2018 in Switzerland
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Events in the year 2018 in Switzerland.
Incumbents
- President of the Swiss Confederation: Alain Berset
- President of the National Council: Dominique de Buman
- President of the Swiss Council of States: Karin Keller-Sutter
Events
- 23 September – The Canton of St Gallen become the second canton in Switzerland to vote in favor of a ban on facial coverings in public with two-thirds casting a ballot in favor.[1]
Sports
- 9 to 25 February – Switzerland participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, with 166 competitors in 14 sports
- 9 to 18 March – Switzerland participated at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang, South Korea
Deaths
- 9 January – Kurt Thalmann, footballer (b. 1931)
- 10 January – Urs Fankhauser, rower (b. 1943)[2]
- 16 January – Wilhelm Melliger, equestrian (b. 1953)
- 1 March – Luigi Taveri, motorcycle road racer (b. 1929)
- 19 March – Jürg Laederach, writer (b. 1945)
- 24 March – Lys Assia, singer (b. 1924)[3]
- 4 May – Alexander Tschäppät, politician (b. 1952)
- 19 May – Ernst Sieber, pastor (b. 1927)
- 6 July – Gilbert Facchinetti, entrepreneur and football executive, President of Neuchâtel Xamax (b. 1936).[4]
References
- ^ "Swiss canton St Gallen votes for ban on burqas in public | DW | 23.09.2018". Deutsche Welle.
- ^ "Ehemaliger Spitzenruderer Urs Fankhauser verstorben". luzernerzeitung.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Remembering Lys Assia, the first winner of the Eurovision Song Contest". The Independent. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Neuchâtel orphelin de Gilbert Facchinetti (in French)
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