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1979

Right bloc · C

Fälldin returns, Sweden becomes the first country to ban corporal punishment of children.

Prime Minister
Thorbjörn Fälldin /Ola Ullsten
Ruling Coalition
Centre + Moderates + Liberals · Centerpartiet +Moderaterna +Liberalerna
Governments
Fälldin I Cabinet 1976–1978
Infographic for Sweden in 1979 with election, child protection, and SVT separation symbols.

1979 infographic: election, child-punishment ban, and SVT separation

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Highlights

  • General election: The 16 September 1979 parliamentary election returned a centre-right majority by a single seat. Ola Ullsten resigned and Thorbjörn Fälldin formed his second coalition government on 12 October.
  • Corporal punishment banned: From 1 July 1979, Sweden became the first country in the world to prohibit physical punishment of children, including within the home, setting a global legal precedent.
  • SVT separated: Sveriges Television was formally split from Sveriges Radio on 1 July 1979, creating two independent public broadcasting institutions.

Events in this year

1979-09-16 General election 1979 General election: The 16 September 1979 parliamentary election returned a centre-right majority by a single seat. Ola Ullsten resigned and Thorbjörn Fälldin formed his second coalition government on 12 October. Election

Related entities

Related people
Thorbjörn FälldinRudolf MeidnerAlf SvenssonOla Ullsten

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