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| VII. The Contemporary Period, 1945–2000 > B. Europe, 1945–2000 > 6. Western Europe, 1945–2000 > g. Switzerland > 1986, Nov.–Dec | ||||
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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1986, Nov.–Dec | |
| Thirty tons of toxic waste were released into the Rhine in a fire at Sandoz Company's chemical warehouse in Basel; the spill was considered the worst environmental disaster in Europe in decades. | 1 |
| 1988, Oct | |
| The government further tightened immigration laws, banning political asylum seekers from working for the first three months. | 2 |
| 1991, March 3 | |
| A national referendum approved a reduction of the voting age from 20 to 18. | 3 |
| Sept. 16 | |
| The government abolished the death penalty for wartime offenses, almost 50 years after it was abolished for civilian offenses. | 4 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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