Milan Apih

Milan Apih was a Slovenian-Yugoslav teacher, political activist, and writer. Born in Celje, he graduated from Teachers' College in 1925 and worked as a school teacher. He joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia in 1932 and faced imprisonment for his political activities. During World War II, he joined the Yugoslav partisans and rose to a prominent military position. After the war, he became an important Communist official and later a critic of the regime. He published memoirs, a book of poems, translated works, and co-edited a book of revolutionary songs. In his later years, he supported the idea of reconciliation among different political factions. Apih passed away in Ljubljana in 1992.