By: P.T., STA
Slovenia observed Rudolf Maister Day, a public holiday in memory of the general who established the first Slovenian army in modern history and secured what would became Slovenia’s northern border.
The holiday marks the day in 1918 when Maister (1874-1934) took control of Maribor, Slovenia’s second largest city, a move that Lučka Lazarev Šerbec, the chair of the union bringing together associations dedicated to nurturing historical memory of the general, said showed he had “a clear vision in a fateful moment”. President Borut Pahor added national holidays celebrate national identity, and appealed on the people to nurture standpoints which unite the nation, not those that are divisive.