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2 SHARED EVENTSLiechtenstein

Entangled histories

2 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.

ONE SPINE OF YEARS · TWO WALLS OF EVENTS · CHE LEFT · LIE RIGHT

1. 1921

   Liberal constitution of 1921

   Following the First World War, Liechtenstein adopted a new constitution that combined the prince with an elected Landtag and instruments of direct democracy, modernising the state as it reoriented toward Switzerland.

   Politics & Power · from the Liechtenstein chronicle · The Turn to Switzerland, Neutrality and the Beneš Decrees · REFS 2 — The History of the Princely House of Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein: History (Alpine, Principality, Sovereignty)

2. 1923–1924

   Customs union with Switzerland and the Swiss franc

   A customs treaty signed in 1923 and in force from 1 January 1924 joined Liechtenstein and Switzerland into a single customs and economic area; Liechtenstein adopted the Swiss franc, binding its economy to its western neighbour.

   Economy & Trade · from the Liechtenstein chronicle · The Turn to Switzerland, Neutrality and the Beneš Decrees · REFS 3 — Advantages of the customs and monetary union with Switzerland, History of Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein: History (Alpine, Principality, Sovereignty)