1848 Text
Federal Constitution
After a brief civil war, Switzerland becomes a federal state with direct democracy.
Meanwhile, elsewhere
Within twenty-five years of 1848 — the context national timelines leave out.- 3 years earlier The Great Famine Ireland
- 15 years later Founding of the Red Cross Switzerland
- 11 years later Union of the principalities Romania
- 13 years later Franco-Monegasque treaty Monaco
- 13 years later Italian unification Italy
- 16 years later Ban on the Lithuanian press Lithuania
- 18 years earlier Greek independence Greece
- 18 years earlier Belgian independence Belgium
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