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**Sven Olof Joachim Palme** was the Prime Minister of
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[Sweden](Sweden "wikilink") from 1969 to 1976 and again from 1982 to
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1986. He was an outspoken [social democrat](Social_Democracy "wikilink")
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and [anti-racist](Anti-Racism "wikilink"), and was assassinated in
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suspicious circumstances in 1986.
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## Death
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### Theories
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Numerous theories about the assassination have spawned in the years
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following 1986. Although it is entirely possible that one, multiple or
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none of these theories are true, it is a conclusion you will have to
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reach yourself.
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### Arms Trafficking
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### CIA Involvement
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According to Richard Brenneke, a man who claims to be a former CIA
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agent, the CIA was behind the assassination. This theory supports the
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South African Police theory, given the close co-operation between the US
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and South African government in interfering in the affairs of other
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states throughout the late 20th century.\[1\]
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### Organised Crime
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### Iran
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### KGB Involvement
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It has been suspected that the KGB (the intelligence arm of the
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[USSR](USSR "wikilink")) were behind the assassination, although they
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possessed a motive (Palme apparently did not follow orders from the
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USSR) no people associated with the KGB have ever been connected with
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the case.\[2\]
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### LaRouche Movement
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### Mistaken for a Drug Dealer
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### Neo-Fascists
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### PKK Involvement
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Both the Swedish police and Turkish governments have alleged the
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assassination to be a product of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK),
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although evidence for this is lacking.\[3\]
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### Skandia Man
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### South African Police
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Some have suspected that the South African Police were behind the
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assassination, owing to Palme's outspoken criticism of
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[Apartheid](Apartheid_\(South_Africa\) "wikilink") and public support
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(both diplomatic and financial) for the
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[ANC](African_National_Conference "wikilink") during his government.
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Supporters of this theory include several former South African police,
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mercenaries and documentary makers.\[4\]
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### Rogue Swedish Police
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### Yugoslavia
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1. [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") -
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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Olof_Palme#The_CIA_and_P2_connection>
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2. [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") (Swedish) -
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<https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmemordet#KGB>
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3. [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") -
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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Olof_Palme#PKK>
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4. [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") -
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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Olof_Palme#South_Africa> |