Olof Palme
Prime Minister of Sweden
In office 14 October 1969 – 8 October 1976
Monarch	Gustav VI Adolf, Carl XVI Gustaf
Preceded by	Tage Erlander
Succeeded by	Thorbjörn Fälldin
In office 8 October 1982 – 28 February 1986
Monarch	Carl XVI Gustaf
Deputy	Ingvar Carlsson
Preceded by	Thorbjörn Fälldin
Succeeded by	Ingvar Carlsson
Born	30 January 1927(1927-01-30) Stockholm, Sweden
Died	28 February 1986 (aged 59) Stockholm, Sweden
Political party	Social Democratic
Spouse	Lisbet Palme (née Beck-Friis)

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Palme was the leader of the Social Democratic Party from 1969 until his assassination in 1986. He was also the Prime Minister of Sweden twice during this period, heading a Privy Council Government from 1969 to 1976 and a cabinet government from 1982 until his death. Palme's murder was the first of its kind in modern Swedish history and had an impact across Scandinavia.^[1] The Swedish Social Democratic Party, (Swedish: , Social Democratic Workers Party of Sweden), contests elections as Workers Party - Social Democrats (Arbetarepartiet-Socialdemokraterna), commonly referred to just as the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterna); is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. ... Memorial plate at the place of the assassination. ... The Prime Minister (Swedish: , literally Minister of State) is the head of government in Sweden. ... The High Council of Sweden or Council of the Realm (in Swedish RiksrÃ¥det until 1687; sometimes Latinised as Senatus Regni Sueciae) consisted originally of those men of both noble, common and clergical background, that the king saw fit for advisory service. ... The government of Sweden is a constitutional monarchy based on parliamentary democracy. ... Pre-historic age 9,000–500 B.C. Sweden, together with Norway, has a high concentration of Petroglyphs, ristningar or hällristningar in Swedish. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ...

Early life and education

Olof Palme (who played himself in an uncredited role in the movie "I Am Curious (Yellow)") and Lena Nyman, taken at the Guldbagge Award ceremony. Ms. Nyman won the 1967 award for Best Actress in a leading role.

Palme was born in Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden. Although he came from an upper-class background, his political orientation came to be influenced by Social Democratic ideas and ideals. His travels in the Third World, as well as the United States – where he saw deep economic inequality and racial segregation – helped to define those views. I Am Curious (Yellow) is a Swedish film (Jag är nyfiken - en film i gult) of 1967, directed by Vilgot Sjöman and starring Lena Nyman as herself. ... Lena Nyman (b. ... The official Swedish film award. ... Östermalm (IPA: ) is a 2. ... For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ... Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... For the Jamaican reggae band, see Third World (band). ... This article is about inequalities in mathematics. ... Racial segregation in the United States is the history of racial segregation of facilities, services, and opportunities such as housing, education, employment, and transportation along racial lines. ...

On a scholarship, he studied at Kenyon College, Ohio 1947–1948, graduating with a B.A. in less than a year.^[2] Inspired by radical debate in the student community, he wrote a critical essay on Friedrich Hayek's The Road to Serfdom. Palme wrote his senior honor thesis on United Automobile Union, which was led at the time by Walter Reuther. After graduation he traveled throughout the country and eventually ended up in Detroit, where his hero Reuther agreed to an interview which lasted several hours. In later years, Palme regularly remarked during his many subsequent American visits, that the United States had made him a socialist, a remark that oftentimes has caused confusion. Within the context of his American experience, it was not that Palme was repelled by what he found in America, but rather that he was inspired by it.^[3] Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of the The Episcopal Church, in parallel with the Bexley Hall seminary. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A B.A. issued from the University of Tennessee. ... Friedrich August von Hayek, CH (May 8, 1899 in Vienna – March 23, 1992 in Freiburg) was an Austrian-born British economist and political philosopher known for his defense of liberal democracy and free-market capitalism against socialist and collectivist thought in the mid-20th century. ... The Road to Serfdom is a book written by Friedrich Hayek (recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1974) and originally published by Routledge Press in March 1944 in the UK and then by the University of Chicago in September 1944. ... Walter Philip Reuther (September 1, 1907 – May 10, 1970) was an American labor union leader, who made the United Automobile Workers a major force not only in the auto industry but also in the Democratic party]] in the mid 20th century. ...

