Ettore Beggiato (born 4 August 1954) is an Italian historian and politician. As member of several Venetist political parties (

Liga Veneta Liga Veneta ( vec, Łiga Vèneta; en, Venetian League; abbr. LV), whose complete name is ( en, Venetian League for Salvini Premier), is a regionalist political party active in Veneto. The LV, whose ideology combines Venetian nationalism and su ...

1980–1987, Union of the Venetian People 1987–1995,

–

Lega Nord Lega Nord (; acronym: LN), whose complete name is (), is a right-wing, federalist, populist and conservative political party in Italy. In the run-up of the 2018 general election, the party was rebranded as (), without changing its official n ...

1995–1998,

Liga Veneta Repubblica Liga Veneta Repubblica (''Łiga Vèneta Republica'', Venetian Republic League, LVR) is a Venetist political party in Veneto, Italy. The party maintains a mildly separatist position and campaigns for the self-government of Veneto. The party's fo ...

Veneti d'Europa Liga Veneta Repubblica (''Łiga Vèneta Republica'', Venetian Republic League, LVR) is a Venetist political party in Veneto, Italy. The party maintains a mildly separatist position and campaigns for the self-government of Veneto. The party's f ...

Liga Fronte Veneto Liga Veneta Repubblica (''Łiga Vèneta Republica'', Venetian Republic League, LVR) is a Venetist political party in Veneto, Italy. The party maintains a mildly separatist position and campaigns for the self-government of Veneto. The party's f ...

1998–2004), he was member of the

Regional Council of Veneto The Regional Council of Veneto (''Consiglio Regionale del Veneto'') is the regional parliament of Veneto. The Council, which has its seat at Palazzo Ferro Fini, located along the Grand Canal in Venice. was first elected in 1970, when ordinary ...

from 1985 to 2000. He was secretary of

from 2002 to 2004, when he joined the

North-East Project North-East Project ( it, Progetto NordEst, PNE) is a Venetist, fiscal federalist and libertarian Italian political party based in Veneto, demanding larger autonomy, if not complete independence for the region. History The party was founded ...

, party of which he is currently member. Beggiato is the author of many books about the history and the culture of

Veneto Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona. Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...

such as ''1866: The great swindle'', about the referendum with which

was united with

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

. He allegedly demonstrated it was not regular and not fairly democratic at all. For these reasons, Beggiato claims that

is an independent nation and that it is necessary to re-celebrate it.

Notes

References

* Ettore Beggiato, ''La lotta dei Veneti contro lo stato italiano'' * Ettore Beggiato, ''1866:la grande truffa - Il plebiscito di annessione del Veneto all'Italia'', ''Editoria Universitaria Venezia'' (2007) * Ettore Beggiato, ''1809: l’insorgenza veneta. La lotta contro Napoleone nella Terra di San Marco'', ''Il Cerchio'' (2009) * Ettore Beggiato, ''L'unità divisa 1861 - 2011: parla l'Italia reale'', ''Il Cerchio'' (2010) * Ettore Beggiato, ''Il Senno di poi - L'unità d'Italia vista 150 anni dopo'', ''Il Cerchio'' (2011) * Ettore Beggiato, ''Lissa, l’ultima vittoria della Serenissima (20 luglio 1866)'', ''Il Cerchio'' (2012)

External links

Homepage of Ettore Beggiato

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