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List of events
Events in the year
2020 in
Slovenia
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Incumbents
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Ongoing
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Events
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January
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March
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Empty old town square in
Ljubljana
on March 18, after COVID-19 epidemic had been declared a week earlier
April
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- April 18 ? The government begins to ease restrictions on movement due to the decreasing number of COVID-19 cases, with the most severe bans lifted on April 30.
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- May 2
- No new COVID-19 infections are detected for the first time since the outbreak of the epidemic on March 4.
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- Thousands of demonstrators on bicycles stage a
protest against the government
in
Ljubljana
due to allegations of corruption and mismanagement of the COVID-19 epidemic response.
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- May 15 ? Slovenia becomes the first European country to lift the declaration of the COVID-19 epidemic (effective May 31), but several restrictions remain in place.
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September
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October
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- October 19 - The government declares a COVID-19 epidemic again in response to the rising number of confirmed cases since September, enacts a 9 pm-6 am
curfew
and limits public gatherings and businesses.
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- October 27 - To limit the spread of COVID-19, movement of citizens is again restricted to municipality of residence, though with more extensive list of exceptions.
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December
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- December 27 - Mass vaccination against COVID-19 starts with the
Pfizer?BioNTech vaccine
, at the same time as most other EU states.
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Deaths
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- 31 January ?
Janez Stanovnik
, economist and politician (b. 1922)
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- 18 March ?
Peter Musevski
, actor (b. 1965)
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- 11 April ?
Alojz Uran
, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1945)
[21]
- 17 May ?
Aleksandra Kornhauser Frazer
, chemist (b. 1926)
[22]
- 18 May ?
Marko Elsner
, footballer (b. 1960)
[23]
- 1 June ?
Janez Kocijan?i?
, politician and lawyer (b. 1941)
[24]
- 8 November -
Miro Ster?aj
, 9-pin bowling player, businessman and politician (b. 1933)
[25]
- 14 November -
Peter Florjan?i?
, inventor and athlete (b. 1919).
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- 21 November -
Jo?ef Smej
, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1922)
[27]
References
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Novak, Marja (2020-01-27).
"Slovenian PM Sarec resigns, early election likely"
. Reuters
. Retrieved
2020-04-23
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"Slovenia Confirms First Case of Coronavirus: Health Minister"
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The New York Times
. 2020-03-04
. Retrieved
2020-03-06
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"Slovenia confirms first case of coronavirus: health minister"
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Reuters
. 4 March 2020
. Retrieved
2020-03-06
.
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"Slovenia declares coronavirus epidemic"
. Slovenian Press Agency. 2020-03-12
. Retrieved
2020-04-23
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"Janez Jan?a government to be voted in"
. Slovenian Press Agency. 2020-03-13
. Retrieved
2020-04-23
.
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Novak, Marja (2020-03-12).
"Slovenia to close schools, reject cargo traffic from Italy"
. Reuters
. Retrieved
2020-04-23
.
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"Od polno?i prepoved gibanja izven ob?ine stalnega ali za?asnega prebivali??a"
[Ban of movement outside the municipality of permanent or temporary residence after midnight] (in Slovenian). Government of the Republic of Slovenia. 2020-03-29
. Retrieved
2020-04-23
.
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"Od danes manj stroga omejitev gibanja med ob?inami, mo?nih ve? ?portnih aktivnosti"
[Less rigorous restriction of movement to municipalities from today, more sports activities possible].
24ur.com
(in Slovenian). 2020-04-18
. Retrieved
2020-04-18
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"Vlada odpravlja splo?no omejitev gibanja na ob?ine"
[The government is lifting the restriction of movement to municipalities].
24ur.com
(in Slovenian). 2020-04-29
. Retrieved
2020-05-02
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"V?eraj prvi? brez nove oku?be, umrla sta ?e dva obolela"
[No new infections yesterday for the first time, two more diseased have died].
Delo
(in Slovenian). 2020-05-03
. Retrieved
2020-05-03
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"Anti-government bicycle protest in Ljubljana amid lockdown"
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Euronews
. 2020-05-02
. Retrieved
2020-05-18
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"Epidemic effectively over on 31 May, restrictions remain in place"
. Slovenian Press Agency. 2020-05-15
. Retrieved
2020-05-18
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Forrest, Adam (2020-05-15).
"Slovenia becomes first European country to call official end to coronavirus epidemic"
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The Independent
.
Archived
from the original on 2020-05-19
. Retrieved
2020-05-18
.
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"Izstrelitev prvih slovenskih satelitov vendarle uspela: ?lo je neverjetno gladko"
[Launch of the first Slovene satellites succeeds at last: It went incredibly smoothly].
Dnevnik
(in Slovenian). 2020-09-03
. Retrieved
2020-09-21
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Leicester, John (2020-09-20).
"Vive Le Tour! With Young Winner, Thrilling Race Defies Virus"
. NBC Boston
. Retrieved
2020-09-22
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"30-day epidemic declared in Slovenia"
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Radio SI
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Radiotelevizija Slovenija
. 2020-10-19
. Retrieved
2020-11-03
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"13 izjem za prehajanje med ob?inami, potrebna tudi podpisana izjava"
[13 exceptions for crossing between municipalities, a signed statement also required].
24ur.com
(in Slovenian). 2020-10-26
. Retrieved
2020-11-03
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"Covid-19 vaccination under way across Slovenia"
. Slovenian Press Agency. 2020-12-27
. Retrieved
2021-01-03
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"Janez Stanovnik (1922?2020): Partizan, ki je v ?epu hkrati nosil ?lansko izkaznico komunisti?ne partije in ro?ni venec"
[Janez Stanovnik (1922?2020): a Partisan who carried a Communist Party membership card and a rosary in his pocket at the same time] (in Slovenian).
Dnevnik
. 2020-01-31
. Retrieved
2020-04-11
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"Umrl igralec Peter Musevski"
[Actor Peter Musevski dies] (in Slovenian). 2020-03-18
. Retrieved
2020-04-11
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"Umrl je upokojeni ljubljanski nad?kof metropolit Alojz Uran"
[Metropolitan Alojz Uran, retired archbishop of Ljubljana, died] (in Slovenian). 2020-04-11
. Retrieved
2020-04-11
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"Umrla je kemi?arka prof. dr. Aleksandra Kornhauser Fraser"
[Chemist prof. dr. Aleksandra Kornhauser Fraser has died] (in Slovenian).
Radiotelevizija Slovenija
. 2020-05-19
. Retrieved
2020-05-19
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"Slovenian football great Marko Elsner dies"
. Slovenian Press Agency
. Retrieved
2020-05-18
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Vrabec, Alja? (2020-06-01).
"Umrl je Janez Kocijan?i?"
[Janez Kocijan?i? has died].
Delo
(in Slovenian)
. Retrieved
2020-08-14
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"Umrl je Miroslav Ster?aj"
[Miroslav Ster?aj has died].
24ur.com
(in Slovenian). 2020-11-09
. Retrieved
2020-11-10
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Evans, Gareth (2020-11-21).
"Peter Florjancic: Story of ski-jumping inventor who escaped the Nazis"
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BBC News
. Retrieved
2020-04-12
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"Umrl upokojeni mariborski pomo?ni ?kof in ?astni ob?an Jo?ef Smej"
[Retired auxiliary bishop of Maribor and honorary member of the community Jo?ef Smej has died].
Ve?er
(in Slovenian). 2020-11-22
. Retrieved
2020-11-26
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