14 Facts About Giuliano Bignasca

Giuliano Bignasca was a Swiss politician, who was a co-founder of the Ticino League.

In 1963, Giuliano Bignasca played for the youth team at FC Lugano.

Giuliano Bignasca's father was a marble dealer and owner of an engraving company in Lugano.

Giuliano Bignasca died on 7 March 2013, at his home in Canobbio.

The tabloid press said that Giuliano Bignasca had made himself President for Life of the Ticino League.

Giuliano Bignasca was called Il nano, because of his size, which many Ticinese alleged was the result of cocaine abuse and the public attention his reputed dubious business dealings got.

Giuliano Bignasca had several defamation lawsuits that were filed against him, because he criticized unpopular politicians and officials in the party newspaper.

Giuliano Bignasca was regarded as unique in the political landscape, because he spoke to all using informal pronouns, and wore suits, but almost never a tie.

On 26 July 1991, Giuliano Bignasca made a "freedom caravan", by strolling along the A2 motorway with his followers, as a protest against speed limits on highways.

Giuliano Bignasca caused a major traffic jam, and as a consequence spent a 24-day semi-imprisonment sentence in June 1994.

In 2006, Giuliano Bignasca was fined because he wrote in his party newspaper urging readers to dismantle police fixed radars and promised a reward for each radar removed.

Giuliano Bignasca was punished with a fine of 50 francs for public disturbance.

Giuliano Bignasca had written in his party newspaper, that the winning Swiss national football team had too many dark-skinned players.

Giuliano Bignasca died on 7 March 2013 at the age of 67.