Statehood Day (Slovenia)
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Statehood Day is a holiday that occurs on every 25 June in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

 to commemorate the country's declaration of independence from Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

 in 1991. Although the official declaration of independence did not come until 26 June 1991, Statehood Day is considered to be June 25 since that was the date on which the initial acts regarding independence were passed. Slovenia's declaration jumpstarted the Ten-Day War
Ten-Day War
The Ten-Day War or the Slovenian Independence War was a military conflict between the Slovenian Territorial Defence and the Yugoslav People's Army in 1991 following Slovenia's declaration of independence.-Background:...

, which it eventually won, with its former overseer Yugoslavia.

Statehood Day is not to be confused with Slovenia's Independence and Unity Day
Independence and Unity Day
Independence and Unity Day is a Slovenian national holiday that occurs on every 26 December to commemorate the official proclamation of the Slovenian independence referendum on 26 December 1990. The referendum took part on 23 December. In it, 95% of the voters favoured the establishment of...

, which is celebrated each year on December 26 in honour of the 26 December 1990 official proclamation of the results of the plebiscite
Slovenian independence referendum, 1990
The Slovenian independence referendum about the Slovenian independence from Yugoslavia was held on December 23, 1990. It was summoned by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, then a federal unit of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...

 in which 88.5% of all Slovenian voters were in favor of Slovenia becoming a sovereign nation.

Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

 declared independence from Yugoslavia at the same time, and also celebrates its Statehood Day
Statehood Day (Croatia)
Statehood Day is a holiday that occurs every year on June 25 in Croatia to celebrate the country's 1991 declaration of independence from Yugoslavia. The Statehood Day is an official holiday, a day off work in Croatia....

 on June 25. However, Croatia celebrates Independence Day on a different day, October 8.

See also

  • Statehood Day
    Statehood Day
    Statehood Day may refer to:* Statehood Day on February 15 in Serbia* Statehood Day on June 25 in Slovenia* Statehood Day on June 25 in Croatia* Statehood Day on July 6 in Lithuania...

     in other countries
  • Holidays in Slovenia
  • History of Slovenia
    History of Slovenia
    The history of Slovenia chronicles the period of the Slovene territory from the 5th Century BC to the present times. In the Early Bronze Age, Proto-Illyrian tribes settled an area stretching from present-day Albania to the city of Trieste. The Holy Roman Empire controlled the land for nearly 1,000...

  • Breakup of Yugoslavia

External links

  • BBC ON THIS DAY | 27 June|1991 - The BBC
    BBC
    The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

    marks the date Yugoslavia entered Slovenia following Slovenia's declaration of independence
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