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Josip Vidmar | |
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 Josip Vidmar in the 1920s | |
| President of Slovenia | |
| In office 3 October 1943 – 30 January 1953 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Kidrič Miha Marinko |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Ferdo Kozak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1895 Ljubljana, Duchy of Carniola, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 11 April 1992 (aged 96) Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Political party | League of Communists |
Josip Vidmar (October 14, 1895 – April 11, 1992) was a notable Slovenian literary critic, essayist, and politician. From 1944 to 1946 he was speaker of the Slovenian People's Liberation Council (Slovenian Parliament). From 1952 to 1976 was president of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and from 1950 to 1964 he was the head of the academy's Institute of Literatures.[1]
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