Olof Palme

Palme's assassination remains unsolved, with a number of conspiracy theories surrounding the murder. Olof Palme - Right-wing extremists. A Swedish right-wing extremist, Victor Gunnarsson, was quickly arrested for the murder but was soon released, after a dispute between the police and prosecuting attorneys. John Ausonius, in those days named John Stannerman, was also one of the police's suspects for the murder. However, Stannerman could not be linked to the murder because he was locked up in prison the night Palme was shot. ...

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Olof Palme, Olof Palme - Early life and education, Olof Palme - Political career, Olof Palme - Controversy, Olof Palme - Assassination, Olof Palme - Conspiracy theories, Olof Palme - Right-wing extremists, Olof Palme - Kurdish connection, Olof Palme - Christer Pettersson, Olof Palme - South Africa connection, Olof Palme - P2 and Irangate, Olof Palme - Memorials

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Bernt Carlsson joined the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League when he was sixteen, studied economics at Stockholm University and, upon graduation, went into Sweden's foreign ministry. Carlsson was assistant to the Minister of Commerce in 1967 and, three years later, was detached to become international secretary of the ruling Social Democratic Party of Sweden in 1970. Concurrent with his position in the party, Prime Minister, Olof Palme (assas ...

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Bernt Carlsson, Bernt Carlsson - Evolution to international diplomacy, Bernt Carlsson - Reclaiming Namibia for the UN, Bernt Carlsson - The prime target?, Bernt Carlsson - Memorial

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1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. Informally, it can also include a few years at the end of the preceding decade or the beginning of the following decade. In the UK the first major 1980s fashion trend was sparked by the arrival of the New Romantics in the popular music charts in 1980. The election of Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister in 1979 is also considered to be a major turning point. In America, the decade was most poignan ...

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1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. 1972 - Events. International year of the book January 2 - The Pierre Hotel Heist - Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million. January 4 - Rose Heilbron becomes the first woman judge at the Old Bailey in London. January 5 - President of the United States Richard Nixon orders the development of a space sh ...

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1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). 1927 - Events. January 1 - Cristero War erupts in Mexico when pro-Church rebels attack secular-minded government January 7 - First transatlantic telephone call - New York City to London January 9 - Military rebellion crushed in Lisbon January 14 - Paul Doumer elected president of France January 19 - Britain sends troops to China Including:

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Dag Hammarskjöld was born in Jönköping, in Sweden, although he lived most of childhood in Uppsala. He was the fourth and youngest son of Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, Prime Minister of Sweden (1914–1917), and Agnes Almquist. His ancestors had served the Swedish Crown since the 17th century. He studied at Uppsala University where he graduated with a Master's degree in political economy and a Bachelor of Law degree. He then moved to Stockholm. In 1930–1934 he was a secretary of a governmental committee on unemployment. He also wrote his ...

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Dag Hammarskjöld, Dag Hammarskjöld - Early life, Dag Hammarskjöld - UN Secretary General, Dag Hammarskjöld - Death

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October surprise conspiracy - Gary Sick. Gary Sick wrote both an editorial for The New York Times in April of 1990 and a book on the subject. Sick's credibility was boosted by the fact that he was a retired Naval Captain, served on Carter’s National Security Council, and held high positions with many prominent organization. He claimed that in October 1980 officials in Ronald Reagan's presidential campaign made a secret deal with Iran to delay the release of the American hostages until after the election ...

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October surprise conspiracy, October surprise conspiracy - History and Background, October surprise conspiracy - Investigations, October surprise conspiracy - Gary Sick, October surprise conspiracy - Frontline, October surprise conspiracy - Senate Investigation, October surprise conspiracy - House of Representatives Investigation, October surprise conspiracy - The Village Voice, October surprise conspiracy - Newsweek, October surprise conspiracy - The New Republic, October surprise conspiracy - Continuing allegations

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Ylva Anna Maria Lindh (19 June 1957 – 11 September 2003) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician who served as Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1998 until her assassination in 2003. She previously served as Minister for the Environment from 1994 to 1998. Anna Lindh was married to Bo Holmberg, the Governor of Södermanland, with whom she had two sons, named David and Filip. Anna Lindh - Political career. Lindh was born in Including:

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Adolf Fredrikskyrkan ("The Church of Adolf Frederick") is a church in central Stockholm, Sweden. Its cemetery is where Rene Descartes was first buried in 1650, before his remains were moved to France. Inside the church a memorial to the memory of Descartes was installed by Gustav III. Other famous people buried in the church cemetery include Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme who was assassinated only a block from the church, as well as Prime Minister Hjalmar Branting. Other related archives16

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Bofors Defence AB was an iron works, cannon maker, and defence contractor located in Karlskoga, Sweden. The company was founded in 1873 but it originates from the hammer mill "Boofors" founded 1646. In 1999 SAAB purchased Celsius Group, parent group of Bofors. In September 2000 United Defense purchased Bofors Weapon Systems from SAAB (the heavy weapons business), while SAAB retained the missile interests. Thus Bofors is today split in two parts: BAE Systems Bofors (BAE Acquired United Defense and its Bofors subsidiary ...

