SwitzerlandSchweizer Geschichte 33 · Swiss history
Since when has the Old-Age and Survivors' Insurance (Alters- und Hinterlassenenversicherung, AHV) existed?
In the exam (German)
Seit wann gibt es die Alters- und Hinterlassenenversicherung (AHV)?
- aSince 1971Seit 1971
- bSince 1848Seit 1848
- cSince 1948Seit 1948Correct answer
- dSince 1918Seit 1918
Why?
The people accepted the AHV in 1947, and it came into force on 1 January 1948. Old-age insurance had already been one of the demands of the national strike of 1918.
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