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Janez Drnovšek
Janez Drnovšek was a Slovenian liberal politician, President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1989–1990), Prime Minister of Slovenia and President of Slovenia (2002–2007).
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business · Former President and Prime Minister of Slovenia · economist · diplomat · politician · writer · political commissar · banker · businessperson · also Janez Drnovšek, Janez Drnovsek, Drnovšek
Born 17 May 1950 · Died 23 February 2008 · Q171228
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rtvslo.si: Bivši predsednik: Janez Drnovšek
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2017· 1 entry
UPI: Topic: Janez Drnovsek
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2008· 4 entries
The Independent: Janez Drnovsek: Slovenian president who achieved membership of the EU and Nato for the former Yugoslav republic
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The Washington Post: Janez Drnovsek, 57; Former Slovenian President
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Aged 57, just two months after his presidential term ended
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Died 2008-02-23.
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2006· 3 entries
Announced that he would not be running for a second term in an interview on TV Slovenia
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Left the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia
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However, a change of style became visible
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2005· 1 entry
Found out about the existence of a daughter, Nana Forte, otherwise a renowned composer
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2003· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross presented by Rudolf Schuster (2003).
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2002· 2 entries
Ran for President of Slovenia, and was elected in the second round, defeating the center-right candidate Barbara Brezigar
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Career landmark: President of Slovenia (2002–2007).
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2001· 1 entry
Had cancerous formations on his lungs and liver
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2000· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Slovenia (2000–2002).
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1999· 1 entry
Drnovšek had kidney cancer resulting in the removal of a kidney
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1997· 1 entry
The Liberal Democracy of Slovenia formed a coalition government with the populist Slovenian People's Party which finally enabled Drnovšek to serve a third term in office
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1994· 1 entry
The Social Democratic Party of Slovenia left the coalition), the Party gained votes in 1996, remaining the largest party in the government
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1992· 3 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Slovenia (1992–2000).
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After a Government crisis in the DEMOS coalition, which had won the first democratic elections in Slovenia in 1990 and led the country to independence, Drnovšek became the second Prime Minister of independent Slovenia
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The Liberal Democratic Party under Drnovšek's leadership won the parliamentary elections, but due to a high fragmentation of the popular vote had to ally itself with other parties in order to form a stable government
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1989· 3 entries
Career landmark: President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1989–1990).
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Career landmark: Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement (1989–1990).
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Stane Dolanc, the Slovenian representative to the collective presidency of Yugoslavia, retired
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1986· 1 entry
Was chosen to be a delegate at the Slovenian Republic Assembly (parliament) and also the Chamber of Republics and Provinces of the Yugoslav parliament
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1983· 1 entry
Became head of the local branch of Ljubljana Bank in his home region of the Central Sava Valley in central Slovenia
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1981· 1 entry
And in 1986 he defended his dissertation at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Maribor
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1975· 1 entry
At the age of 25, he became chief financial officer at SGP Beton Zagorje, a construction company
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1973· 1 entry
Studied at University of Ljubljana (1973).
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1950· 1 entry
Born 1950-05-17.
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