25 years of independent Slovenia
 

On June 25th, 1991, formal independence from Yugoslavia was declared on Republic square in Ljubljana, the old Yugoslav flag lowered and the new Slovene flag raised.

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In 1987 a group of intellectuals demanded Slovene independence in the 57th edition of the magazine Nova revija. Demands for democratisation and more Slovenian independence were sparked off. A mass democratic movement, coordinated by the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights, pushed the Communists in the direction of democratic reforms.


In September 1989, numerous constitutional amendments were passed to introduce parliamentary democracy to Slovenia.

The same year Action North united both the opposition and democratized communist establishment in Slovenia as the first defense action against attacks by Slobodan Milošević's supporters, leading to Slovenian independence.

On 7 March 1990, the Slovenian Assembly changed the official name of the state to the "Republic of Slovenia".

In April 1990, the first democratic election in Slovenia took place, and the united opposition movement DEMOS led by Jože Pučnik emerged victorious.

The initial revolutionary events in Slovenia pre-dated by almost one year the Revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe, but went largely unnoticed by international observers. On 23 December 1990, more than 88% of the electorate voted for a sovereign and independent Slovenia. On 25 June 1991, Slovenia became independent through the passage of appropriate legal documents. On 27 June in the early morning, the Yugoslav People's Army dispatched its forces to prevent further measures for the establishment of a new country, which led to the Ten-Day War. On 7 July, the Brijuni Agreement was signed, implementing a truce and a three-month halt of the enforcement of Slovenia's independence. In the end of the month, the last soldiers of the Yugoslav Army left Slovenia.
In December 1991, a new constitution was adopted, followed in 1992 by the laws on denationalisation and privatization. The members of the European Union recognised Slovenia as an independent state on 15 January 1992, and the United Nations accepted it as a member on 22 May 1992.


I'll leave it short, an FYI.

If anyone is interested about the Balkans and the events at that time I suggest:

BBC's Death of Yugoslavia (part 3 deals with the wars of independence but I suggest the begining how it all began)

Slovenia on Barricades I couldn't find one with english subtitles so if you're interested in footage, here you go. And a shorter version :03:

And the book: Origins of a Catastrophe: Yugoslavia and Its Destroyers — America's Last Ambassador Tells What Happened and Why by Warren Zimmerman

Good to see a lasting peace in the region and long may it continue :cool:

Happy Independence Day :salute:

Häppy Dan državnosti!

Please send cherry schnaps to poor 3rd world Rhineland Republic to enable us to celebrate adequately! :Kaleun_Party:

Try the mead....much more potent :)

Not to mention cherries are very finecky about weather during bloom time, but the Carniola honey bee is never tired.
So yeah, mead over cherry schnaps.

I do believe I still have a glass or three of it in the drinks cabinet :sunny:

Another part of the world I know so little about. Thanks for sharing this, Anze. :sunny:

There's more where that came from.
Not to mention I get it from the same place Petra works :03:

More info
http://i.imgur.com/k3Rnv8T.png

Nah, I think Slovenian mead is a myth, like the Loch Ness monster, nobody ever saw or tasted it. Though having an open mind and liver, I am open to be convinced otherwise. :D


I would say that Slovenia, among Finland, is the least hated state in Europe. To be fair: nobody knows where or what they are. So it's kind of the Euro equivalent to Vermont. :know:

Tarjak and Jim would disagree :haha:

I can still quote Grant in his native aussie accent ''bloody paint stripper''

That's because everybody thinks it's Slovakia and hates them instead.:D

Isn't that the truth. UKIP's sole MP said during the BBC's referendum programme that he did not agree with the poster showing migrants travelling through "Slovakia". So while my national pride was hurt, perhaps it was a boost for our tourism, as we are now apparently refugee-free :hmmm:

As Ive watched the fall of the Soviet Union and Europe emerge into what it is today. I've noticed though that instead of people coming togther under one flag quite the opposite seems to occur. More borders are drawn based on heritage, culture and ideology.

Seems to me as more and more immigrants arrive they will in the distant future expect to be able to do the same. Have fun.

What a cheap trick to get your hands on it :haha:

Let me know if it worked..


Priceless! :o Good to know we are in such safe and skillful hands! :haha:


And thanks to Anze, did not know that and how it happened :up:

Why, thank you Rockstar, what a pleasant surprise.
We had a small grill fired up today, we love to grill things on hollidays :D