Ruth Dreifuss
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Ruth Dreifuss is a Swiss economist, unionist and politician who served as a member of the Federal Council from 1993 to 2002. She served as Vice President of Switzerland in 1998 and as President of Swi
Dreifuss in 2014
Dreifuss in 1988
Ruth Dreifuss (left) and Christiane Brunner on 8 March 1993
Switzerland
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Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located at the intersection of Central, Western, and Southern Europe. It is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the wes
Ruth Dreifuss
…In office 1 April 1993 – 31 December 2002 Preceded by René Felber Succeeded by Micheline Calmy-Rey Personal details Born 9 January 1940 St. Gallen, Switzerland Party Social Democratic Party Alma mater University of Geneva Ruth Dreifuss (born 9 January 1940) is a Swiss economist, unionist and politician who…
Founded in 44 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus, Augusta Raurica (near Basel) was the first Roman settlement on the Rhine and is now among the most important archaeological sites in Switzerland.
The Old Swiss Confederacy from 1291 (dark green) to the sixteenth century (light green) and its associates (blue). In the other colours shown are the subject territories.
The 1291 Bundesbrief (federal charter)
The Act of Mediation was Napoleon's attempt at a compromise between the Ancien Régime and a Republic.