Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sven Olof Joachim Palme (30 January 1927 1 March 1986) was a Swedish politician. Palme was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 until his assassination in 1986. He was also the Prime Minister of Sweden twice during this period, heading a Privy Council Government from 1969 to 1976 and a cabinet government from 1982 until his death. Palme''s murder was the first of its kind in modern Swedish history and had a great impact across Scandinavia.