Former Slovenian President Janez Drnovsek succumbed to cancer at his home overnight at the age of 57, his office said on Saturday.
Drnovsek did not seek reelection and handed over the presidency to his successor Danilo Tuerk last December as he had been suffering from cancer since 1999.
Drnovsek, who served as prime minister for most of the 1990s and president in the last five years, was the main driver in Slovenia's transition to a market economy and entry into the European Union and NATO.
His battle for life started with a surgery to remove one of his kidneys in 1999. When the modern medicine could not stop the spreading of cancer in late 2003, he resorted to a reclusive lifestyle on vegetarian food in a village. Yet, the new way of life and healers disappointed him.
Source: Xinhua
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