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January 1- Kaspar Villiger becomes president of Switzerland; Pascal
Corminboeuf becomes president of the Council of State of Fribourg;
Claudio Lardi president of the government of Graubünden; Anita
Rion president of the government of Jura; Ulrich Fässler Schultheiss of
Luzern; Herbert Bühl president of the government of Schaffhausen; Rolf
Ritschard Landammann of Solothurn; and Francine Jeanprêtre president
of the Council of State of Vaud.
May 1- Thomas Burgener takes office as president of the Council
of State of Valais; Ernst
Buschor takes office as president of the government of Zürich.
May 2- Perry
Christie is elected Prime Minister of The Bahamas, selects Fred Mitchell as
Foreign Minister.
June 1- Elisabeth Zölch-Balmer becomes president of the
government of Bern; Pierre Hirschy
becomes president of the Council of State of Neuchâtel; Hans Peter
Ruprecht becomes president of the government of Thurgau; and Gabi Huber Landammann of Uri.
July 1- Elsbeth Schneider-Kenel becomes president of the
government of Basel-Land; Leo Odermatt becomes Landammann
of Nidwalden; Hans Hofer
becomes Landammann of Obwalden; Peter Schönenberger becomes
Landammann of Sankt
Gallen, and Friedrich Huwyler becomes Landammann of Schwyz.
July 9- The governor of Maharashtra resigns, he will eventually be
replaced by C.K. Thakkar.
July 9- Members of the Peruvian cabinet resign, and are eventually
replaced by Luis Solari as prime minister and Allan
Wagner Tizón as foreign minister.
November 5- Einars Repše is nominated for Prime
Minister of Latvia, and is
named Prime Minister 2 days later, Sandra Kalniete becomes Foreign
Minister.
November 5- The Republicans regain control of the Senate and
expand their majority in the US House in midterm elections.
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