Jura separatist movement

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The Jura separatist movement is a political and cultural campaign that sought independence from the predominantly German-speaking canton of Bern and led to the creation of the French-speaking Canton of Jura in Switzerland.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Jura separatist movement canonical 3

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political movement ⓘ
aimedAt creation of the Canton of Jura ⓘ
characterizedBy non-violent political struggle ⓘ
occasional acts of sabotage by radical groups ⓘ
conflictType intra-cantonal territorial dispute ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
culminatedIn admission of Canton of Jura to the Swiss Confederation in 1979 ⓘ
culturalAspect promotion of Francophone identity in Jura ⓘ
regional symbols and flags of Jura ⓘ
hasOngoingIssue status of remaining Bernese Jura districts ⓘ
hasPart moderate wing ⓘ
radical wing ⓘ
influencedBy linguistic identity ⓘ
religious differences between Catholic Jura and largely Protestant Bern ⓘ
languageContext French-speaking population ⓘ
German-speaking majority of Bern ⓘ
legalFramework Swiss federal constitution ⓘ
location Bernese Jura ⓘ
linked to: Bernese Jura region

Jura region ⓘ
notableOutcome Swiss federal popular votes on Jura status ⓘ
opposedTo Canton of Bern ⓘ
linked to: canton of Bern
politicalActor Rassemblement jurassien ⓘ
Union des patriotes jurassiens ⓘ
politicalGoal protection of French language and culture in Jura ⓘ
self-determination for the Jura region ⓘ
recognizedBy Swiss federal authorities ⓘ
relatedTo Bernese Jura ⓘ
linked to: Bernese Jura region

Canton of Bern ⓘ
linked to: canton of Bern

Canton of Jura ⓘ
Swiss federalism ⓘ
result creation of the Canton of Jura ⓘ
separation of parts of the Bernese Jura from the Canton of Bern ⓘ
settlementMechanism series of negotiated referendums and federal decisions ⓘ
significantEvent 1974 Jura status referendum ⓘ
1975 Jura district referendums ⓘ
Jura Question ⓘ
creation of the Canton of Jura in 1979 ⓘ
startTime 1940s ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
usedMethod cultural mobilization ⓘ
demonstrations ⓘ
political campaigning ⓘ
referendums ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

République et Canton du Jura → hasCulturalMovement → Jura separatist movement ⓘ
Coat of arms of the Canton of Jura → associatedWith → Jura separatist movement ⓘ
Flag of the Canton of Jura → associatedWith → Jura separatist movement ⓘ