1994 in Switzerland
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Government in January 1st, 1994
- Federal council
- Otto Stich, PS, president of the Confederation
- Kaspar Villiger, PRD, vice-president of the Confederation
- Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, PRD
- Arnold Koller, PDC
- Flavio Cotti, PDC
- Adolf Ogi, UDC
- Ruth Dreifuss, PS
Events
January
Saturday the 1st er January- Laufonnais is officially attached to Basle-Countryside after 179 years of membership of the canton of Bern.
- the minister israëlien of the foreign affairs Shimon Peres and the chief of the Liberation organization of Palestine Yasser Arafat have a meeting deprived in margin Economic forum of Davos.
February
Wednesday February 9th- Andre Luisier, chairman of the board of the Rhone Média SA, which publishes the Valaisan daily newspaper the Short story writer , announces that it will leave his functions in June.
- federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1259609 yes (68,5%) against: 579877 not (31,5%), the federal decree concerning the extension of the royalty for the use of the trunk roads.
- federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1324242 yes (72,2%) against: 509222 not (27,8%), the federal decree concerning the extension of the royalty on the traffic of the heavy trucks.
- federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1221630 yes (67,1%) against: 597911 not (32,9%), the federal decree concerning the introduction of a royalty on the traffic of heavy trucks bound, either with the services, or with consumption.
- federal Votings. The people approve, by: 954491 yes (51,9%) against: 884362 not (48,1%), the federal initiative for the protection of the alpine areas against the through traffic .
- federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1081844 yes (61,1%) against: 689715 not (38,9%), the bill on the aerial navigation.
- With the Olympic Games of Lillehammer, the Saint-Welshman Gustav Weder gains the Olympic championship of bob with two.
- Cantonal elections with the Grison . Three advisers of State are elected at the time of the first turn: Peter Aliesch (PRD), Joachim Caluori (PDC) and Luzi Bärtsch (UDC).
- Death, with Zoug, of the former federal adviser Hans Hürlimann.
- With the Olympic Games of Lillehammer, Glaronaise Vreni Schneider gains the Olympic championship of slalom (Alpine skiing).
March
Sunday March 6th- Cantonal elections in the Canton of Vaud. Three candidates are elected at the end of the 1st ballot: Jacques Martin (PRD), Claude Ruey (PLS) and Pierre-François Veillon (UDC).
- the derailment of a tank car in station of Zurich-Affoltern causes an explosion destroying three buildings.
- Publication of the last number of Switzerland.
- Cantonal elections with the Grison . Aluis Maissen (PDC) and Klaus Huber (UDC) are elected to occupy the last two seats of the Council of State.
- For the third time of its history, HC Kloten becomes champion of Switzerland of hockey-on-ice.
- Cantonal elections in the Canton of Vaud. The four seats to be repourvoir at the time of the second round of poll will be occupied by Daniel Schmutz (PS), Charles Favre (PRD), Jean-Jacques Schwaab (PS) and Philippe Biéler (the Greens).
- Cantonal elections with Glaris. The seven elected officials with the Council of State are Fritz Weber (PRD), Werner Marti (PS), Rudolf Gisler (PDC, outgoing, 7525), Christoph Stüssi (PDC), Kaspar Zimmermann (UDC), Kaspar Rhyner (PRD) and Jakob Kamm (PS).
- complementary Election in Thurgovie. Roland Eberle (UDC) was elected with the Council of State to replace Hanspeter Fischer (UDC), resigner.
- Seven people were killed and fourteen others wounded at the time of a rail crash to the exit of the station of Däniken, where the non-stop train Aspires to-Romanshorn ran up against a crane of building site.
- Death, with Neuchâtel, of the former federal adviser max Petitpierre.
- At the end of an agreement between the Federal council and the governments of the cantons of the the Jura and Bern, a Parliament interjurassienne will be created to solve the Jurassic Question.
- Election complementary to Basle-Countryside. Elsbeth Schneider (PDC) is elected with the Council of State or it replaces Werner Spiteller (UDC), resigner.
April
Sunday April 17th- Cantonal elections in the Canton of Bern. The seven elected officials with the Council of State are Mario Annoni (PRD), Elisabeth Zölch (UDC), Peter Schmid (UDC), Peter Widmer (PRD), Hans Lauri (UDC), Dori Schaer-Born (PS) and Hermann Fehr (PS).
