Day of Uprising Against the Occupation2026 · Date · History
The Government of Slovenia lists April 27 as Day of Uprising Against the Occupation among the country’s national holidays.
About Day of Uprising Against the Occupation
Slovenia observes the Day of Uprising Against the Occupation on April 27.
The Government of Slovenia lists it as a national holiday and, unlike the specifically marked exceptions on the national-holidays page, a work-free day.
Why Day of Uprising Against the Occupation matters
The observance remembers resistance to occupation during the Second World War in Slovenia.
Its official history includes an April 1941 political-resistance meeting, later Liberation Front identity, and a post-independence renaming; these layers are kept separate rather than compressed into a single origin claim.
History of Day of Uprising Against the Occupation
Government historical material places the founding meeting of the Anti-Imperialist Front on April 26, 1941; the organization later became the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation after Germany attacked the Soviet Union in June 1941.
The same government history explains that April 27 became established in public memory as the founding date even though the meeting is documented as having taken place on April 26.
Before Slovenian independence, April 27 was known as the Day of the Liberation Front (Day of the OF).
The 1991 Slovenian public-holidays law lists April 27 under the current name, Day of Uprising Against the Occupation, and makes the listed national holidays work-free unless otherwise provided.
How the observance developed
This timeline uses documented milestones from reviewed sources. Missing stages are left out rather than guessed.
Day of the Liberation Front (Day of the OF)
The pre-independence April 27 holiday identity was renamed Day of Uprising Against the Occupation after Slovenia became independent.
Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia
Act on Public Holidays and Work-free Days in the Republic of Slovenia (1991)
Government of Slovenia and Slovenian public institutions
Current government guidance and state commemorations document continuing observance.
What the evidence establishes
Confirmed institutional roles and milestones are shown first. Details that could not be established from the reviewed sources are listed separately below.
3 fields not established in reviewed sources
Predecessor and precursor observances
Earlier or merged observances are kept separate from former names and later institutional actions.
Also known as
Day of Uprising Against Occupation
How to Observe Day of Uprising Against the Occupation
Read the Government of Slovenia’s chronology alongside the holiday law.
Visit a museum, archive or memorial exhibition that presents documented Second World War history.
Compare primary documents and later public-memory traditions without treating them as identical.
Use neutral language when discussing parties, resistance movements and wartime political history.
Do not infer a person’s political beliefs from whether or how they observe the holiday.
Day of Uprising Against the Occupation Facts
The holiday falls on April 27.
Current Slovenian government guidance lists it as a national holiday.
Government history dates the underlying founding meeting to April 26, 1941 while explaining why April 27 became the commemorative date.
The pre-1991 name was Day of the Liberation Front (Day of the OF).
The current name appears in Slovenia’s 1991 public-holidays law.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Evidence & sources
Sources used across the guide are gathered here. Labels show how each source supports the page, and contextual references are kept separate from primary evidence.
Government of Slovenia — National holidays (opens in a new tab)
National Government
Official Gazette of Slovenia — 1991 holiday law (opens in a new tab)
Primary Law
Government of Slovenia — 2023 historical explanation (opens in a new tab)
National Government
Understand it, compare it, then explore further
Start with the most common factual questions, then compare closely related observances and explore useful connections.
Frequently asked questions
When is Day of Uprising Against the Occupation?
27 April The documented recurrence rule is: 27 April.
Does Day of Uprising Against the Occupation fall on the same date every year?
Yes. It uses a fixed annual date unless stronger evidence changes the pattern.
Is Day of Uprising Against the Occupation an official public holiday?
The reviewed sources verify it within this scope: Slovenia / national holiday. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when reliable evidence explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Day of Uprising Against the Occupation?
The reviewed sources identify Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia as the proclaiming or establishing body. Current facilitation or coordination is recorded as Government of Slovenia and Slovenian public institutions.
Is Day of Uprising Against the Occupation international or country-specific?
This observance is specific to Slovenia. Its fuller verified scope is: Slovenia / national holiday.
How is this page verified?
The factual information is checked against reviewed sources, including the date pattern, scope and institutional history. This page was checked on 2026-09-23.
When is the Day of Uprising Against the Occupation in Slovenia?
It is observed on April 27.
Is it a work-free national holiday?
Yes. Current Government of Slovenia guidance lists April 27 as a national holiday and does not place it among the national holidays specifically marked as not work-free.
What does the date commemorate?
It commemorates the wartime resistance tradition associated with the 1941 formation of the Anti-Imperialist Front, which later became the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation.
Why is the holiday on April 27 if the meeting was on April 26?
Government historical material says the meeting occurred on April 26, 1941, but a long-standing belief placed it on April 27 and that date became the commemorative date.
Was the holiday always called this?
No. Government history says April 27 was known as the Day of the Liberation Front until 1991; the post-independence law uses the current name.
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