Militia (Yugoslavia)
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The Militia of SFR Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Milicija SFR Jugoslavije / Милиција СФР Југославије) was a law enforcement agency of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1944 to 1992. The Militia was subordinated to the Federal Secretariat of Internal Affairs (Serbo-Croatian: Savezni sekretarijat unutrašnjih poslova / Савезни секретаријат унутрашњих послова).
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Common name | Serbo-Croatian: Milicija / Милиција |
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Formed | 1944 |
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Dissolved | 1992 |
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National agency | SFR Yugoslavia |
Operations jurisdiction | SFR Yugoslavia |
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Size | 255,804 km2 (98,766 sq mi) |
Population | 23,229,846 (1991 estimate) |
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Headquarters | Belgrade, SR Serbia |
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Formed during World War II in Yugoslavia on territories controlled by the Yugoslav Partisans, at different times it was named Partisan Guard, Peasant Guard, People's Defence etc. In 1944 it was named People's Militia, and in 1966 Militia.