= Jože Pučnik = '''Jože Pučnik''' was a [[Slovenia/SlovenianDemocraticParty|SDSS]] politician in [[Slovenia/Democratization#Yugoslavia|Yugoslav Slovenia]]. <> ---- == History == Pučnik was born in [[Slovenia/Democratization#Occupation|occupied Slovenia]]. Growing up in the post-[[WorldHistory/WorldWar2|war]] [[WorldHistory/Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]], he became a renowned political dissident. He was repeatedly arrested and jailed. He became leader of the [[Slovenia/SlovenianDemocraticParty|SDSS]] in 1989, and established a coalition known as '''Democratic Opposition of Slovenia''' ('''DEMOS''') (''Demokratična opozicija Slovenije''). This coalition won a majority in the first free elections held in 1990. ---- == Legacy == Pučnik is considered a founding figure in the modern [[Slovenia/Democratization#Republic_of_Slovenia|Slovenia]]. ---- CategoryRicottone