Jean Jacob Fazy1842
A new constitution for Geneva, partly written by Fazy, is adopted in 1842, it guaranteed universal suffrage, and established the conseil dEtat as the executive authority and the grand conseil as the legislative body
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A new constitution for Geneva, partly written by Fazy, is adopted in 1842, it guaranteed universal suffrage, and established the conseil dEtat as the executive authority and the grand conseil as the legislative body
Writes another Constitution for Geneva establishing individual rights, confirming universal suffrage and modifying the legislative and executive powers
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