Janez Stanovnik
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Janez Stanovnik | |
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President of the Presidency of Slovenia | |
In office 6 May 1988 – 10 May 1990 | |
Prime Minister | Dušan Šinigoj |
Preceded by | France Popit |
Succeeded by | Milan Kučan |
Personal details | |
Born | Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 4 August 1922
Died | 31 January 2020 Slovenia | (aged 97)
Political party | League of Communists of Slovenia (until 1990) |
Other political affiliations | Party of Democratic Renewal (from 1990) |
Relations | Aleš Stanovnik (cousin) Tine Velikonja (cousin) |
Janez Stanovnik (4 August 1922 – 31 January 2020
Biography
He was born in
He attended the
In 1946, after the war, he became the personal secretary of the Slovene Yugoslav communist leader Edvard Kardelj. He graduated from the University of Belgrade's Law School. Between 1952 and 1956, he was member of the Yugoslav mission at the United Nations. In 1956, he returned to Yugoslavia and started studying economics. He was a professor at both the Institute of Social Sciences in Belgrade, and the University of Ljubljana.[3][4][5]
Between 1965 and 1966, he served as an advisor to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and between 1968 and 1983, he worked on the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. There he served as the executive secretary of the commission from 1968 to 1982.[6]
In 1988, he was appointed as President of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia. Due to the political upheaval, he managed to use this largely ceremonial position in order to negotiate with the opposition groups, especially the
In 2003, he was elected as Chairman of the Association of Slovenian Partisan Veterans, he stayed at this position until 2013, when he was named the honorary president of the Association.[7]
Personal life
Stanovnik was married twice and had four children. He was the recipient of several awards, including the Commemorative Medal of the Partisans of 1941, and was an honorary citizen of Ljubljana.[7][8]
He spent his last years in a retirement home and died on 31 January 2020, aged 97.[8][1]
Stanovnik was the cousin of the
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g "Biografija (kdo je kdaj): Janez Stanovnik - MLADINA.si".
- ^ "Janez Stanovnik zaradi dvoevrskega kovanca s čudnimi izjavami spet deli narod, v Mladi Sloveniji pa mu očitajo, da je lažnivec!" (in Slovenian). Politiks. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Janez Stanovnik: Za povojne poboje sem vedel, a se ne počutim krivega" (in Slovenian). Dnevnik. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Janez Stanovnik: Pismo škofa Vovka je pretresljiv dokument" (in Slovenian). Dnevnik. 11 April 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ISBN 978-92-1-116390-2.
- ^ a b G. K. (20 September 2019). "V 98. letu se je poslovil Janez Stanovnik". Rtvslo.Si. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ a b A. Ž., S. S. "Umrl je Janez Stanovnik". Delo.si. Retrieved 31 January 2020.