History
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| 400 BC |
Celtic tribes establish the Noric kingdom on Slovenian soil |
| 2nd decade AD |
Annexation of the Noric kingdom by the Romans |
| 6th century |
Early Slavic tribes settle in the Sava, Drava and Mura river valleys and the eastern Alps |
| 7th century |
A union of Slavic tribes establishes the Duchy of Carantania, the first Slavic state |
| 748 |
Frankish empire incorporates Carantania as a vassal state called Carinthia
The Slavs convert to Christianity and gradually lose their independence. |
| 869-74 |
Carinthian Prince Kocelj rules a Slovenian "kingdom" in Lower Pannonia |
| Around 1000 |
The Freising manuscripts, the first known writings in the Slovenian and Slavic dialects in Latin script. |
| Late 13th century |
All Slovenian lands fall under Habsburg rule, later the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. |
| 16th century |
The Reformation brings literacy, the first book printed in Slovene (1550); the first Slovenian translation of the Bible (1584). |
| 1809-13 |
Napoleon establishes Ljubljana as capital of the Illyrian Provinces |
| 1848 |
Slovenian intellectuals issue a national programme called United |
| 1918 |
Austria-Hungary dissolved and Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes declared, later renamed Yugoslavia |
| 1941 |
Yugoslavia invaded by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy; the Partisans under Tito lead the resistance |
| 1945 |
Occupied Slovenia liberated; Slovenia joins the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia |
| 1980's |
The rise of Serbian nationalism in Belgrade leads to an independence movement for Slovenia and a trend towards political liberalism |
| April 1990 |
First democratic elections |
| 23 December 1990 |
In a plebiscite, the Slovenian electorate overwhelmingly supports an independent republic (88.5%) |
| 25 June 1991 |
Slovenia officially declares its independence |
| 27 June-6 July 1991 |
Slovenia fights a 10-day war with Yugoslavia, ending with the withdrawal of the Yugoslav army and recognition as an independent nation |
| 22 May 1992 |
Slovenia admitted into the United Nations |
| 1998 |
Slovenia begins negotiations for entry into the European Union |
| 2004 |
Slovenia joins the European Union and NATO |
