2000 in Switzerland
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Events during the year 2000 in Switzerland.
Incumbents
- Federal Council:[1]
- Adolf Ogi (president, until December)[2]
- Kaspar Villiger
- Ruth Metzler-Arnold
- Joseph Deiss
- Pascal Couchepin
- Moritz Leuenberger
- Ruth Dreifuss
- Samuel Schmid (from December)
Events
- 26 March – A 22-year-old man opens fire from his apartment in Chur, killing a police dog and wounding two officers as they respond to the attack. In the only such case in Swiss police history, officers authorize a sniper to shoot the suspect to death.[3]
Births
- 4 February – Stefanie Wetli, ice hockey player[4]
- 8 February – Mathilde Gremaud, freestyle skier[5]
- 11 April – Nadine Riesen, association footballer[6]
- 2 June – Seraina Piubel, association footballer[7]
- 29 September – Amy Baserga, biathlete[8]
References
- ^ "All federal councillors since 1848". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Presidents of the Confederation". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Jirat, Jan (2015-02-04). "Gezielte Tötung : «Ein furchtbarer Entscheid»". WOZ (in German). Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ^ "Olympedia – Stefanie Wetli". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Olympedia – Mathilde Gremaud". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Nadine Riesen". www.tntsports.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Seraina Piubel". www.tntsports.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Olympedia – Amy Baserga". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 February 2024.