Zdenko Roter

Zdenko Roter (12 August 1926 – 1 or 2 August 2025) was a Slovenian sociologist.

Life and career

Roter was born in Ljubljana on 12 August 1926. Before turning 16, he joined the Partisans in 1942. Prior to that, he served as an operative in various actions of the Liberation Front.[1]

In 2004, he co-founded the political association Forum 21.[2] In his memoirs Fallen Masks, he described his life journey from the partisan days to his post-independence role in influencing politics in Slovenia.[3]

He was an advisor to President Milan Kučan and, according to his own words, influenced the selection of Danilo Türk's run for the 2007 presidential election.[4]

In 2002, he received the Golden Honorary Badge of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia with the following justification: "for self-sacrificing work for the good of the Slovenian state".[5]

Roter died in early August 2025, at the age of 98.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Od NOB do UPR". Mladina.si. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Ustanovili Forum 21 | 24ur.com". www.24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  3. ^ Swidler, Leonard J. (8 November 2016). The Age of Global Dialogue. Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4982-0867-3.
  4. ^ "Teorija in praksa 2-3 (2014)". Current content. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Predsednik Republike Slovenije > Seznam vseh odlikovancev od leta 1992 do decembra 2007". www.up-rs.si. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  6. ^ K, A. K. "Umrl je znani slovenski sociolog Zdenko Roter". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 August 2025.
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