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Independence protagonist Jože Pučnik remembered 20 years after death

Published by The Slovenia Times on Thu, 01/12/2023 - 08:24

Jože Pučnik, a key protagonist of Slovenia's democratisation and independence, was honoured on the 20th anniversary of his death on 11 January with President Nataša Pirc Musar describing him as a model statesman. The party that he used to lead organised a commemoration in Ljubljana.

First Slovenian president, PM would like to see more unity

Published by The Slovenia Times on Sat, 06/25/2022 - 23:03

Ljubljana – On the occasion of the 31st anniversary of independence, Slovenia’s first President Milan Kučan and first Prime Minister Lojze Peterle said they would like to see more unity of the nation. They agree that this was the key to gaining independence, and that the idea of the common good should prevail in order to achieve common goals.

Independence-era PM believes time to put WWII history behind

Published by The Slovenia Times on Mon, 12/07/2020 - 07:01

As Slovenia is about to mark the 30th anniversary of a referendum in which people nearly unanimously voted for independence, Lojze Peterle, the then prime minister, says the nation should focus on what unites it, while it will have to put WWII and post-war history behind if it ever wants to achieve understanding and progress.