Slovene Covenant

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The Slovene Covenant (Slovenska zaveza) was an underground anti-communist organisation formed in Slovenia in April 1942[1] 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.[2] It "adopted a political programme that strongly echoed the political positions of the OF" (Osvobodilna fronta).[3] In 1943 anti-communist forces including the Slovene Covenant engaged in armed conflict against Partisan forces in the country and were defeated.[3]

Coat of arms of the Slovene Covenant

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  1. ^ Czech Republic Timeline. World Atlas. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. ^ Gregor J. Kranjc. To Walk with the Devil. University of Toronto Press (2013). ISBN 9781442660533
  3. ^ a b James Gow, Cathie Carmichael. Slovenia and the Slovenes: A Small State and the New Europe pp. 48, 49. C. Hurst & Co. (2000) ISBN 9781850654285

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