About Tomaž Ertl
Lived 1932 – 2012 (aged 79). Tomaž Ertl was a Slovenian and Yugoslav politician.
Tomaž Ertl (16 November 1932 – 11 November 2012) was a Slovenian politician. He was the Interior Minister of what was then the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, just prior to its independence from Yugoslavia in 1990. He was also chief of the Slovenian branch of the State Security Administration (UDBA) – the Yugoslav secret police. In 2009 he was controversially awarded the Silver Order of Merit by President Danilo Türk for his role in Operation North.
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Who was Tomaž Ertl?
Slovenian politician
When was Tomaž Ertl born?
Tomaž Ertl was born on 16 November 1932 in Koroška Bela.
When did Tomaž Ertl die?
Tomaž Ertl died on 11 November 2012 in Jesenice.
What was Tomaž Ertl's occupation?
Tomaž Ertl was a politician.
What nationality was Tomaž Ertl?
Tomaž Ertl was Slovenian and Yugoslav.
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