John-Olof Persson
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John-Olof Persson often called "John-Olle", was a Swedish politician. He was a member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party
, and Mayor of Stockholm 1973-1976 and 1979-1986.
Persson died in an airplane accident in Oskarshamn
, Sweden
in 1989.
Swedish Social Democratic Party
The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...
, and Mayor of Stockholm 1973-1976 and 1979-1986.
Persson died in an airplane accident in Oskarshamn
Oskarshamn
Oskarshamn is a coastal city and the seat of Oskarshamn Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 17,258 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The location of Oskarshamn was known as Döderhultsvik since the Medieval age...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in 1989.