Argentines of Slovene descent, also Slovene Argentines () are Argentines who have predominantly or total Slovene ancestry. According to Jernej Zupančič of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, they number around 30,000.
Notable people Andrés Kogovsek, handball player Cristian Poglajen, volleyball player Alojz Geržinič, composer Andrej Bajuk, banker and politician Anton Novačan, author, politician and diplomat Bernarda Fink, opera singer Emilio Komar, philosopher Franc Rode, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church Ivan Ahčin, journalist, sociologist and politician Juan Vasle, singer and journalist Lucas Mario Horvat, football player Marcos Fink, singer Pedro Opeka, missionary Tine Debeljak, literary historian and essayist Viktor Sulčič, architect Luciano Pocrnjic, football player Andrés Vombergar, football player Vicente Bokalic Iglic, cardinal
See also Argentina–Slovenia relations Argentines of European descent Croatian Argentines Macedonian Argentine Montenegrin Argentines Serbian Argentines Ethnic groups of Argentina Slovenian diaspora
References
External links Zedinjena Slovenija - Association of Slovene Organizations in Argentina SDO-SFZ - Slovene Youth Organization in Argentina