * October 1963:
Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito ( ; , ), was a Yugoslavia, Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who served in various positions of national leadership from 1943 unti ...
* March 1976: Josip Broz Tito * October 1981:
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)


Mexican visits to Yugoslavia

Source: * March 1963:
Adolfo López Mateos Adolfo López Mateos (; 26 May 1909 – 22 September 1969) was a Mexican politician and lawyer who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964. Previously, he served as Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare, Secretary of Labor and Social ...
* February 1974:
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* January 1985:
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See also

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Yu-Mex Yu-Mex (a portmanteau of "Yugoslav" and "Mexican") was a style of popular music in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia which incorporated elements of traditional Mexican music (such as mariachi and ranchera). The style was mostly popula ...
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Yugoslavia and the Non-Aligned Movement The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement, an international groupation established to maintain independence of countries beyond Eastern Bloc, Eastern and Western Bloc from the major Cold War po ...
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Yugoslavia at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 69 competitors, 59 men and 10 women, took part in 54 events in 11 sports. Medalists Athletics Basketball Boxing Canoe ...
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Mexico at the 1984 Winter Olympics One alpine skier from Mexico competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. It was the first time since 1928 that an athlete from Mexico competed at the Winter Games. Alpine skiing ;Men References Official Olympic Reports ...
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Death and state funeral of Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia and leader of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, died on 4 May 1980 following a prolonged illness. His state funeral was held four days later on 8 May, drawing a significant amount of statesmen ...
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Croatia–Mexico relations The nations of Croatia and Mexico established diplomatic missions in 1992. Both countries are mutual members of the United Nations. History Before Croatia's independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, Mexico and Yugoslavia maintained diplomatic rela ...
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Mexico–Serbia relations Mexico and Serbia maintain diplomatic relations established between Mexico and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1946. From 1946 to 2006, Mexico maintained relations with the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY), and the ...
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Mexico–Slovenia relations The nations of Mexico and Slovenia established diplomatic relations in 1992. Both nations are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the United Nations. History Mexico recognized the newly independent Slovenia o ...
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Yugoslav volunteers in the Spanish Civil War The Yugoslav volunteers in the Spanish Civil War, known as Spanish fighters (, , sr-Cyrl-Latn, Шпански борци, separator=" / ", Španski borci) and Yugoslav brigadistas (), was a contingent of volunteers from the Kingdom of Yugoslav ...


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Yu-Mex: Yugoslav Mexican Music of the 1950s
*(In Spanish
El profundo amor de la antigua Yugoslavia por México
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Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...
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