1982 in Luxembourg

1982
in
Luxembourg

Decades:
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1982 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Incumbents

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Position Incumbent
Grand Duke Jean[1]
Prime Minister Pierre Werner
Deputy Prime Minister Colette Flesch
President of the Chamber of Deputies Léon Bollendorff
President of the Council of State François Goerens
Mayor of Luxembourg City Lydie Polfer

Events

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January – March

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  • 1 January – Lydie Polfer becomes the new Mayor of Luxembourg City.
  • 22 February – Belgium unilaterally devalues the Belgian franc by 8.5%, without consulting Luxembourg, whose franc is pegged to it. Luxembourg is forced to follow unwillingly.[2]
  • 27 March – 40,000 people protest in the streets at the government's response to the crisis in the steel industry.

April – June

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July – September

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October – December

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Deaths

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Thewes (2006), p. 200
  3. ^ Thewes (2006), p. 199
  4. ^ Thewes (2006), p. 193–4
  5. ^ Thewes (2006), p. 193
  6. ^ Thewes (2006), p. 196

References

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