After hitchhiking through the U.S.A., he returned to Sweden to study law at Stockholm University. During his time at university, Palme became involved in student politics, working with the Swedish National Union of Students. In 1951, he became a member of the social democratic student association in Stockholm, although it is asserted he did not attend their political meetings at the time. The following year he was elected President of the Swedish National Union of Students. For other uses, see Hitch hike. ... Stockholm University (Stockholms universitet) is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. ... The Swedish National Union of Students (Sveriges Förenade Studentkårer, SFS), is an umbrella organisation of students unions at higher education facilities in Sweden. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Palme attributed his becoming a socialist to three major influences:

• In 1947, he attended a debate on taxes between the Social Democrat Ernst Wigforss, the conservative Jarl Hjalmarsson and the liberal Elon Andersson;
• The time he spent in the United States in the 1940s made him realise how wide the class divide was in America, and the extent of racism against blacks; and,
• A trip to Asia in 1953 had opened his eyes to the perceived consequences of colonialism and imperialism.

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Political career

In 1953, Palme was recruited by the social democratic prime minister Tage Erlander to work in his secretariat. From 1955 he was a board member of the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League and lectured at the Youth League College Bommersvik. Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... The Age of Enlightenment (French: ; Italian: ; German: ; Spanish: ; Swedish: ) was an eighteenth-century movement in Western philosophy. ... Utopian socialism is a term used to define the first currents of modern Socialist thought. ... A trade union or labor union is an organization of workers. ... 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Olof Palme held several cabinet posts from 1963. In 1967 he became Minister of Education, and the following year, he was the target of strong criticism from left-wing students protesting against the government's plans for university reform. When party leader Tage Erlander stepped down in 1969, Palme was elected as the new leader by the Social Democratic party congress and succeeded Erlander as Prime Minister. For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... The Ministry of Education and Research (Swedish: ) is a government ministry in Sweden responsible for matters relating to schools, universities, colleges, and research. ... (June 13, 1901, Ransäter, Sweden - June 21, 1985, Huddinge, near Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish politician. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ...

Palme became, alongside Raoul Wallenberg and Dag Hammarskjöld, the most internationally-known Swedish politician of the 20th century, on account of his 125-month tenure as Prime Minister, fierce opposition to American foreign policy and his assassination.^[5][6] Raoul Gustav Wallenberg (August 4, 1912 – July 16, 1947?)[1][2][3] was a Swedish humanitarian sent to Budapest, Hungary under diplomatic cover to rescue Jews from the Holocaust. ... Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld ( ) (July 29, 1905 – September 18, 1961) was a Swedish diplomat and the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. ...

His protégé and political ally, Bernt Carlsson, who was appointed UN Commissioner for Namibia in July 1987, also suffered an untimely death. Carlsson was killed in the Pan Am Flight 103 crash on December 21, 1988 en route to the UN signing ceremony in New York the following day. Bernt Carlsson Bernt Wilmar Carlsson was born in 1938 in Stockholm, Sweden, and died in the Lockerbie bombing on December 21, 1988. ... UN and U.N. redirect here. ... The verdict of the Scottish judges who convicted one Libyan agent, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, on 270 counts of murder at the end of the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial failed to convince many observers – including relatives of the 270 victims – that justice had been done. ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the state. ...

Policies

Olof Palme at Norra Bantorget, May Day 1973

As leader of a new generation of Swedish Social Democrats, Olof Palme was often described as a "revolutionary reformist".^[7][8] Domestically, his socialist views – especially the Social Democrat drive to expand Labour Union influence over business – engendered a great deal of hostility from more conservatively inclined Swedes. Shortly before his assassination, Palme had been accused of being pro-Soviet and not sufficiently safeguarding Sweden's national interest. Arrangements had therefore been made for him to go to Moscow to discuss a number of contentious bilateral issues, including alleged Soviet submarine incursions into Swedish waters (see U 137). The LO-building at Norra Bantorget Norra Bantorget (The Northern Railway Square) is an area in central Stockholm. ... Soviet redirects here. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... U 137 was a Soviet Whiskey class submarine that ran aground only 10 km from Karlskrona, which holds one of the larger naval bases of the Swedish fleet, on the East coast of Sweden on October 27, 1981. ...

On the international scene, Palme was a political figure because of his:

• harsh and emotional criticism of the United States over the Vietnam War;
• vocal opposition to the crushing of the Prague Spring by the Soviet Union;
• campaigning against nuclear weapons proliferation;
• criticism of the Franco Regime in Spain;
• opposition to apartheid and support for economic sanctions against South Africa;
• support – both political and financial – for the African National Congress (ANC) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO); and,
• meeting with Cuba's president Fidel Castro.

All of this ensured that Palme had many opponents (as well as many friends) abroad. Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... People in a café watch Soviet tanks roll past The Prague Spring (Czech: Pražské jaro, Slovak: Pražská jar, Russian: пражская весна) was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia starting January 5, 1968 when Alexander Dubček came to power, and running until August 20 of that year when the... “Franco” redirects here. ... For the legal definition of apartheid, see the crime of apartheid. ... Economic sanctions are economic penalties applied by one country (or group of countries) on another for a variety of reasons. ... For political parties with similar names in other countries, see Northern Rhodesian African National Congress and Zambian African National Congress. ... The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (Arabic: ;   or Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyyah) is a multi-party confederation and is the organization regarded since 1974 as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. ... Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born on August 13, 1926) is the current President of Cuba but on indefinite medical hiatus. ...

