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Serbia is holding state funeral in Belgrade to honor the widow of former Yugoslav leader Marshal Tito, Jovanka Broz.

Jovanka Broz, who died of heart failure at the age of 88 last weekend, is due to be buried next to her husband Josip Broz Tito in the elaborate House of Flowers mausoleum.

She received full military honors in line with her status as a decorated member of the anti-Nazi partisans who fought in World War II, officials said.

Jovanka Broz lived as a recluse after the death of her husband in 1980.

She was accused of plotting a coup, was placed under house arrest for a time, and had her identity papers taken away.

Jovanka Broz lived in seclusion in the Belgrade suburb of Dedinje and rarely gave interviews.

After her marriage to Josip Broz, known as Tito, Jovanka Broz spent nearly three decades as first lady

After her marriage to Josip Broz, known as Tito, Jovanka Broz spent nearly three decades as first lady

However, in 2009 Jovanka Broz spoke to the Politika daily about the period after her husband’s death.

“They chased me out … in my nightgown, without anything, not allowing me even to take a photo of the two of us, or a letter, a book,” Jovanka Broz said.

“I was in isolation and treated like a criminal… I could not leave the house without armed guards.”

Serbian PM Ivica Dacic led the tributes at the funeral ceremony.

Jovanka Broz had been admitted to hospital in August in a serious condition, suffering from heart problems.

Her last wish was to be buried in the House of Flowers in Belgrade, next to Josip BrozTito.

Jovanka Budisavljevic, an ethnic Serb, was born into a farming family in what is now Croatia on December 7, 1924.

She joined the partisans when she was just 17, remaining with them until the end of the war in 1945.

After her marriage to Josip Broz, known as Tito, Jovanka Broz spent nearly three decades as first lady.

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Jovanka Broz – the widow of Josip Broz Tito, the Communist leader of what was once Yugoslavia – has died in Belgrade of a heart attack, aged 88.

Jovanka Broz joined the partisans led by Josip Broz Tito who fought the Nazi occupation in World War Two.

She became first Tito’s personal secretary, then his third wife in 1952.

When Josip Broz Tito died in 1980, she was under house arrest for a time. She lived her last three decades in isolation

Jovanka Broz was left stateless by the collapse of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

Jovanka Broz became first Tito's personal secretary, then his third wife in 1952

Jovanka Broz became first Tito’s personal secretary, then his third wife in 1952

“With Broz’s death, we are left without one of the last most reliable witnesses of our former country’s history,” Serbian PM Ivica Dacic said in a message of condolence.

Jovanka Budisavljevic, an ethnic Serb, was born into a farming family in what is now Croatia on December 7, 1924.

She joined the partisans when she was just 17, remaining with them until the end of the war in 1945.

After her marriage to Yugoslavia’s authoritarian president Josip Broz – known as Tito – she spent nearly three decades as first lady.

But after he died, Jovanka Broz was accused of plotting a coup.

She lived in seclusion in the Belgrade suburb of Dedinje and rarely gave interviews.

However, in 2009 Jovanka Broz spoke to the Politika daily about the period after her husband’s death.

“They chased me out … in my nightgown, without anything, not allowing me even to take a photo of the two of us, or a letter, a book,” she said.

“I was in isolation and treated like a criminal… I could not leave the house without armed guards.”

Jovanka Broz had been admitted to hospital in August in a serious condition, suffering from heart problems. Her last wish was to be buried in the House of Flowers, in Belgrade, next to her husband.

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