In the night from 25 to 26 October 1991, the very last ship of the aggressor, the Yugoslav People’s Army (YPA), left the Port of Koper.

The YPA attacked Slovenia on 26 June 1991, the day after Slovenia officially declared independence.

Ten days of combat followed, concluding with the Brijuni negotiations.

  • Aerial view from a distance of a large industrial port of Koper with numerous shipping containers, cranes, and warehouses by the sea. A cruise ship is docked. The sky is blue with scattered clouds. Port of Koper has a special place in the history of Slovenia. Photo: Mounir91/Depositphotos
  • A girl is sitting on a stone wall, wearing sunglasses and a hat, and smiling while waving with the Slovenian flag in front of the castle on the rocks. Predjama castle. Photo: rossandhelen/Depositphotos

There, supported by the international community, both sides committed to ceasing hostilities and Slovenia agreed to postpone its independence by three months. The then Yugoslav Presidency decided to withdraw the YPA from Slovenia even before this deadline. The army thus proceeded to gradually pull out, with the final troops leaving on 26 October 1991.