On 21 February 1968, Palme (then Minister of Education) participated in a protest in Stockholm against the U.S.A. involvement in the war in Vietnam together with the North Vietnamese Ambassador to the Soviet Union Nguyen Tho Chan. The protest was organized by the Swedish Committee for Vietnam and Palme and Nguyen were both invited as speakers. As a result of this, the U.S.A. recalled its Ambassador from Sweden and Palme was fiercly criticised by the opposition for his participation in the protest.^[9] is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... U.S. State Department website Categories: | ...

On 23 December 1972, Palme (then Prime Minister) made a speech in Swedish national radio where he compared the ongoing U.S. bombings of Hanoi to a number of historical atrocities, namely the bombing of Guernica, the massacres of Oradour-sur-Glane, Babi Yar, Katyn, Lidice and Sharpeville, and the extermination of Jews and other groups at Treblinka. The U.S.A. government called the comparison a "gross insult" and once again decided to freeze its diplomatic relations with Sweden (this time the freeze lasted for over a year).^[9] is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants United States (U.S.) Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Commanders John W. Vogt, jr. ... The bombing of Guernica was an aerial attack on April 26, 1937, during the Spanish Civil War by planes of the German Luftwaffe Condor Legion and subordinate Italian Fascists from the Corpo Truppe Volontarie expeditionary force organized as Aviazione Legionaria. ... Oradour-sur-Glane was a village in the Limousin région of France that was destroyed on 10 June 1944, when 642 of its inhabitants — including men, women and children — were murdered by a German Waffen-SS company. ... Babi Yar (Ukrainian: Бабин яр, Babyn yar; Russian: Бабий яр, Babiy yar) is a ravine in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, located between the Frunze and Melnykov streets and between the St. ... Katyn and Katyń redirect here. ... Lidice (Liditz in German) is a village in former Czechoslovakia (now in the Czech Republic) which was completely destroyed by the Germans during World War II. About 340 men, women, and children from the village were murdered by the Germans. ... The Sharpeville massacre, also known as the Sharpeville shootings, occurred on March 21, 1960, when South African police opened fire on a crowd of black protesters. ... Treblinka II was a Nazi extermination camp in German-occupied Poland during World War II. Extermination camps like the one at Treblinka were used in the Holocaust for the systematic genocide of people categorized as sub-humans by the Nazis. ...

Despite such associations and contrary to stated Social Democratic Party policy, Sweden had in fact secretly maintained extensive military co-operation with the West over a long period, and was even under the protection of a USA military security guarantee (see Swedish neutrality during the Cold War). Palme was said to have had a profound impact on people's emotions; he was very popular among many on the left, but equally detested by the right.^[10] This was due in part to his international activities, especially those directed against the United States, and in part to his aggressive and outspoken debating style.^[11][12] Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Swedish neutrality refers to Swedens policy of neutrality in armed conflicts, which has been in effect since the early 19th century. ...

Asked about Palme, former USA Secretary of State Henry Kissinger once answered that he usually disliked the people he agreed with and liked the people he disagreed with, adding dryly: "So Palme, I liked - a lot" .^{[citation needed]}, In several countries, Secretary of State is a senior government position. ... Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German-born American politician, and 1973 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. ...

Assassination

Main article: Olof Palme assassination

Olof Palme could often be seen without any bodyguard protection, and the night of his murder was one such occasion. Walking home from a cinema with his wife Lisbet Palme on the central Stockholm street Sveavägen, close to midnight on February 28, 1986, the couple were attacked by a gunman. Palme was fatally shot in the back at close range 23:21 CET. A second shot wounded Lisbet Palme. Memorial plate at the place of the assassination. ... Bodyguards of Viktor Yushchenko (far left) after leaving Gdansk city hall. ... A typical megaplex (AMC Rolling Hills 20 in Rolling Hills Estates, California). ... Olof Palme, Lisbet Palme and Fidel Castro in Cuba 1975 Anna Lisbet Christina Palme, maiden name Beck-Friis (born March 14, 1931) was the wife of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme. ... is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

Police said that a taxi-driver used his mobile radio to raise the alarm. Two young girls sitting in a car close to the scene of the shooting also tried to help the prime minister. He was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival at 00:06 CET on March 1, 1986. Mrs Palme's wound was treated and she recovered. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

Deputy prime minister Ingvar Carlsson immediately assumed the duties as prime minister and as new leader of the Social Democratic Party. Ingvar Carlsson (born 9 November 1934 in Borås, Västra Götalands län, Sweden), is a Swedish politician, former Prime Minister of Sweden (Mar 1986–Oct 1991; Oct 1994–Mar 1996) and leader of the Social Democrat Party (Mar 1986–Mar 1996). ...

