Abstract
Many Serbian royalists and various opposition groups to the Communist Party of Yugoslavia administration sought safety in South America following World War II. While many of them settled in Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Argentina, the majority of them escaped to Argentina. Numerous clubs and organizations were established in those nations, such as the “Srpski klub̊ˮ from Sao Paolo, the “Srpski patriotski blok̴ˮ from Montevideo, the Argentian Serbs society ˮVelika Srbijaˮ from Buenos Aires, and others.These groups published publications and pamphlets, debated domestic politics, and conducted meetings. Diplomacy from Socialist Yugoslavia closely followed the operations of those groups. The Serbian community in Argentina started the journal “Srpska zastavaˮ with the goal of uniting all Serbs.Although they disapproved of the “bad experienceˮ of Yugoslavia, they also lauded Serbia for its medieval history and early 20th-century modern sovereignty. Despite not holding an official position in any emigrant group, Milan Stojadinović, the former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, was a prominent figure among Serbian emigrants in Argentina. Rather, he served as a consultant for both the biggest newspaper in the country, “Srpska zastavaˮ, and the group “Velika Srbijaˮ. Although the efforts of Serbian expatriates in South America following World War II did not result in significant changes in their home country, they occasionally posed a challenge to Titoʼs regimeʼs propaganda efforts.
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