Which prominent civil rights figure served as the coordinator of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights formed in Ljubljana in June 1988?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Igor Bavčar
- Step 1: Igor Bavčar led the Committee (Odbor za varstvo človekovih pravic), which united over 100,000 citizens and hundreds of civil associations, becoming the engine of the Slovenian democratic spring. Answer: Igor Bavčar. Why not the others: Janez Janša was one of the arrested defendants on trial, Dimitrij Rupel was a leading intellectual and later foreign minister, and Jože Pučnik returned from exile to lead DEMOS.
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