Olof Palme

Known for Acting

Born

January 30, 1927

Died

February 28, 1986 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Stockholm, Sweden

Also Known As

Sven Olof Joachim Palme

Biography

Olof Palme was a Swedish Social Democratic politician and statesman. A longtime protégé of Prime Minister Tage Erlander, Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 until his assassination in 1986, and was a two-term Prime Minister of Sweden.