May
Wednesday May 4th- an engine of the CF, fitted with body with the colors of the Agfa firm, is put in circulation. The CF are the first railway company to propose their engines like advertizing surfaces.
- the Servette FC is allocated, for the sixteenth time of its history, the title of champion of Switzerland of football.
- Official visit of the Polish president Lech Wałęsa.
- : 15000 people of the sector of construction express in front of the federal Palais. with Bern to ask the employers to conclude a national convention from work more favorable to the workers of the building.
June
Wednesday the 1st er June- : 8000 people express on the federal Place with Bern against the retirement of the women at 64 years.
- Death with Sierre of the type-setter Jean Daetwyler.
- federal Votings. The people decide, by: 1059025 yes (51,0%) against: 1018188 not (49,0%), on the federal decree concerning the introduction into the federal constitution of an article on the encouragement of the culture. The object is rejected, eleven cantons and four demicantons having pushed back it.
- federal Votings. The people decide, by: 1114158 yes (52,8%) against: 994457 not (47,2%), on the federal decree on the revision of the right of nationality in the federal constitution (Naturalization facilitated for the young foreigners). The object is rejected, eleven cantons and four demicantons having pushed back it.
- federal Votings. The people reject, by: 1203736 not (57,2%) against: 899626 yes (42,8%), the bill federal concerning the Swiss troops in charge of operation in favor of the maintenance of peace.
- Varnishing, with the Foundation Pierre Gianadda with Martigny, of the exposure De Matisse to Picasso which presents eighty works of about thirty Masters.
- Switzerland Pascal Richard gains the Tour of Switzerland cyclist
- Creation, by the cantons of Bern, Soleure, of the Economic space of the central plate (Mittelland Space), with an aim of making counterweight with the economic poles of the area lemanic inhabitant of Zurich and the basin.
- the transporting derailment of two tank cars of epichlorhydrine, in the west of the station of Lausanne, involves the interruption of the rail traffic lasting several hours and the evacuation of a thousand of inhabitants of the district.
July
Friday July 15th- the Council of State of the Canton of Geneva announces the closing of the Genevese private clinic of Montana and the suppression, at the end of November, of its 85 work stations.
- the area of the Napf accommodates 23.000 scouts for " cuntrast' 94" , the largest federal camp ever organized.
August
Saturday August 13rd- Thousand fires are lit in the Alps to draw the attention on their crawling destruction and to point out the need for preserving the alpine arc in its culture and its vital space.
September
Friday September 2nd- Inauguration with La Chaux-de-Fonds of Espacité , cylindrical tower a 60 meters height, located along the avenue Léopold-Robert.
- Opening of the 75e Swiss Counter to Lausanne whose hosts of honor are the cantons of Glaris and Zoug, the Tunisia, the Swiss Federation of ski and the Swatch watch.
- federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1288697 yes (64,6%) against: 706379 not (35,4%), the federal decree removing the reduction of the price of indigenous corn financed by the customs duties.
- federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1132662 yes (54,6%) against: 939975 not (45,4%), modification of the Swiss Penal code and the military Penal code.
October
Monday October 3rd- First emissions of TeleZüri , the most important regional television of Switzerland, launched by the journalist and contractor of media Roger Schawinski.
- Death of 48 people related to the sect the Order of the solar Temple in fires with Cheiry and Salvan.
- Death of the former national adviser James Schwarzenbach who had made known himself by his initiatives against foreign overpopulation.
- the pope Jean-Paul II raises the bishop tessinois Gilberto Agustoni with the rank of cardinal.
November
Sunday November 6th- Cantonal elections in the the Jura. Pierre Kohler (PDC), Claude Hêche (PS), Jean-François Roth (PDC), Anita Rion (PRD), and Gerald Schaller (PDC) are elected with the Government at the time of the second round of poll.
- Inauguration of the road tunnels under the the Sight-of-Alps connecting the Valley-with-Ruz to La Chaux-de-Fonds.
December
Sunday December 4th- federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1021175 yes (51,8%) against: 950360 not (48,2%), the bill federal on the health insurance.
- federal Votings. The people reject, by: 1504177 not (76,6%) against: 460674 yes (23,4%), the popular initiative for a healthy health insurance .
- federal Votings. The people approve, by: 1435040 yes (72,9%) against: 533297 not (27,1%), the bill federal on stress measurements as regards right from abroad.
- Death of the architect, painter and sculptor max Bill.
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