**Sven Olof Joachim Palme** was the Prime Minister of
[Sweden](Sweden "wikilink") from 1969 to 1976 and again from 1982 to
1986. He was an outspoken [social democrat](Social_Democracy "wikilink")
and [anti-racist](Anti-Racism "wikilink"), and was assassinated in
suspicious circumstances in 1986.

## Death

### Theories

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.

### Arms Trafficking

### 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.\[1\]

### Organised Crime

### Iran

### KGB Involvement

It has been suspected that the KGB (the intelligence arm of the
[USSR](USSR "wikilink")) 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.\[2\]

### LaRouche Movement

### Mistaken for a Drug Dealer

### Neo-Fascists

### 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.\[3\]

### Skandia Man

### South African Police

Some have suspected that the South African Police were behind the
assassination, owing to Palme's outspoken criticism of
[Apartheid](Apartheid_\(South_Africa\) "wikilink") and public support
(both diplomatic and financial) for the
[ANC](African_National_Conference "wikilink") during his government.
Supporters of this theory include several former South African police,
mercenaries and documentary makers.\[4\]

### Rogue Swedish Police

### Yugoslavia

1.  [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") -
    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Olof_Palme#The_CIA_and_P2_connection>
2.  [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") (Swedish) -
    <https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmemordet#KGB>
3.  [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") -
    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Olof_Palme#PKK>
4.  [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") -
    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Olof_Palme#South_Africa>