1. Janko Prunk was born on 30 December 1942 and is a Slovenian historian of modern history.
12 Facts About Janko Prunk
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Janko Prunk has published articles and monographs on analytical politology, modern history, the genesis of modern political formations, and the history of social and political philosophy in Slovenia.
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Janko Prunk has written on the history of political movements in Europe from the end of the 18th century until today, especially about Slovene Christian socialism and the history of Slovenian national questions.
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Janko Prunk continued his secondary education at Gymnasium in Celje.
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Janko Prunk obtained his master's degree from University of Ljubljana in 1972.
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Janko Prunk was awarded scholarships by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
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Janko Prunk is a member of Leibniz Institute of European History in Mainz, and a senior member of the Center for European Integration Studies in Bonn.
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Janko Prunk was an active member of the Slovenian Democratic Party.
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Between 1992 and 1993, Janko Prunk served as Minister for Slovenes outside Slovenia and National Minorities in Slovenia in the first coalition cabinet of Janez Drnovsek.
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Janko Prunk resigned in 2008 because of disagreements over the Government's policy favoring private universities.
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Janko Prunk criticised the charismatic type of leadership of the party's president Janez Jansa, stating that the party would most probably collapse if Jansa resigned.
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Janko Prunk has written over 500 specialized articles and books, since 1966.