New Veteran Association Formed
Ljubljana, 23 December - A new association of veterans was formed Thursday at the initiative of several key figures in Slovenia's struggle for independence affiliated with the current opposition, highlighting the persistent ideological rift over Slovenia's recent past.
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janez Jansa, the first Slovenian defence minister, addresses the newly established Association for the Values of Slovenia's Independence.
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Ivan Oman, a member of Slovenia's first collective presidency, addresses the newly established Association for the Values of Slovenia's Independence, of which he was appointed president.
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Lojze Peterle, Slovenia's first Prime Minister, addresses the first meeting of the Association for the Values of Slovenia's Independence.
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Lojze Peterle, Slovenia's first Prime Minister, addresses the first meeting of the Association for the Values of Slovenia's Independence.
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Ljubljana
Some of the most important players in Slovenia's fight for independence 20 years ago met to establish the Association for the Values of Slovenia's Independence, appointing Ivan Oman, a member of Slovenia's first collective presidency, as president.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA
Ljubljana
Some of the most important players in Slovenia's fight for independence 20 years ago met to establish the Association for the Values of Slovenia's Independence, appointing Ivan Oman, a member of Slovenia's first collective presidency, as president.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA
Ljubljana
Igor Bavcar, Slovenia's first interior minister, addresses the first meeting of the Association for the Values of Slovenia's Independence.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA
Ljubljana
Some of the most important players in Slovenia's fight for independence 20 years ago met to establish the Association for the Values of Slovenia's Independence, appointing Ivan Oman, a member of Slovenia's first collective presidency, as president.
From left to right: first interior minister Igor Bavcar, first defence minister Janez Jansa, Ivan Oman, first prime minister Lojze Peterle and the then head of Slovenia's special military unit Tone Krkovic.
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