Slovenia's stateshood day, 20 years of independence

[Betonov]

On a warm june evening in 1991 an entire nation was on their feet. The long process that began with the referendum of december 23rd, 1990, where 95% of all voters came out and 88% of them voted YES for an independent state of Slovenia, has reach it's climax.
The day started not with a pomp and a marching band, but with a convention room full of politicians and press. They unanimously declared and signed the Fundamental charter of independence, breaking all ties with Belgrade and Yugoslavia and with this constitutional act, which is the starting point of the Slovenian Constitutional System, legally established a single supreme authority on its territory.
Diplomats received instructions, to convince foreign powers to recognize her as a sovereign nation and a declaration of independence has been sent to Belgrade.
A declaration of war was sent back


Slovenia is independent

[Betonov]

Part one of my special, 20 years of independence feature, where I'll start a thread every day describing the events of that day that took place exactly 20 years ago, during those hot summer days when Yugoslavia started dying.

changing of the flag


Slovenia on baricades (only in Slovenian, but you can watch it just for the videos of the war)


Death of Yugoslavia, a documentary I just found

[Sailor Steve]

Happy Independence Day!

I like your flag.

[Jimbuna]

Happy Independence Day!

[August]

Happy Independence day Slovenia, may you always have cause to celebrate them.

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by August

Happy Independence day Slovenia, may you always have cause to celebrate them.

Thanks. And I believe the steaks are already marinating for your independence day

I like your flag.

The white, blue and red colors are a symbol of a slavic ancestory (just like Russia, Croatia, Serbia, Slovakia.... ). The shield contains the three stars of the three Dukes of Celje, the only Slovenian aristocratic family, wipped out by the Hapsburgs in the 14th century, the three peaked mountain is the Triglav, our highest mountain and nations symbol, the two wavy lines are representing the sea and rivers.