Slovenia was communist from 1945 until its independence in 1991. Today is is a free-market democracy and a member of the ...

When Melania Trump was born, Slovenia was a communist country ruled by President Josip Tito and known as Yugoslavia. Slovenia became independent in 1991. Before Trump's rise to fame as a model and ...

LJUBLJANA — It’s a story known around the world: A village girl from a communist country rises ... in her limited relationship with the country. “The reactions to Melania are still somewhat mixed.

While the Serbs, led by Slobodan Milosevic, demanded a return to Yugoslavia’s centralisation, the Slovenian party took the opposite view, seeking to turn the Yugoslav communist party into a ...

"I was born in Slovenia, a small, beautiful and then-Communist country in Central Europe. My sister Ines, who is an incredible woman and a friend, and I were raised by my wonderful parents," the ...