2020 in Slovenia

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See also:	Other events of 2020 Timeline of Slovenian history

Incumbents

• President: Borut Pahor
• Prime Minister: Marjan Šarec (until March 13), Janez Janša

Events

• January 27 - the incumbent Prime Minister of Slovenia Marjan Šarec resigns, citing inefficiency of his minority government, and calls for early elections.[1]
• March 4 - first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia detected.[2][3]
• March 12 - the acting government formally declares a Coronavirus epidemic and activates the national emergency response plan.[4]
• March 13 - the newly formed coalition led by prime minister Janez Janša is confirmed by the National Assembly, and sworn in as the 14th Government of Slovenia.[5]
• March 16 - all educational institutions in the country are closed to limit the spread of the new Coronavirus.[6]
• March 30 - all public gatherings are banned, and movement is restricted to the municipality of residence (with some exceptions).[7]
• April 18 - the governments starts to ease restrictions on movement due to favourable course of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the most severe bans lifted on April 30.[8][9]
• May 2 -
  • no new SARS-CoV-2 infections are detected on that day for the first time since the outbreak of the epidemic on March 4.[10]
  • thousands of protesters on bicycles stage a protest against the government in Ljubljana due to allegations of corruption and mismanagement of the Coronavirus epidemic response.[11]
• May 15 - Slovenia becomes the first European country to lift the declaration of the New Coronavirus epidemic (effective May 31), but several restrictions remain in place.[12][13]

Births

Deaths

• 31 January – Janez Stanovnik, economist and politician (b. 1922)[14]
• 18 March – Peter Musevski, actor (b. 1965)[15]
• 11 April – Alojz Uran, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1945)[16]
• 17 May - Aleksandra Kornhauser Frazer, chemist (b. 1926)[17]
• 18 May - Marko Elsner, footballer (b. 1960)[18]
• 1 June - Janez Kocijančič, politician and lawyer (b. 1941)[19]

References

1. Novak, Marja (2020-01-27). "Slovenian PM Sarec resigns, early election likely". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
2. "Slovenia Confirms First Case of Coronavirus: Health Minister". The New York Times. 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
3. "Slovenia confirms first case of coronavirus: health minister". Reuters. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
4. "Slovenia declares coronavirus epidemic". Slovenian Press Agency. 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
5. "Janez Janša government to be voted in". Slovenian Press Agency. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
6. Novak, Marja (2020-03-12). "Slovenia to close schools, reject cargo traffic from Italy". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
7. "Od polnoči prepoved gibanja izven občine stalnega ali začasnega prebivališča" [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.
8. "Od danes manj stroga omejitev gibanja med občinami, možnih več športnih 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.
9. "Vlada odpravlja splošno omejitev gibanja na občine" [The government is lifting the restriction of movement to municipalities]. 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 2020-04-29. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
10. "Včeraj prvič brez nove okužbe, umrla sta še 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.
11. "Anti-government bicycle protest in Ljubljana amid lockdown". Euronews. 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
12. "Epidemic effectively over on 31 May, restrictions remain in place". Slovenian Press Agency. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
13. Forrest, Adam (2020-05-15). "Slovenia becomes first European country to call official end to coronavirus epidemic". The Independent. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
14. "Janez Stanovnik (1922–2020): Partizan, ki je v žepu hkrati nosil člansko izkaznico komunistične partije in rožni 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.
15. "Umrl igralec Peter Musevski" [Actor Peter Musevski dies] (in Slovenian). 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
16. "Umrl je upokojeni ljubljanski nadškof metropolit Alojz Uran" [Metropolitan Alojz Uran, retired archbishop of Ljubljana, died] (in Slovenian). 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
17. "Umrla je kemičarka prof. dr. Aleksandra Kornhauser Fraser" [Chemist prof. dr. Aleksandra Kornhauser Fraser has died] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
18. "Slovenian football great Marko Elsner dies". Slovenian Press Agency. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
19. Vrabec, Aljaž (2020-06-01). "Umrl je Janez Kocijančič" [Janez Kocijančič has died]. Delo (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2020-08-14.