The
Socialist Republic of Slovenia (; ) was one of the 6 republics forming the post-
World War II country of
Yugoslavia. It existed under different names from 29 November 1945 until 25 June 1991. In 1990, while the country was still a part of the Yugoslav federation, the
League of Communists of Slovenia allowed for the establishment of other political parties, which led to the democratization of the country. The official name of the republic was
Federal Slovenia until 20 February 1946, when it was renamed to the
People's Republic of Slovenia (
Ljudska republika Slovenija). It retained this name until 9 April 1963, when it was again renamed, to
Socialist Republic of Slovenia. On 8 March 1990, the Socialist Republic of Slovenia removed the prefix "Socialist" from its name, becoming the Republic of
Slovenia, though remaining a constituent state of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 25 June 1991, when it enacted the laws resulting in independence.