Bučar, one of founding fathers of independent Slovenia, remembered on centenary of birth

Ljubljana, 2 February - France Bučar, one of the key Slovenian independence figures, was praised as an upstanding person and his efforts for independence were highlighted, as academics and politicians discuss his legacy at a conference on Thursday, exactly one hundred years since his birth.

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National Assembly Speaker Urška Klakočar Zupančič laying a wreath at the France Bučar bust.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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France Bučar bust near the National Assembly.
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An exhibition on independence figure France Bučar (1923-2015) opens at the National Assembly.
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An exhibition on independence figure France Bučar (1923-2015) opens at the National Assembly.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
An exhibition on independence figure France Bučar (1923-2015) opens at the National Assembly.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
National Assembly Speaker Urška Klakočar Zupančič laying a wreath at the France Bučar bust.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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National Assembly Speaker Urška Klakočar Zupančič laying a wreath at the France Bučar bust.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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France Bučar's widow Ivka Bučar and philosopher Spomenka Hribar at an academic conference on the legacy of dissident, jurist and politician France Bučar (1923-2015), organised by Slovenska Matica.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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Milan Kučan, Slovenian president in 1990-2002 and leader of the Slovenian Communist Party in 1986-1989, at an academic conference on the legacy of dissident, jurist and politician France Bučar (1923-2015).
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Aleš Gabrič, a professor of history and head of the association Slovenska Matica, speaking at an academic conference on the legacy of dissident, jurist and politician France Bučar (1923-2015), organised by Slovenska Matica.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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An academic conference on the legacy of dissident, jurist and politician France Bučar (1923-2015), organised by the association and publisher Slovenska Matica.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
An academic conference on the legacy of dissident, jurist and politician France Bučar (1923-2015), organised by the association and publisher Slovenska Matica.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
National Assembly Speaker Urška Klakočar Zupančič addressing an academic conference on the legacy of dissident, jurist and politician France Bučar (1923-2015), organised by the association and publisher Slovenska Matica.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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