The Slovene Covenant (''Slovenska zaveza'') was an underground anti-communist organisation formed in
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
in April 1942 by a number of non-communist political parties after the killing of Avgust Praprotnik (1891–1942) by operatives from the Security and Intelligence Service (''Varnostnoobveščevalna služba'', VOS), a forerunner of the Yugoslav
secret police
Secret police (or political police) are intelligence, security or police agencies that engage in covert operations against a government's political, religious, or social opponents and dissidents. Secret police organizations are characteristic of ...
.
[Gregor J. Kranjc]
''To Walk with the Devil''
University of Toronto Press (2013). It "adopted a political programme that strongly echoed the political positions of the OF" (''
Osvobodilna fronta'').
[James Gow, Cathie Carmichael]
''Slovenia and the Slovenes: A Small State and the New Europe'' pp. 48, 49
C. Hurst & Co. (2000) In 1943 anti-communist forces including the Slovene Covenant engaged in armed conflict against Partisan forces in the country and were defeated.
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See also
*Miha Krek
Miha Krek (28 September 1897 – 18 November 1969) was a Slovenian lawyer and conservative politician. Between 1941 and 1969, he was the informal leader of the Slovenian anti-Communist emigration.
Born in the Upper Carniolan village of Lesk ...
, Slovenian lawyer
*Marko Natlačen
Marko Natlačen (24 April 1886 – 13 October 1942) was a Slovenian politician and jurist, who also served as the last ban (governor) of the Drava Banovina in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. His assassination at the hands of the Slovenian Communist se ...
, Slovenian politician and jurist
*Leon Rupnik
Leon Rupnik, also known as Lav Rupnik or Lev Rupnik (August 10, 1880 – September 4, 1946) was a Slovene general in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia who collaborated with the Fascist Italian and Nazi German occupation forces during World War II. Rup ...
, Slovene general and Nazi collaborator
*Liberalism in Slovenia
This article gives an overview of liberalism in Slovenia. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For in ...
*Slovenes
The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Slovenci ), are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia, and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovene as their na ...
, Slovenian people
*Slovene Partisans
The Slovene Partisans, formally the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Slovenia, (NOV in POS) were part of Europe's most effective anti-Nazi resistance movement Jeffreys-Jones, R. (2013): ''In Spies We Trust: The Story of Western ...
, part of Europe's most effective anti-Nazi resistance movement
*Slovene Lands in World War II
World War II in the Slovene Lands started in April 1941 and lasted until May 1945. The Slovene Lands were in a unique situation during World War II in Europe, with only Greece also sharing its experience of being trisected; however, Drava Banov ...
References
Further reading
*Leopoldina Plut-Pregelj, Carole Rogel
''The A to Z of Slovenia''
Rowman & Littlefield (2010)
Slovenia in World War II
Anti-communist organizations
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