Olof Palme
Olof Palme (30 January 1927 – 28 February 1986) was a Swedish politician. He was the leader of the Social Democratic Party from 1969-1986 until his death and Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and 1982-1986.[1]
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| Prime Minister of Sweden | |
| In office 14 October 1969 – 8 October 1976 8 October 1982 – 28 February 1986 | |
| Deputy | Ingvar Carlsson |
| Preceded by | Tage Erlander Thorbjörn Fälldin |
| Succeeded by | Thorbjörn Fälldin Ingvar Carlsson |
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| Born | 30 January 1927 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 28 February 1986 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political party | Social Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lisbet Palme (née Beck-Friis) |
He was shot to death in Stockholm after going to the cinema on 28 February 1986. The killer has never been identified, and the gun has never been found. His murder is still a mystery for Swedish police, even though people have been arrested in connection with it.
He was a pacifist and against apartheid, The Vietnam War, and nuclear weapons. He made efforts to improve welfare and economic, social and cultural rights for workers.
Olof Palme Media
Palme as a student in 1944
Palme and his wife Lisbeth on their honeymoon in 1956
Then Member of Parliament and future Prime Minister of Sweden Olof Palme.
Olof Palme giving a speech on a truck, where is unclear. The Almedalen park in Visby has been suggested, but that is highly unlikely, as the background does not match (there are no pine trees in Almedalen, and the current park is from the 1870s).
Palme in Mora, 1 August 1985
Olof Palme marching against the Vietnam War with the North Vietnamese ambassador Nguyễn Thọ Chân in Stockholm, 1968
Mourners at the assassination site
Crossing of Sveavägen and Tunnelgatan where Olof Palme was assassinated.
Commemorative plaque on the place Olof Palme was assassinated
Palme's grave in Stockholm's Adolf Fredrik cemetery
References
Other websites
- Olofpalme.org Official page of the Olof Palme Archives with various documents.
- Selected Speeches by Olof Palme Archived 2009-12-25 at the Wayback Machine - Speeches on Africa in English.
- Olof Palme's visit to Cuba[dead link] - Speech by Fidel Castro on the Swedish-Cuban friendship, 1975.