Slovenes desired political changes. In 1989 five new parties demanded a sovereign state for the Slovenian nation, and so the process of gaining Slovenian independence started. On 23 December 1990 a great majority of voters decided on a referendum in favour of an independent, sovereign state. On 25 June 1991 Slovenia assumed the jurisdiction over its territory and Milan Kučan became the president of the country. A day after the declaration of independence the newly established country was attacked by the Yugoslav Army. Due to strong resistance of the Slovenian Territorial Army and the police, as well as the unanimous will of the Slovenian nation to gain independence, the international opinion turned in favour of Slovenia. Following a 10-day war the truce was made. In 1992 the new state was accepted into UNO and acknowledged by the countries of the European Union. What followed was a decade of strengthening the envisaged developments, changes and adaptations in all areas of living, as well as the process of jointing the European Union and NATO.
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