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
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- 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)
- 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).[3]
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References
- https://www.dw.com/en/swiss-canton-st-gallen-votes-for-ban-on-burqas-in-public/a-45607726
- "Ehemaliger Spitzenruderer Urs Fankhauser verstorben". luzernerzeitung.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Neuchâtel orphelin de Gilbert Facchinetti (in French)
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