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Lars-Magnus Harald Christoffer Ohly (born January 13, 1957) is a Swedish politician and known as a communist. He is the current leader of the Swedish Left Party. He was elected Party Leader on February 20, 2004, succeeding Ulla Hoffmann. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (520x696, 116 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Lars Ohly ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (520x696, 116 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Lars Ohly ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... The Left Party (VÃ¤nsterpartiet) is a socialist and feminist political party in Sweden, from 1967 to 1990 known as the Left Party - Communists (VÃ¤nsterpartiet kommunisterna; (vpk)). On welfare issues, the party opposes privatizations. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ulla Hoffmann Ulla Hoffmann (born 1942) is a Swedish Left Party politician. ...

Early life and career

Lars Ohly was born in Spånga in Stockholm. The son of a priest, Ohly grew up in various places around Stockholm. After finishing gymnasium (high school) in 1978 he started working at the Swedish State Railways (SJ), where he later became a conductor (Swedish: tågmästare). He is still employed at SJ but is on leave of absence since 1994. (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... Roman Catholic priests in clerical clothing. ... A gymnasium (pronounced /gim-/ as opposed to /jim-/) is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Statens JÃ¤rnvÃ¤gar, or the Swedish State Railways, was a former enterprise agency of the Swedish government. ... Look up conductor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Ohly became a member of the Liberal Youth of Sweden, the youth wing of the Liberal People's Party, in 1970 but shortly left and became more radical. He joined the Communist Youth (current Young Left) in 1976 and the Left Party in 1979. He became a member of board of the Communist Youth in 1980, was elected as a substitute of the party board in 1987 and became a full member of the party board in 1990. Between 1994 and 2000 he held the post of Party Secretary and in 2004 he was elected Party Leader. He has been a Member of Parliament (the Riksdag) since 1998. The Liberal Youth of Sweden (Liberala ungdomsfÃ¶rbundet, abbreviated LUF) is the youth wing of the Swedish Liberal Peoples Party. ... The Liberal Party of Sweden (in Swedish: Folkpartiet liberalerna, abbreviated fp, meaning Peoples Party the Liberals) is a political party in Sweden. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... First congress of SDUF, in 1905 Young Left (Ung VÃ¤nster) is the youth organisation of the Swedish Left Party. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The parliament building from outside. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Controversies

Uppdrag granskning

Lars Ohly used to be an outspoken communist. On October 5, 2005, Uppdrag granskning in Sveriges Television (Swedish National Television) aired a programme^[1] about Lars Ohly's background and views on democracy. In the programme, Ohly was accused of trying to rewrite his own history and of hiding his past. Several quotes by Ohly were found where he defended the political systems of the Eastern bloc^[2]. Several prominent party members, among them former party leader Lars Werner, also witnessed about Ohly's views. It was also found that, in 2000, Ohly had reworded a letter of apology to the "Kiruna-Swedes" - victims of harassment from the Left Party after their return home from Soviet custody - with a number of critical references to Stalin being removed. The investigation also showed that Ohly branded himself as a leninist as late as 1999. This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (279th in Leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sveriges Television (SVT) is a national publicly-funded television broadcaster based in Sweden. ... A map of the Eastern Bloc. ... Lars Werner (July 25, 1935-) is a Swedish politician. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Motto: ÐŸÑ€Ð¾Ð»ÐµÑ‚Ð°Ñ€Ð¸Ð¸ Ð²ÑÐµÑ… ÑÑ‚Ñ€Ð°Ð½, ÑÐ¾ÐµÐ´Ð¸Ð½ÑÐ¹Ñ‚ÐµÑÑŒ! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) Translation: Workers of the world, unite!) Anthem: The Internationale (1922-1944) Hymn of the Soviet Union (1944-1991) Capital (and largest city) Moscow Official languages None; Russian de facto Government Socialist Republic/Federation of Soviet Republics - Last President Mikhail Gorbachev - Last Premier Ivan Silayev... (Russian, in full: Ð˜Ð¾ÌÑÐ¸Ñ„ Ð’Ð¸ÑÑÐ°Ñ€Ð¸Ð¾ÌÐ½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð¡Ñ‚Ð°ÌÐ»Ð¸Ð½ [Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin]; December 18 [O.S. December 6] 1878[1] â€“ March 5, 1953) was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s to his death in 1953 and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922-1953... Vladimir Lenin in 1920 Leninism refers to various related political and economic theories elaborated by Bolshevik revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin, and by other theorists who claim to be carrying on Lenins work. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Following this controversy, the leaders of all the other parliamentary parties have urged Ohly to drop his adherence to communism. On October 30, 2005, Ohly declared on Swedish TV that he would stop labeling himself a communist^[3]. But he stressed at the same time that he would stay faithful to the Communistic ideals and always would keep fighting for the classless society. October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Swedish-Cuban Association

During the controversy regarding Ohlys views on communism and his defenition of socialism and socialist leaderhsip, Ohlys membership in the Swedish-Cuban Association became known. The Swedish-Cuban Association supports Fidel Castro's position in Cuba and does not want to label the country as a dictatorship. Ohly then released a statement that he considers Cuba to be a dictatorship and that he his critical of the lack of political freedom in Cuba, a statement which was heavily criticized by the chairperson of the Swedish-Cuban Association. In September 2005, Ohly declared that he had left the organisation^[4]. Socialism refers to a broad array of doctrines or political movements that envisage a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to social control. ... The Swedish-Cuban Association (in Swedish: Svensk-kubanska fÃ¶reningen) is a Swedish organisation supporting strengthened political ties between Sweden and Cuba. ... Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born on August 13, 1926) is the current President of Cuba but on indefinite medical hiatus. ... A dictatorship is an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by a dictator. ... Freedom is the right, or the capacity, of self-determination, as an expression of the individual will. ...

Other controversies

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Trivia

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References

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