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Difficult birth of a canton

More than four out of five of Swiss voters backed the creation of canton Jura on September 24, 1978. The ballot came after decades of controversy and militant activity in northwestern Switzerland. Jura split from Bern and became the youngest of the 26 Swiss cantons.

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