1989 in Luxembourg
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The following lists events that happened during 1989 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January – March
[edit]- 5 February – SES' Astra 1A satellite starts broadcasting, beginning SES's dominance of the European satellite communication market.
April – June
[edit]- 19 April – 150th anniversary of Luxembourg's independence.[2]
- 6 May – Representing Luxembourg, Park Cafe finish twentieth in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song Monsieur.
- 13 June – The constitution is amended in numerous ways, affecting electoral eligibility requirements, expanding education access, and requiring counter-signature of Grand Ducal decree.
- 18 June – Legislative and European elections are held. The four established parties all lose ground to three new parties: Action Committee 5/6, GAP, and GLEI.[3]
July – September
[edit]- 7 July – A law is passed to strengthen the fight against money laundering.[4]
- 14 July – Jacques Santer forms a new government, keeping Jacques Poos as his deputy.[3]
October – December
[edit]- 12 November – The Action Committee 5/6 Pensions for Everyone changes its name to 'Action Committee 5/6'.
Deaths
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ East, Roger; Thomas, Richard J. (3 June 2014). Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders. Routledge. p. 359. ISBN 978-1-317-63939-8.
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 208
- ^ a b Thewes (2006), p. 210
- ^ Thewes (2006), p. 215
References
[edit]- Thewes, Guy (2006). Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (PDF) (in French) (2006 ed.). Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. ISBN 978-2-87999-156-6. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
