Slovenian nationalism
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2019) |
Carinthian Slovene painter Markus Pernhart
. Triglav is a national symbol of Slovenia that is displayed in the flag of Slovenia.Slovenian nationalism is the
Napoleon Bonaparte made Slovenia part of the Illyrian Provinces from 1809 to 1813.[1] Slovenian nationalists such as Anton Korošec endorsed Yugoslav unification during World War I as a means to free Slovenia from Austro-Hungarian rule.[2]
On 8 May 1989, after the legalization of other political parties by Slovenia's reformist Communist Party-led government, new political parties published the May Declaration, demanding the formation of a sovereign, democratic, and pluralist Slovenian state.[3] A referendum on independence from Yugoslavia was held on 26 December 1990 with a majority of Slovenians supporting independence.[3] Slovenia declared independence on 25 June 1991.[3]
Following independence, members of minority groups – mostly from other former Yugoslav nations – who had failed to apply for residency in the new nation had their records stricken, leaving them in the country illegally.[4][5]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Jeffrey Cole. Ethnic Groups of Europe: An Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, California, USA: ABC-CLIO, Inc., 2011. Pp. 346.
- ^ Motyl 2001, p. 276.
- ^ a b c Jeffrey Cole. Ethnic Groups of Europe: An Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, California, USA: ABC-CLIO, Inc., 2011. Pp. 348.
- ^ Lungescu, Oana (13 April 2004). "Slovenia's surge of nationalism". BBC News. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- .
