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See also:	History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland

Events during the year 1920 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council:
  • Giuseppe Motta (president)
  • Edmund Schulthess
  • Robert Haab
  • Karl Scheurer
  • Jean-Marie Musy
  • Ernest Chuard
  • Heinrich Häberlin

Events

• 10 January – The League of Nations is established with Switzerland as one of its founding members and its headquarters established in Geneva.
• 15 November – The first convention of the League of Nations takes place in Geneva with 41 member states in attendance.

Births

• 19 June – Antoinette Meyer, alpine skier (died 2010)
• 24 December – Edy Reinalter, alpine skier (died 1962 in Austria)

Deaths

• 12 February – Adolf Frey – writer and historian (born 1855)

References

1. "All federal councillors since 1848". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
2. "Presidents of the Confederation". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
3. "League of Nations - Members, Mandates, Covenant | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
4. Larsen, Jeffrey Arthur; Smith, James M. (2005). Historical Dictionary of Arms Control and Disarmament. Scarecrow Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-8108-5060-6.
5. "The League of Nations | The United Nations Office at Geneva". www.ungeneva.org. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
6. "Olympedia – Antoinette Meyer". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
7. "Olympedia – Edy Reinalter". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
8. "Adolf Frey | Swiss Poet, Novelist & Historian | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

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