The following is a list of events from the year 1939 in Liechtenstein.
Incumbents
Prince: Franz Joseph II Prime Minister: Josef Hoop (Progressive Citizens' Party) Third Josef Hoop cabinet 21st Landtag (until April) 22nd Landtag (from April)
Events
January: 18 January – Proportional representation is introduced unanimously to Liechtenstein. 24 January – The Liechtenstein Loyalty Association (HVL) forms; a nonpartisan organisation intended to counter the activities of the German National Movement in Liechtenstein (VDBL). 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. March: 2–3 March – Josef Hoop and Franz Joseph II travel to Berlin to meet Adolf Hitler and Joachim von Ribbentrop. They were received by Hitler for a 30 minute meeting, but no negotiations take place. 11 March – Franz Joseph II dissolves the Landtag in agreement with the FBP and VU and calls for early elections. 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. 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. 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. May: May 26 – A homage to Franz Joseph II and for Liechtenstein's continued independence is held in Vaduz. August: August 30 – Liechtenstein declares its neutrality via Swiss representatives. September: September 2 – The Landtag grants Hoop's government extensive powers to micromanage the Liechtenstein economy and apply Swiss war economy laws to Liechtenstein.
Deaths
19 April – Andreas Kieber, 94, soldier (b. 1844) 7 August – Basil Vogt, 60, politician (b. 1878)
See also 1939 in Switzerland
References