As to Slovenes, entry into the Yugoslav state brought about beside adverse experiences (centrallist state arrangement, integration of the national-cultural and linquistic development into the Yugoslav unitarian system, taxation advantageous for the south), favourable experiences as well. Thus, in spite of centralism, during 1927-1929, at the time of the operation of the Ljubljana and Maribor regional self-government under the leadership of the Slovenian People's Party (SLS) and later, during the latter half of the 30s, when the Ban's (Governors) Council of the Drava Banovina was led by the SLS, Slovenia enjoyed the so called "tacit autonomy". Along with this, in the first Yugoslavia, lively national-culturai life was in swing, an entire Slovenian educational system was established, the economic growth of the Slovenian nationality was marked. In the fiist Yugoslavia, Slovenians became, beside a cultural and economic factor, a respectable political factor as well, which co-participated in the formation of the then state policy. Thus, during the first Yugoslavia, firm national emancipatory grounds were formed, where Slovenians were able, by their national liberation will proven by deeds and by their military ability in the Second World War, to support their decision for entry into the second Yugoslav community. The concluded their existence in it in 1991 by the establishment of the Slovenian national state - the republic of Slovenia.