1798Helvetic Republic Adopts Secular Government

April 4: Following the French model, the new Helvetic Republ...
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🏛️ Helvetic Republic Adopts Secular Government

April 4: Following the French model, the new Helvetic Republic declares itself a secular republic.
SecularismRepublicHelvetic RepublicReligious FreedomFrench Revolution (Influence)EnlightenmentSwitzerlandGovernment ReformCentralization

🇨🇭 Helvetic Republic Proclaimed in Aarau

March 22: Under the sponsorship of General Brune, an assembly in Aarau proclaims a Helvetic Republic.
Helvetic Republic Proclaimed in Aarau (1798)
French Revolutionary WarsHelvetic RepublicSwitzerlandAarauGeneral BruneRepublicFrench influenceRevolutionNapoleonic Era