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Attitudes Towards a Fallen Leader: Evaluations of Olof Palme Before and After the Assassination

1996; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 26; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0007123400007535

1469-2112

Peter Esaiasson, Donald Granberg,

Intelligence, Security, War Strategy

No event in recent times was more unexpected than the assassination of Sweden's prime minister, Olof Palme, shortly before midnight on 28 February 1986. The murder sent a shock wave throughout the Western world, especially, of course, among Swedish citizens. By noon the next day, virtually all Swedes had learned about his death. People in Sweden displayed their emotions publicly in an unprecedented manner. Church attendance, which had dwindled for decades, suddenly, albeit temporarily, soared.