1993 in Switzerland

Chronology of Switzerland

1992 in Switzerland - 1993 in Switzerland - 1994 in Switzerland

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Government in January 1st, 1993

Federal council

Adolf Ogi UDC, president of the Confederation
Otto Stich PS, vice-president of the Confederation
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz PRD
Arnold Koller PDC
Flavio Cotti PDC
Kaspar Villiger PRD
Rene Felber PS

Events

January

Wednesday January 13rd

Resignation, for health reasons, of the federal adviser Rene Felber.

February

Monday February 8th

the CF decide the creation of a mixed company, Cargo Residence SA, in collaboration with private conveyers, for the transport of the goods in parcel.

March

Sunday March 7th

federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1259373 yes (54,5%) against: 1051067 not (45,5%), the federal law concerning the increase in the import duties on the fuels.
federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1665247 yes (72,5%) against: 633203 not (27,5%), the federal decree removing the houses of play.
federal Votings. The people reject, by: 1651333 not (72,2%) against: 634758 yes (27,8%), the popular initiative for the abolition of the experiments on animals .
Cantonal elections in Were worth. Two candidates are elected at the end of the 1st ballot: Wilhelm Schnyder (Left Christian-social high-Valaisan) and Bernard Bornet (PDC).
Election complementary to Zurich. Ernst Buschor (PDC) succeeds Peter Wiederkehr (PDC), resigner.

Wednesday March 10th

Election of Ruth Dreifuss (PS) with the Federal council, where it replaces Rene Felber, resigner.

Sunday March 28th

Cantonal elections with Soleure. Rolf Ritschard (PS), Cornelia Füeg (PRD), Fritz Schneider (PRD), Peter Hänggi (PRD) and Thomas Wallner (PRD) are elected at the time of the 1st ballot.

Monday March 29th

Official visit of John Major, Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Tuesday March 30th

For the second time of its history, HC Kloten becomes champion of Switzerland of hockey-on-ice.

April

Sunday April 18th

Cantonal elections with Neuchâtel. Pierre Hirschy (PLS), Jean Guinand (PLS), Maurice Jacot (PRD), Francis Matthey (PS) and Pierre Dubois (PS) are elected at the time of the 1st ballot.

May

Saturday May 15th

Nearly 20.000 people takes part in Bern with the Festival " Stop F-18" to protest against the purchase of new fighters and the construction of new places of weapons.

June

Tuesday the 1st er June

First number of the Jurassic Daily , resulting from fusion between the Country and the Democrat.

Saturday June 5th

FC Aarau is allocated, for the third time of its history, the title of champion of Switzerland of football.

Sunday June 6th

federal Votings. The people reject, by: 1390812 not (55,3%) against: 1124893 yes (44,7%), the popular initiative 40 places of weapons that is enough!
federal Votings. The people reject, by: 1435744 not (57,2%) against: 1074661 yes (42,8%), the popular initiative for Switzerland without new fighters .

Saturday June 12th

Between 15.000 and 20.000 Albanians of the Kosovo express on the federal Place with Bern to invite the Federal council to put a term at the expulsion of the applicants of asylum whose request was rejected.

Friday June 18th

Varnishing of the traditional exposition to the French painter Edgar Degas with the Foundation Pierre Gianadda with Martigny.

Saturday June 19th

Inauguration of the underground crossing of Neuchâtel by the highway A5.
Inauguration, by Mikhaïl Gorbatchev, of the operational center of the international Cross-Green with Oak-Bougeries.

Wednesday June 23rd

Inauguration of the Olympic Museum with Lausanne.

Thursday June 24th

the Italian Marco Saligari gains the Tour of Switzerland cyclist.

Saturday June 26th

Inauguration of the skirting of Geneva by the highway A1.

Sunday complementary June 27th

Election in the Canton of the Jura. Pierre Kohler (PDC) and Odile Montavon (socialist Combat) are elected with the Government to replace François Mertenat (PS) and Gaston Brahier (PRD)

July

Saturday July 10th

Last nine German and Austrian tourists find death in an accident of rafting on the In, close to Scuol, in the Grisons.

August

Wednesday August 18th

Fire of the bridge of the Vault to Lucerne.

Tuesday August 31st

Migros opens its first hypermarket in France, in Val Thoiry, in the Ain.

September

Wednesday September 15th

Opening of the 74e Swiss Counter to Lausanne, whose hosts of honor are the canton of the Grisons, the Sweden, the Spanish Community of Valence and Swiss alpine Club, which celebrates its 130e birthday.

Monday, September 20

the Télécinéromandie television channel ceases its emissions.

Wednesday September 22nd

Beginning of work of boring of the gallery of survey for the construction of the basic tunnel of Gothard.
Death, with Zurich, of the writer and journalist Niklaus Meienberg.

Friday September 24th

Saltine leaves its bed to Brigue and causes floods causing for more than 100 franc million of damage.

Saturday September 25th

Launching of the new public television channel " S plus" whose programs will be primarily devoted to the sport and the culture.

Sunday September 26th

federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1539782 yes (86,3%) against: 245026 not (13,7%), the federal decree against the improper use of weapons.
federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1188941 yes (54,5%) against: 392893 not (24,8%), the federal decree on the fastening of the Bernese district of Laufon to the canton of Basle-Countryside.
federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1492285 yes (83,8%) against: 289122 not (16,2%), the federal popular initiative for one feastday national non-working .
federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1416209 yes (80,5%) against: 342002 not (19,5%), the federal decree to temporary measures against the increases in the health insurance.
federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1225069 yes (70,4%) against: 515113 not (29,6%), the federal decree to the measures as regards unemployment insurance.

October

Friday October 15th

the CF decide to transfer to the road the traffic from four regional lines: Büren year der Aare - Soleure, Flüelen - Göschenen, Laufenburg - Koblenz and Bellinzone - Airolo.

November

Sunday November 14th

Cantonal elections with Geneva. Guy-Olivier Segond (PRD), Olivier Vodoz (PLS), Main Jean-Phlilippe (PDC), Martine Brunschwig Graf (PLS), Claude Haegi (PLS), Philippe Joye (PDC) and Gerard Ramseyer (PRD) are elected at the time of the 1st ballot. The left is not represented any more with the Genevese Government.

Sunday November 28th

federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1347400 yes (66,7%) against: 674031 not (33,3%), the federal decree on the financial mode.
federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1163887 yes (57,7%) against: 852439 not (42,3%), the federal decree concerning the contribution to the cleansing of federal finances.
federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1258782 yes (62,6%) against: 752472 not (37,4%), the federal decree envisaging of measurements guaranteeing the maintenance of the social security.
federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1212002 yes (60,6%) against: 786396 not (39,4%), federal decrees on the special taxes of consumption.
federal Votings. The people reject, by: 1527165 not (74,7%) against: 516054 yes (25,3%), the popular initiative for the prevention of the problems involved in alcohol .
federal Votings. The people reject, by: 1521885 not (74,5%) against: 521433 yes (25,5%), the popular initiative for the prevention of the problems involved in the tobacco .

December

Thursday December 2nd

the space shuttle Endeavor takes off of the Space center Kennedy for a ten days mission with on its board the Swiss astronaut Claude Nicollier.

Friday December 3rd

Official visit of the president of the French Republic François Mitterrand.

Tuesday Weekly December 21st

of the French Socialists, Jet of Ink appears for the last time Tuesday. Born eight month ago, this newspaper did not succeed in finding subscribers sufficient.

Tuesday December 28th

the Swiss political Correspondence, news agency founded in 1917 by middle-class journalists, puts a term at its activities.

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