Olof Palme was during his time as a politician popular in many countries were ruled by dictators when he dared to criticize the way the country was governed.
One of these countries was Chile. From Leonardo Becerra fled to Sweden and Hallstahammar 1978th
– He was a very important person. He was famous for his speeches and resistance to injustice. He was against dictatorships. He represented the Swedish way of thinking, regardless of ideology, then you are very human and stand for human rights. And it was there he took up, says Leonardo Becerra.
Olof Palme was a controversial poltiker who was both loved and hated.
He made himself popular with the locals in many countries in the world when on several occasions he directed strong criticism against various military dictatorships in including Latin America and Southern Europe, including Chile.
His popularity has also led to Olof Palmes gata now available in several countries around the world, including in Argentina, Namibia and India.
Leonardo Becerra fled to Sweden and Hallstahammar 1978 16- year-old with her mother and sister. Leonardo remembers the day when Olof Palme was murdered, eight years after he arrived in Sweden, very well.
– We had just made a few friends to ride to Stockholm without a thought to this. So we rode past the Sveavägen and saw the flowers that were there. A friend had a small Chilean flag on the bike so we velade if we were to ask where it to show our respect but we did not do it just in case it could be misunderstood, says Leonardo Becerra.
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