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The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar. Common usage sometimes regards it as lasting from 1900 to 1999. The 20th century is also sometimes known as the nineteen hundreds (1900s). However, a number of arguments have been used to justify the common usage. One advanced by Stephen Jay Gould is that the first decade had only nine years, thus contradicting the definition of decade equaled 10 years. Another argument is that the astronomical year numbering system for years does have a year zero, the ...

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Bruno Kreisky (January 22, 1911—July 29, 1990) was an Austrian politician. Kreisky served as Chancellor of Austria from 1970 to 1983 and was the first Jew to hold that position. Bruno Kreisky - Life and political career. Kreisky was born in Vienna, the son of a Jewish clothing manufacturer. At 15 he joined the youth wing of the Austrian Social Democratic Party, and remained politically active while studying law at the University of Vienna. In 1934, when the Socialist Party was banned by the Dollfuss dicta ...

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Zografou (Greek: Ζωγράφου), rarely Zografos, is a suburb in the eastern part of Athens, Greece. Zografou is located about 5 km from downtown Athens, about 2 km SW of Katechaki Avenue 4 km from the Hymettus Ring (number 65) which is part of the Attiki Odos private superhighway network and 3 km E of Kifissias Avenue. The city is passed by Olof Palme Avenue. Zografou - Subdivisions. Ano Ilisia The area was made up of farmlands and some forests dominated the area. The area was ...

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According to one theory Bernt Carlsson was actually alleged to have been the saboteurs' target on Pan Am Flight 103. [3] Whereas apartheid South Africa had a plausible motive (to prevent the UN Commissioner from reclaiming Namibia), and had both the opportunity and capability to carry out this crime, it seems that, barring a confession (possible), or a new criminal investigation followed by another lengthy trial (unlikely), the alleged perpetrators can expect to escape ever being brought to justice. The allegation that – among the 270 fatalities of the Lockerbie bombing – Carlsson was the ...

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Bernt Carlsson, Bernt Carlsson - Evolution to international diplomacy, Bernt Carlsson - Reclaiming Namibia for the UN, Bernt Carlsson - The prime target?, Bernt Carlsson - Memorial

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A conspiracy theory attempts to explain the cause of an event as a secret, and often deceptive, plot by a covert alliance rather than as an overt activity or natural occurrence. The term "conspiracy theory" is used by scholars and in popular culture to identify a type of folklore similar to an urban legend, having certain regular features, especially an explanatory narrative which is constructed with cert ...

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1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). For the Velvet Underground live album, see 1969: The Velvet Underground Live. 1969 - Events. 1969 - January. January 1 - Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of The World January 3 - Pele scores his 1000th goa ...

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Stockholm University Stockholm University, or Stockholms universitet, is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has has about 37,000 students studying at four faculties. In 1878, the university college Stockholm högskola started its operations with a series of lectures on natural sciences, open to curious citizens (a tradition still upheld by yearly publicly open lectures). Notable in the university's early history is the appointment of Sof ...

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When Trygve Lie resigned from his post as UN Secretary General in 1953, the Security Council decided to recommend Hammarskjöld to the post. It came as a surprise to him. He was selected in March 31 with the majority of 10 out of eleven states. The UN General Assembly elected him in the April 7–10 session, by 57 votes out of 60. In 1957 he was re-elected. Hammarskjöld started his term by establishing his own secretariat of 4,000 administrators. He set up regulations that defined their responsibilities. He insisted that the secretary-general should be able to take emergency action without the prior ...

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Dag Hammarskjöld, Dag Hammarskjöld - Early life, Dag Hammarskjöld - UN Secretary General, Dag Hammarskjöld - Death

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1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 1986 - Events. 1986 - January. January 1 - Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 - Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 - After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak leaves the instant camera business. January 12 - Space shuttle Columbia is launched with the fi ...

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Following the Reagan/Gorbachev summit on September 29, 1988, implementation of Security Council resolution 435 began. South Africa was thereby required finally to relinquish its control of Namibia. The UN Commissioner planned to fly direct from Brussels on December 20, 1988 (where Carlsson had a long-standing speaking engagement before a sub-committee of the European parliament) to New York for a signing ceremony on December 22 at UN headquarters. Carlsson would then take control of Namibia. But, according to Swedish newspaper iDAG of ...

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Bernt Carlsson, Bernt Carlsson - Evolution to international diplomacy, Bernt Carlsson - Reclaiming Namibia for the UN, Bernt Carlsson - The prime target?, Bernt Carlsson - Memorial

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