Top officials mark Day of Uprising Against the Occupation

Ljubljana, 27 April - Marking Day of Uprising Against the Occupation, President Borut Pahor said it celebrated the rebellious spirit that was part of the Slovenian identity, noting Slovenians had twice stood up to occupiers in the past century. Speaker Igor Zorčič highlighted Slovenia had great development potential and that efforts should be made to realise it.

Ljubljana Speaker Igor Zorčič lays a wreath at the Tomb of National Heroes. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Speaker Igor Zorčič lays a wreath at the Tomb of National Heroes.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor hosts an open day at the Presidential Palace to mark Day of Uprising Against the Occupation. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor hosts an open day at the Presidential Palace to mark Day of Uprising Against the Occupation.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor hosts an open day at the Presidential Palace to mark Day of Uprising Against the Occupation. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor hosts an open day at the Presidential Palace to mark Day of Uprising Against the Occupation.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor hosts an open day at the Presidential Palace to mark Day of Uprising Against the Occupation. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor hosts an open day at the Presidential Palace to mark Day of Uprising Against the Occupation.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor hosts an open day at the Presidential Palace to mark Day of Uprising Against the Occupation. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor hosts an open day at the Presidential Palace to mark Day of Uprising Against the Occupation.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor and Marijan Križman, the head of the ZZB WWII veterans' association, lay wreaths at a memorial dedicated to the anti-Nazi resistance movement. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor and Marijan Križman, the head of the ZZB WWII veterans' association, lay wreaths at a memorial dedicated to the anti-Nazi resistance movement.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor and Marijan Križman, the head of the ZZB WWII veterans' association, lay wreaths at a memorial dedicated to the anti-Nazi resistance movement. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor and Marijan Križman, the head of the ZZB WWII veterans' association, lay wreaths at a memorial dedicated to the anti-Nazi resistance movement.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor and Marijan Križman, the head of the ZZB WWII veterans' association, lay wreaths at a memorial dedicated to the anti-Nazi resistance movement. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor and Marijan Križman, the head of the ZZB WWII veterans' association, lay wreaths at a memorial dedicated to the anti-Nazi resistance movement.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Speaker Igor Zorčič lays a wreath at the Tomb of National Heroes. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Speaker Igor Zorčič lays a wreath at the Tomb of National Heroes.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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