Lisbet Palme
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Anna Lisbet Christina Palme, née Beck-Friis (born March 14, 1931) is a former chairman of UNICEF, educated as a child psychologist
. She is the widow of late Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme
. They married on June 9, 1956.
which reported its findings in 2000. She was worldwide chairwoman of UNICEF in 1990–91.
on February 28, 1986, while walking home with his wife after a late night movie - without bodyguards. Lisbet Palme was also injured in the shooting by a shot in her arm/shoulder.
Two years after the event, Christer Pettersson
, a small-time criminal and drug addict, was arrested, identified by Mrs Palme. He was tried and convicted for Palme's murder. Pettersson's conviction was later overturned on appeal. As a result, the crime remains unsolved and a number of alternative theories as to who carried out the murder have since been proposed.
Psychologist
Psychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...
. She is the widow of late Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme
Olof Palme
Sven Olof Joachim Palme was a Swedish politician. A long-time protegé of Prime Minister Tage Erlander, Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 to his assassination, and was a two-term Prime Minister of Sweden, heading a Privy Council Government from 1969 to 1976 and a cabinet...
. They married on June 9, 1956.
UNICEF
She has been chairwoman of the Swedish UNICEF Committee since November 1986, in which role she has campaigned against the sexual exploitation of children and was a member of the Organisation of African Unity committee of investigation into the Rwandan genocideRwandan Genocide
The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800,000 people in the small East African nation of Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days through mid-July, over 500,000 people were killed, according to a Human Rights Watch estimate...
which reported its findings in 2000. She was worldwide chairwoman of UNICEF in 1990–91.
Assassination of Olof Palme
Olof Palme was shot and killed in central StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
on February 28, 1986, while walking home with his wife after a late night movie - without bodyguards. Lisbet Palme was also injured in the shooting by a shot in her arm/shoulder.
Two years after the event, Christer Pettersson
Christer Pettersson
Christer Pettersson was a Swedish criminal who was a suspect in the 1986 assassination of Olof Palme, the Prime Minister of Sweden...
, a small-time criminal and drug addict, was arrested, identified by Mrs Palme. He was tried and convicted for Palme's murder. Pettersson's conviction was later overturned on appeal. As a result, the crime remains unsolved and a number of alternative theories as to who carried out the murder have since been proposed.