League of Communists of Slovenia

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The League of Communists of Slovenia was the Slovenian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the sole legal party of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1990. Under a new constitution ratified in 1974, greater power was devolved to the various republic level branches.

In 1989 Slovenia passed amendments to its constitution that asserted its sovereignty over the federation and its right to secede. These amendments were bitterly opposed by the leadership of Serbia under Slobodan Milošević. On January 23, 1990, the Slovene delegation, headed by Milan Kučan, left the Party Congress of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, leading to the collapse of the all-Yugoslav party. Shortly thereafter, the League of Communists of Slovenia changed its name to the Party of Democratic Reform.

[edit] Leaders

Secretaries of the Central Committee of the League of Communists

  1. Franc Leskošek (1943 - 1948)
  2. Miha Marinko (1948 - 1966)
  3. Albert Jakopic (1966 - 1968)
  4. Franc Popit (Mar 1969 - Apr 1982)
  5. Andrej Marinc (Apr 1982 - May 1986)
  6. Milan Kučan (May 1986 - 1990)

Other influential leaders

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