Ex-president calls for independence memorial in Ljubljana

Vrhnika, 5 May - Slovenia's former President Milan Kučan has urged erecting a memorial to Slovenian independence in Republic Square in Ljubljana as he addressed a WWII commemoration in Vrhnika on Friday. Kučan, who served when independence was declared, believes such a memorial would unite the nation, encouraging it to successfully address challenges ahead.

Ljubljana Revolution Monument in Republic Square. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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Revolution Monument in Republic Square.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Revolution Monument in Republic Square. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Revolution Monument in Republic Square.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Monument to Edvard Kardelj (1910-1979) in Republic Square with the National Assembly in the background. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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Monument to Edvard Kardelj (1910-1979) in Republic Square with the National Assembly in the background.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Monument to Edvard Kardelj (1910-1979) in Republic Square with the National Assembly in the background. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Monument to Edvard Kardelj (1910-1979) in Republic Square with the National Assembly in the background.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Monument to Edvard Kardelj (1910-1979) in Republic Square with the National Assembly in the background. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Monument to Edvard Kardelj (1910-1979) in Republic Square with the National Assembly in the background.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Šoštanj Milan Kučan, who served as Slovenian president between 1990 and 2002. Photo: Katja Kodba/STA File photo

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Milan Kučan, who served as Slovenian president between 1990 and 2002.
Photo: Katja Kodba/STA
File photo

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