Olof Palme

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</image> <group> <label>Aliases</label> <label>Relatives</label> <label>Affiliation</label> </group> <group> <header>Biographical information</header> <label>Marital status</label> <label>Date of birth</label> <label>Place of birth</label> <label>Date of death</label> <label>Place of death</label> </group> <group> <header>Physical description</header> <label>Species</label> <label>Gender</label> <label>Height</label> <label>Weight</label> <label>Eye color</label> </group> </infobox>Sven Olof Joachim Palme was the Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and again from 1982 to 1986. He was an outspoken social democrat and anti-racist, and was assassinated in suspicious circumstances in 1986.

Death

Numerous theories about the assassination have spawned in the years following 1986. Although it is entirely possible that one, multiple or none of these theories are true, it is a conclusion you will have to reach yourself.

Theory #2: CIA Involvement

According to Richard Brenneke, a man who claims to be a former CIA agent, the CIA was behind the assassination. This theory supports the South African Police theory, given the close co-operation between the US and South African government in interfering in the affairs of other states throughout the late 20th century.

Theory #5: KGB Involvement

It has been suspected that the KGB (the intelligence arm of the USSR) were behind the assassination, although they possessed a motive (Palme apparently did not follow orders from the USSR) no people associated with the KGB have ever been connected with the case.

Theory #6: LaRouche Movement

At the time, Victor Gunnarsson, a member of the European Workers Party, the Swedish branch of the LaRouche Movement, was arrested after he matched the description and had pamphlets hostile to Palme in his home. However, he was acquitted and eventually murdered in the USA as part of a love triangle.

Theory #7: Mistaken for a Drug Dealer

Christer Pettersson, a local thief, drug addict and alcoholic was strongly s

Theory #9: PKK Involvement

Both the Swedish police and Turkish governments have alleged the assassination to be a product of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), although evidence for this is lacking.

Theory #11: South African Police

Some have suspected that the South African Police were behind the assassination, owing to Palme's outspoken criticism of Apartheid and public support (both diplomatic and financial) for the ANC during his government. Supporters of this theory include several former South African police, mercenaries and documentary makers.

Theory #13: Yugoslavia

In January 2011 the German magazine Focus cited official German interrogation records in connection with another investigation from 2008 as showing that the assassination had been carried out by an operative of the Yugoslavian security service. The assassin is allegedly a 65 year old Croatian man in Zagreb who works for private security.