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The former federal council Elisabeth Kopp, who had to announce her resignment in winter 1989, pictured in her residence in Zumikon, Switzerland, on March 19, 2001. Elisabeth Kopp who was elected in 1984 as the first woman in the federal state government , had to resign immediately due to the accusation of the breach of the official secret on January 12, 1989. (KEYSTONE/KEYSTONE / MARTIN RUETSCHI) Die im Winter 1988/89 gestuerzte Bundesraetin Elisabeth Kopp, aufgenommen in ihrem Haus in Zumikon am 19. Maerz 2001. Die 1984 als erste Frau in die Landesregierung gewaehlte Elisabeth Kopp, schied mit dem Vorwurf der Verletzung des Amtsgeheimnisses am 12. Januar 1989, vor ihrem angekuendigten Ruecktritt, sofort aus dem Amt. (KEYSTONE/KEYSTONE / MARTIN RUETSCHI)