Memorials

Plaque commemorating exact spot of Palme's murder. In Swedish, the text reads "På denna plats mördades Sveriges statsminister Olof Palme den 28 februari 1986", which, in English, translates to "On this spot Sweden's Prime Minister Olof Palme was murdered on 28 February 1986"

Palme's grave and monument at nearby Adolf Fredriks kyrka's cemetery

• On April 23, 1986, a part of the street Tunnelgatan in Stockholm was renamed Olof Palmes gata.
• There is also an Olof Palmes gata in Gothenburg, as well as in numerous other Swedish cities.
• Both Örebro, Västerås and Sundsvall have squares called Olof Palmes torg.
• Uppsala,Gothenburg and Södertälje have squares called Olof Palmes plats.
• A street in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark is called Olof Palmes Gade.
• A street in the Skejby district of Aarhus, Denmark is called Olof Palmes Allé.
• A street in Badajoz, Spain is called "Olof Palme"
• Olof Palme sétány (lit. "esplanade") is one of the central streets in the Budapest City Park. It also has a memorial stone for Anna Lindh.
• In central Berlin there is a small square named Olof-Palme-Platz, close to Zoologischer Garten Berlin.
• Nicaragua National Conventions Center is called Olof Palme.
• In south New Delhi, India there is a road called Olof Palme Marg.
• In Hiddenhausen, Germany, there is a school named after Olof Palme, the Olof-Palme-Gesamtschule.
• In Kiel, Germany, there is a street (the B76) called Olof-Palme-Damm.
• In Messestadt Riem, Germany the site of the old Munich-Riem airport, there is a street named Olof-Palme-Straße [2]
• In Delft, Netherlands, there is a street named Olof Palmestraat which houses an IKEA shopping center.
• In Moscow, Russia, there is a street named Ulofa Pal'me. The Swedish embassy is located there.
• In Athens, Greece, in the traditionally left wing municipality of Kaisariani there is a small street as well as a large avenue called Olof Palme.
• In Thessaloniki, Greece, in the municipality of Kalamaria there is a park called "Olof Palme". The name was given in 1996. At that time a statue was also created and placed in the park.
• In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a municipal primary school was renamed "Olof Palme" in honor of the Swedish minister, after his death.
• In Puglia, Italy, there is a circular road named Via Sven Olof Palme that encircles the town of Bitonto.
• In Chiaravalle, an Italian town near Ancona, there's a road called Via Olof Palme.
• The main street of Kulu, a subprovince of Konya, Turkey, is named after Olof Palme. There is also a park with the same name.
• In Karşıyaka, İzmir, Turkey, there is a park called Olof Palme İnsan Hakları Parkı. (Human Rights Park in Memory of Olof Palme)
• In Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the neighbourhood of Saavedra, there is a short street called Olof Palme.
• At Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, one of Palme's alma maters, the Anthropology and Sociology building is named Palme House in his honor.
• In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, there is a street called Olof Palme , in the Los Prados sector. It has been often mislabeled as Olaf Palmer or Oloff Palme.
• In Valencia, Spain, there is a square named Olof Palme.
• In Madrid, Spain, there is a park named Olof Palme.
• In Silémaní, Iraqi Kurdistan, there is a garden named after Olof Palme.
• In Windhoek, Namibia, there is a street named Olof Palme.
• In Maputo, capital of Mozambique there is a street named after Olof Palme in the very center of the city behind the cathedral.
• In Belgrade, Serbia, in the residential quarter of Zvezdara there is a street named Ulofa Palmea.
• In Havana, Cuba, in the La Lisa quarter there is a school named Escuela Olof Palme.
• In Rezé, France, there is a Rue Olof Palme close to the streets called Konrad Adenauer and Alcide De Gasperi.
• In Émerainville, France, there is a Boulevard Olof Palme.
• In Hénin-Beaumont, France, there is a Boulevard Olof Palme which houses an IKEA shopping center.
• The hip hop group The Latin Kings has put music to one of Olof Palme's speeches.
• Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen dedicated his third studio album "Trilogy" to the memory of Olof Palme.

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The Olof Palme Memorial Fund

The Olof Palme Memorial Fund for International Understanding and Common Security was established by Olof Palme's family and by the Social Democratic Party to honour his memory.

References

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See also

• Anna Lindh
• Bernt Carlsson
• Dag Hammarskjöld
• Caleb J. Anderson
• Olof Palme International Center
• Olof Palme Prize

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• Olofpalme.org Official page of the Olof Palme Archives with various documents.
• Selected Speeches by Olof Palme - Speeches on Africa in English.
• Olof Palme's visit to Cuba - Speech by Fidel Castro on the Swedish-Cuban friendship, 1975.