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 until his assassination and Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986.^[1]

Olof Palme
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
Personal details
Born	30 January 1927 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	28 February 1986 Stockholm, Sweden
Political party	Social Democratic
Spouse(s)	Lisbet Palme (née Beck-Friis)

Death

Palme was shot and killed in Stockholm after going to the cinema on 28 February 1986. His wife was also shot but she survived. The murderer 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.

References

1. "Sweden" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

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^{[permanent dead link]} - Speech by Fidel Castro on the Swedish-Cuban friendship, 1975.