The Ten-Day War, or Slovenian Independence War, resulted from Slovenia’s break from Yugoslavia. The primarily Serbian Yugoslav People’s Army quickly took action after independence was declared. Slovenia had a stronger defense force than estimated. As a result, the JNA(Yugoslav National Army) was shocked as Slovenia mounted an effective defense and forced the signing of the Brioni Accord in July 1991 to allow Slovenia sovereignty.

"At the first multiparty elections held on 8 April 1990 the following parties (successors of earlier parties as well as newly-formed parties) entered parliament.

1. ZKS - Party of Democratic Renewal (17.28%). This party later became the ZLSD (Associated List of Social Democrats);
2. ZSMS - Liberal Party (14.49%), became the LDS after merging with the Socialist Party and the Greens;
3. SKD - Slovenian Christian Democrats (12.98%), the strongest party in Demos. After merging with the SLS part of the SKD leadership formed the new party NSi;
4. SKZ - Slovenian Farmers' Alliance (12.55%), later became the SLS;
5. Slovenian Democratic Alliance - SDZ (9.51%). This party transformed to become the Democratic Party (DS), which partly joined the LDS and partly continued as an independent party but failed to enter parliament at the next elections;

- Source: www.ukom.gov.si

November-December 1990

- Multi-party elections in Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia

9 March 1991

- Huge ant-government demonstrations in Belgrade

25 June 1991

- Yugoslav Army (JNA)  moves into Slovenia to restore federal authority but is forcedto withdraw after only ten days

8 October 1991

- Slovenia and Croatia declare independence, war in Croatia