Pelagija Belusova

Pelagija Belusova was the first wife of Josip Broz Tito, the former president of Yugoslavia. The couple married in 1920 when she was only 16 years old, and they had a son, Žarko, before their marriage ended in divorce in 1936. Her life was marked by the challenges of Tito's political activities, including his imprisonment and the subsequent struggles of raising their son in the Soviet Union. Pelagija's legacy is intertwined with Tito's tumultuous life and the complex history of Yugoslavia.