1939 in Liechtenstein
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The following is a list of events from the year 1939 in Liechtenstein.
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Incumbents
- Prince: Franz Joseph II
- Prime Minister: Josef Hoop (Progressive Citizens' Party)
- 21st Landtag (until April)
- 22nd Landtag (from April)
Events
- January:
- 18 January – Proportional representation is introduced unanimously to Liechtenstein.[1]
- 24 January – The Liechtenstein Loyalty Association (HVL) forms; a nonpartisan organisation intended to counter the activities of the German National Movement in Liechtenstein (VDBL).[2]
- February:
- 12 February – The 1939 Liechtenstein local elections take place; the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) wins eight mayoral mandates while to the Patriotic Union (VU) wins three.[3]
- March:
- 2–3 March – Josef Hoop and Franz Joseph II travel to Berlin to meet Adolf Hitler and Joachim von Ribbentrop.[4] They were received by Hitler for a 30 minute meeting, but no negotiations take place.[5]
- 11 March – Franz Joseph II dissolves the Landtag in agreement with the FBP and VU and calls for early elections.[6]
- 24 March – The 1939 Liechtenstein putsch takes place; members of the (VDBL) unsuccessfully attempt to provoke a clash with the Liechtenstein government with the aim forcing the country's annexation into Nazi Germany, and most participants are arrested or flee.[7]
- The HVL launches a signature campaign reaffirming Liechtenstein's independence, loyalty to the prince, and political alignment towards Switzerland. The campaign receives 2492 votes, representing 95% of Liechtenstein's eligible voters.[2][8]
- April:
- April 4 – The 1939 Liechtenstein general election takes place; the FBP and VU assign a roughly equal amount of seats in the Landtag from a predetermined list of candidates. No actual voting takes place.[9]
- May:
Franz Joseph II giving a speech during a homage on 26 May 1939 - August:
- August 30 – Liechtenstein declares its neutrality via Swiss representatives.[11]
- September:
- September 2 – The Landtag grants Hoop's government extensive powers to micromanage the Liechtenstein economy and apply Swiss war economy laws to Liechtenstein.[12]
Deaths
- 19 April – Andreas Kieber, 94, soldier (b. 1844)
- 7 August – Basil Vogt, 60, politician (b. 1878)