A charismatic populist, he channeled the anger of a disaffected North, arguing — in inflammatory oratory — for secession and railing against a tide of migrants.
Umberto Bossi, Fiery Founder of Italian Separatist Party, Dies at 84
Originally reported by New York Times
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