Protagonists Meet to Remember Departure from Yugoslav Communists

Ljubljana, 22 January - Several members of the Slovenian delegation which walked out of a 1990 meeting of Yugoslav Communists, kick-starting a series of events which led to the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia, met Thursday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the landmark move.

Ljubljana A reunion of delegates who walked out of what became the last congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia in 1990. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
A reunion of delegates who walked out of what became the last congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia in 1990.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana A reunion of delegates who walked out of what became the last congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia in 1990. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
A reunion of delegates who walked out of what became the last congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia in 1990.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor (left) attends a reunion of delegates who walked out of what became the last congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia in 1990. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor (left) attends a reunion of delegates who walked out of what became the last congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia in 1990.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana A reunion of delegates who walked out of what became the last congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia in 1990. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
A reunion of delegates who walked out of what became the last congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia in 1990.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Ciril Ribičič, Janez Kocijančič, Sonja Lokar and Milan Kučan (left to right), delegates who walked out of what became the last congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia in 1990. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Ciril Ribičič, Janez Kocijančič, Sonja Lokar and Milan Kučan (left to right), delegates who walked out of what became the last congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia in 1990.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Former President Milan Kučan, SocDem leader Dejan Židan, Ciril Ribičič and Janez Kocjiančič (left to right) attend a reunion of delegates who walked out of what became the last congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia in 1990. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Former President Milan Kučan, SocDem leader Dejan Židan, Ciril Ribičič and Janez Kocjiančič (left to right) attend a reunion of delegates who walked out of what became the last congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia in 1990.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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