Idea about independence monument not new, ex-PM says
Ljubljana, 9 May - Lojze Peterle, who served as prime minister when Slovenia declared independence in 1991, supports the idea to erect a Slovenian independence monument in Republic Square in Ljubljana. Speaking to the press on Tuesday, he said that former President Milan Kučan, who had proposed the monument, was not the first one to come up with this idea.
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Revolution Monument in Republic Square.
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Revolution Monument in Republic Square.
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Monument to Edvard Kardelj (1910-1979) in Republic Square with the National Assembly in the background.
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Monument to Edvard Kardelj (1910-1979) in Republic Square with the National Assembly in the background.
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Monument to Edvard Kardelj (1910-1979) in Republic Square with the National Assembly in the background.
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PM Robert Golob and former President Milan Kučan at the Ljubljana city's ceremony marking Ljubljana Day at Ljubljana Castle.
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Veteran politician Lojze Peterle, prime minister of the first democratically elected Slovenian government, serving twice briefly as foreign minister and as member of the European Parliament between 2004 and 2019.
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Republic Square.
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