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.
She has been chairman 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 investiga...
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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.
She has been chairman 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 genocide which reported its findings in 2000. She was worldwide chairman of UNICEF in 1990–91.
Olof Palme was shot and killed in central Stockholm on the late night in 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.
Christer Pettersson was arrested in December 1988, identified by Mrs. Palme, with some hesitation, as the killer. Beforehand she had been informed that the suspected killer was a drug...
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